Powerful information to help today's medical student excel in medical school
Getting into Medical School
In efforts to gain admission to medical school, premedical students sometimes forget to reflect on the meaning and significance of their varied experiences in community service, research, and extracurricular activities. In "Do it for the right reasons," Georgia McLendon, an undergraduate student at Duke University, reminds us that it's about more than checking off items on a checklist.
Although research has shown that medical students value the guidance and support of a mentor, many students do not have one. Medical schools have responded by creating mentoring programs. At the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, four advisory colleges have been established, and two faculty mentors have been appointed for each college. In a recent article at the UCSF website, students, faculty, and administration discussed the program, and how it has benefitted students. If you would like to initiate a relationship with a mentor but are not sure how to proceed, our book, Success in Medical School: Insider Advice for the Preclinical Years, offers detailed advice on how to intitiate, cultivate, and nurture a mentor-mentee relationship. Mentoring is introduced in the first chapter of the book (Page 9), and we have made the chapter available to you on our website.
USMLE News
Are you interested in practicing in Israel? U.S. physicians who have passed the USMLE within the past decade are now eligible to be licensed in Israel. “We are trying to make it easier for Israeli graduates who completed their medical studies in the US and also for new American immigrants," says Dr. Amir Shannon, the head of the Health Ministry's Medical Professions Licensing Department, in an interview with the Jerusalem Post.
Residency Match Success
The 2013 AOA Match Results are now available. Congratulations to all osteopathic students who matched. I had the great opportunity to work with some of these applicants, and was impressed with the contributions they had made in community service, patient care, teaching, and research as students. A phone call from an applicant who has matched never gets old! It's always a joy for me to share in the excitement.
