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TIPS ON RANKING RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
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Senior Requirements
�Make sure you have enough credits to graduate-taking into account elective maximums - reading electives, research, specialty and off-campus
�REQUIRED clerkships and electives–don’t jeopardize anything at this late date
Senior Requirements
� Emerging Concepts in Medicine
• March 1 - March 11, 2011
� Match Week March 14 - March 17
� Transition to Residency –
� March 21 - March 22
Senior Requirements - GQ
• Every U.S. medical school senior is
required to complete the Graduating
Student Questionnaire (GQ) on the web
• There is a link when you enter your rank
order list, OR go to: www.aamc.org/gq
• Deadline: Match Day
• Must be completed in order to pick up
graduation tickets on Match Day
MATCH WEEK 2011
• Monday, March 14 Did I Match?
Noon EST via e-mail
• Tuesday, March 15 List of Unfilled Programs
Noon EST (Unmatched Applicants
can contact Unfilled Program)
• Thursday, March 17 Match Day!!12 Noon Alum Aud Open Envelopes!
1 PM EST(on the web) (Where Did I Match?)
What to consider when
putting your rank list
together . . . . .
Things to consider when assessing a program . . . . .�Quality of program
� Importance of teaching
�Research opportunities
�Fellowship Placement
�Happiness of Residents
�Did you like the people there?
Some more things to think about..
� Location
�do you have a good support system close by?
�Possible future place of employment
� Remember that residency is SHORT term but
may have future implications.
�Housing/Salary
Things to consider … .
� If you haven’t already done so – talk to
Downstate grads at the institutions
�Speak with Specialty Advisors
�Are you a good fit for the program?
� Is the program a good fit for you?
�GUT feeling
TIP# 1 Rank your programs in truepreference order
�There is no secret to trying to outwit the
matching process.
�No student with a lower number on the
program’s rank list can take your spot,
unless you match to a program higher up
on your list.
.
True preference order
� Example: If a program ranks you #1 and that program is #15 on your list, no student can take your spot in the program unless you match to a program higher on your list
• There is NO risk to an applicant who ranks a “reach” program at the top of his/her rank order list. Doing so will NOT negatively affect the applicant’s chances for being matched to programs lower (and safer) on the list.
Tip #2 Feedback from programs … big grain of salt
�Phone call or e-mail from a residency
program director stating you will be ranked
highly,
�Do not assume you will automatically be
matched to that program. Do not shorten your rank order list because you believe you have been guaranteed a spot.
FAMOUS EASTERN MEDICAL SCHOOLGENERAL HOSPITAL
Dear Applicant:
We have thoroughly enjoyed your visit with us and it is clear that you will excel wherever you choose to go.
You represent the kind of candidate that has traditionally done well in our program and we hope to have the opportunity to work with you in the coming year.
Yours sincerely,
Program Director
Tip #3 DO NOT SHORTEN YOUR LIST
�The competitiveness of a particular field or residency program may change and fluctuate.�Program that normally goes to #40 to fill may
only go to 25 this year..
�All students should rank programs on their list they consider to be “safety” programs to increase their chance of matching.
DO NOT SHORTEN YOUR LIST
• You will be matched to the highest program on your list which ranked you high enough to be matched
• Do not shorten your list in fear that it will
increase your chances of not matching to
programs higher on your list. That is not the
way the match works.
DO NOT SHORTEN YOUR LIST
�To increase your chance of matching, list all programs you interviewed with, but only programs to which you are willing to go.
�SCRAMBLING IS NOT A STRATEGY!
Checking Your Rank Order List
• Every student should have their rank list reviewed by their Clinical Assistant Dean, a Student Affairs Dean or a Specialty Advisor.
• Accuracy of the list is too important to not have a second pair of eyes check.
• Decisions about making a list shorter should be discussed with any of the above.
• Open Office hours will be held by Student Affairs Deans.
• Advisors in clinical department are more familiar with quality of programs
The Match is a binding contract
�Do NOT list programs on your list which you have no intention to go to - you have signed a contract through the NRMP, SF Match or AUA registration form and you are legally bound to keeping that agreement.
ADVANCED SPECIALTIES
• You must rank a list of preliminary
programs for each advanced program.
• If the advanced program/specialty is
competitive or your list is not long enough,
you may rank preliminary programs at the
bottom of your advanced program list to
try to secure a one year spot.
ADVANCED SPECIALTIES
• If you do not list preliminary programs at the bottom of your advanced program list, and you do not match to an advanced program, the matching computer program does not automatically access your list(s) of preliminary programs linked to the advanced programs.
• The preliminary programs must be ranked at the bottom of the list of advanced programs in order to obtain a one year spot in the event you do not match to an advanced program.
• If you have too few preliminary programs to rank, rank your categorical programs higher on your list so that you have less of a chance of not obtaining a PGY-1 position.
Anesthesiology Rank List
Primary (Anes) Supplementals (Pre)
1. Mount Sinai – A
2. Boston Univ – C
3. Tufts – A
4. NYU – A
5. Downstate – C
6. Downstate – A
7. Mount Sinai Prelim
8. Downstate Prelim
1. Beth Israel – Prelim
2. Winthrop – Prelim
3. Flushing – Trans
4. Staten Island – Prelim
5. Downstate – Prelim
1. Cambridge – Prelim
2. Boston U – Prelim
3. Beth Israel – Prelim
4. Winthrop - Prelim
NRMP Rules
• Programs can take US seniors only through the NRMP
or other early matches
• You can express interest in a program but you
cannot ask how you will be ranked, nor misrepresent
how you will rank the program. Timing of e-mails -
prior to Feb 4
• A program cannot demand to know how it will be
ranked by the applicant
• Applicants and programs are bound by the results of
the Match
Second Looks
�Unless a program specifically said it is
important to go on a second look to express
your interest, it is not necessary to go.
� If you do go, you should only go to one or
two programs, and primarily to help you
make your decision.
�Do not go unannounced … call to make sure
it is appropriate and make an appointment.
Entering NRMP Rank Order List
�Review ROL Applicant User Guide
�Have your AAMC ID (Applicant
Code) and Password to login
�Couples must register both
partners’ AAMC IDs in their ROL
rank order entry
�www.nrmp.org
Definitions
Match Status: ACTIVE Registered
RANKING ROL started
CERTIFIED ROL finished
Fee Status: PAID No fees due
Credential Status: VERIFIED by school
(for US and Canadian applicants)
NRMP Fees
•Primary ROL 1-20 programs: No charge
Additional programs $30/program ranked
•Supplemental ROL(s) 1-20 programs:
No charge
Additional programs $30/program ranked on
all supplemental lists combined
How the Match Algorithm Works
•Applicant proposing
•Starts with an attempt to place an applicant in the program ranked #1 by the applicant
•A tentative Match occurs:
> if the program also ranked the applicant andthe program has unfilled positions
> if the program is filled but the applicant is
ranked higher than another applicant
tentatively matched to that program
How the Match Algorithm Works - continued
No Match:> if the program did not rank the applicant
>if the program ranked the applicant but is filled with other more preferred applicants
Couples the algorithm places a couple in
their highest ranked pair of programs where
both matched
Final Matches> When the algorithm completes its cycles, all tentative matches become final
More information; http://www.nrmp.org
Summary
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For more information visit the NRMP
website
www.nrmp.org
Listen to webcast: Creating a Rank Order List - http://www.nrmp.org/rol2011.pdf
Review ROL section of User Guide -http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/userguide/201
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