Saturday, January 17, 2015

Going to med school and becoming a surgeon when you're older

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A 34-year-old attorney writes I have a good salary, am married, and have two children. My whole life I've been drawn to medicine (I'...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Academic vs. community hospital for surgery residency

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Here's question from a senior med student at a state school. She has excellent grades, USMLE Step 1 and 2 scores > 245, has co-author...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Applicant worries about the future of surgery

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A medical student writes: I am a few weeks away from applying for residency training in general surgery. Lately I've been lamenting that...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Board passage rates and residency program quality

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I am 3rd year med student thinking of surgery programs to apply to next year. I came across this document on the American Board of Surgery ...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

A non-US citizen international student's chances of matching in surgery

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"Brian," a medical student in Egypt, wrote me about obtaining a surgical residency in the US. Due to space limitations, I have edi...
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Friday, May 16, 2014

What do students do on third-year surgery rotations?

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A woman who has been accepted by a few medical schools and is trying to decide which one to choose asks What extent of involvement...
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Thursday, May 8, 2014

US citizen IMG surgery prelim resident needs advice

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Maicon, a non-designated preliminary general surgery resident, writes I read with interest your post on matching rates for international me...
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