Medical residency: do not make these mistakes
You probably learned some lessons the hard way in medical school. So don’t make the same mistakes during your medical residency. From finding an open residency position to your final day in the hospital, anticipate challenges and know how to avoid these common pitfalls. 1. Letting Stress Get the Best of You Finishing up medical…
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Each year in April, fourth year medical students anxiously open their match envelopes. For those hoping to enter open surgical residency positions, the competition is fierce — hundreds of similarly qualified applicants vying for only a handful of slots. But that’s the nature of surgical training, and it’s a challenge worth rising to. The Surgical…
Read MoreHow to begin a career in emergency medicine
Are you a person who is driven to help others, and thrives on challenges and a relentless pace? If so, you might be considering a career in emergency medicine. Doctors that work in emergency medicine make split second, life or death decisions on a daily basis. An emergency medicine physician gets a chance to be a real hero, solving medical mysteries quickly and deciding on the right course of action. The chaotic environment of the emergency room makes this one of the most stressful careers in medicine, but it is also one of the most exciting and rewarding.
The path to a career as an emergency physician is a long one. First you must be accepted into a pre-med undergraduate program. As an undergrad, you must do well enough to be accepted into medical school, and you will spend at least four years there. During these years, the student trains to be an emergency physician. Part of your training includes taking rotations in a hospital emergency department.
Read MoreDermatology training and residency
Dermatology is one of the most competitive specialties in medicine, and securing the right residency position is one of the most critical steps in a dermatologist’s career. After years of undergraduate pre-med coursework and four years of medical school, a dermatology residency is the final structured training phase before independent practice — and it’s a…
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