M4 Clinical Advising

 

Careers in Medicine Clinical Advising Timeline

Two different timelines are presented here for your review. The Dahlgren Memorial Library outlines the Careers in Medicine  third and fourth year timeline here. Your GUSOM Clinical Advisors offer a slightly more detailed timeline below.

 M4 Clinical Advising Timeline

1. Late June - July 
  • Be sure to attend Specialty Interest Meetings
  • ERAS tokens will be issued by the Registrar's Office.
  • Register with the NRMP for the Main Residency Match
  • Register for early Match (for particular specialty fields only - Ophthalmology, Urology), if applicable
2. July - September
  • Start uploading the ERAS application (CV, Personal Statement)
  • Identify/confirm faculty members for writing letters of recommendation
  • Be sure to attend Specialty Interest Meetings
  • "Specialty Discerning" or "Showcase" Electives
  • Consider USMLE Step 2 CK (CS should be completed before 31 Dec)
3. September - October
  • Finalize ERAS application requirements
  • Be sure to submit MSPE bullets to the Registrar/Student Affairs
  • Consider USMLE Step 2 CK (CS should be completed before 31 Dec)
  • Begin preparing for residency interviews
4.  November 1 - MSPE is released

5. October - January
  • Residency interviews begin
  • Evaluate and compare residency programs by completing the Residency Preference Exercise as soon as you finish an interview
  • CS should be completed before 31 Dec
  • Early Match deadlines usually occur in early or mid-January
     
6. January - February
  • Consider discussing rank list with Clinical Advisor or Specialty Advisor or both.
  • Enter your Rank Order List for the NRMP match
7. March
  • Students are normally notified the Sunday before Match day that they have matched.
  • "SCRAMBLE" will be a few days before Match Day. We await exact information as to how it might be adjusted in 2011.
  • MATCH DAY - Typically the third Thursday in March; results are formally announced at 12:00pm EST
8. February - May
  • Be sure that you have completed all of your medical school requirements
  • Sign your residency contract and complete the necessary paperwork of your future program/
  • Prepare for graduation, vacation, and the move.

NRMP Resources

NRMP Charting Outcomes 2009 - This is a report that describes the characteristics of residency applicants to the Match and how individual characteristics relate to the probability of their matching.

NRMP Program Director Survey 2010 - This is a report that outlines the various attitudes and concerns of residency program directors as far as what they are considering in resident applicants as they decide who to interview and who to rank.

NRMP Data website - There are additional reports at the main NRMP website.

Do not forget the variety of career development resources available to you at the Dahlgren Memorial Library!