Planning for Fourth-Year and ResidencyAngela Jackson, MDAssociate Dean Office of Student Affairs
Overview
• Overview of Match prep program
• Scheduling your 4th year
• 4th year electives
• USMLE Step 2 CK and CS
• Student Financial Services
• Meet with Fourth Year students,6:00-7:30 pm, Hiebert Lounge
Fourth Year
• Strategically important• Timing• Organization• Advice
• Connect with mentors and advisors• Field Specific Advisor – Dr. Arvin Garg, next month • Faculty• SA Dean• Program Directors in your specialty
• Busy time
Applying for Residency-Future Sessions
• Deciding on a residency
• Wednesday, February 18, 2019 (FSA Program)
• Overview followed by small group sessions with BMC residency directors
• Workshops: • Personal Statement
• The Residency Interview; Mock Interviews
• Using ERAS- the Electronic Residency Application Service
• Class Meeting: Rank Order List
• January 2020
Application timeline:
• January-June, 2019: meet with your Deans and FSAs
• April: Fourth Year Orientation
• June: ERAS fully opens
• September: Your ERAS application should be submitted
• October: Release of MSPEs to programs
Career Choice
Career decision components
• Specialty content:
• Types of patients
• Day to day
• Science and scope
• Lifestyle
• Location
• Program
Who can advise you?
• Faculty- Advisors, Residency Directors• Associate and Assistant Deans• Students: 4th years and BUSM graduates• Current residents• Online information: AAMC Careers in Medicine (CiM) • Friends, family
On-line list of faculty contacts to talk with:• http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/files/2019/01/Facul
tycontactnonclerkships.pdf• http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/files/2018/12/Clerk
ship-Director-and-Coordinator-Contacts.pdf
Careers in Medicine (CiM)• http://www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine
• Self-assessment tools• Career information on 127 specialties and subspecialties
• Specialty description & personal characteristics
• Training and residency information
• Salary & Workforce data
• Links to over 1000 specialty organizations, journals & publications
Decision-making exercises, quizzes, assessments, etc.
Specialty-choice and residency application information
Timelines to help you stay on track through this process
Use your fourth year to your advantage
Electives:
• For your overall education (not to “prepare for internship”)
• For “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities
• For residency selection (strategic)
Block(s) off: for interviews
Developing your Fourth Year Schedule
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/files/2018/04/Elective-Guidelines-OSAupdated4.2.pdf
• Strategic Electives
• Specialty verification
• Residency programs (“audition” electives)
• Educational value
• Away electives?
Interview season
• Interview season
• Military: every military rotation
• Early Matches
• Urology (AUA) and Ophthalmology (SFMP): June/July 2019- Dec./early January, 2020
• Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS): mid-January-early February, 2020.
• NRMP: October 2019 - February, 2020
Medical Student Performance Evaluation
(Dean’s Letter)
MSPE:
Performance evaluation in medical school: “just the facts”
Student characteristics Research
Extracurricular/Leadership activities
Relevant Life Experiences
Academic Progress
Evaluation Narratives
Letters of Recommendation
• Seek input about who to ask
• Field specific vs. other
• Academic rank, national recognition of letter writers can be important, but does not trump personal knowledge
• You do not want a generic or lukewarm letter
• What about faculty offers this year for letters?
Other On-Line Resources
• Charting Outcomes in the Match Report• Characteristics of applicants who Matched to their preferred specialty in the
2017 NRMP Main Residency Match- Joint report by NRMP and AAMC: https://mk0nrmpcikgb8jxyd19h.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Charting-Outcomes-in-the-Match-2018-Seniors.pdf
• Assess your qualifications and match success
• Login for more information and to access the report: http://www.nrmp.org/main-residency-match-data/
• AMA FREIDA• https://www.ama-assn.org/life-career/search-freida-online-ama-
residency-fellowship-database
MEET WITH 4TH YEAR STUDENTS
•6:00-7:30 p.m. tonight, HiebertLounge
Fixing the BMC WiFi problem
• For iOS: http://internal.bmc.org/departments/information-security/mobile-devices/airwatch-ios
• For Android: http://internal.bmc.org/departments/information-security/airwatch-android
QUESTIONS?
Careers in Medicine
Developing Your
Fourth-Year Schedule
Ellen DiFiore, Registrar
BUSM III Class Meeting
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Scheduling Timeline
Lottery opens on January 17, 2019
Lottery closes at midnight January 28, 2019
Lottery results available March 1, 2019
4th Year schedules signed by field specific advisor due
in Registrar’s Office on July 8, 2019
Scheduling Requirements
You must be in good standing to be promoted from the third year.
All deficiency grades must be remediated before promotion.
36 weeks of credit needed to graduate
The following courses are graduation requirements in 4th Year :
Subinternship
Geriatrics
Required Selective (must complete one) Ambulatory Medicine
Surgery Subspecialty
Only courses that are recorded on the student’s schedule prior to the start of the rotation are eligible for credit.
Subinternships
Only one will be assigned in the Optimization, can add others to
your schedule.
Should consider SubI’s in more than one discipline due to limited
availability.
Speak with your field specific advisor regarding importance of the
Sub I and when it should be scheduled.
Sub I: Advanced Acting Internship in Medicine (AAI)
• Offered in Blocks 9-12 only
• Must inform Dr. Sonia Ananthakrishnan of interest in the Sub I
• Dr. Ananthakrishnan will select students to receive the AAI
• Need to have performed at a High Pass or Honors level to be
considered
• If assigned an AAI it cannot be dropped or changed
Outside Elective and SubI Requirement for Residency
Specialty Outside Elective Recommendations Subinternship Needed For Residency Appilication
Anesthesiology Recommended (1) No
Dermatology Recommended (1) No
Emergency Medicine Yes (1) No
Family Medicine No Recommended
Internal Medicine NoStrongly Recommended, not requried before application submission
Neurology No Yes
Neurosurgery Yes (1) Recommended
Obstetrics & Gynecology NoRecommended, not requried before application submission
Ophthalmology No No
Orthopaedic Surgery Yes (1-2) No
Otolaryngology No No
Pathology Yes (1) No
Pediatrics No Recommended
Pediatric Neurology No NoPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Recommend (2-3) No
Plastic Surgery Yes (2) Yes
Psychiatry Recommended No
Radiation Oncology Yes (2) Recommended
Diagnostic Radiology No No
Surgery No Recommended
Urology Yes (1) Recommended, general surgery
Required Rotation Numbers
Subinternships
All assignements at BMC
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
030.1i Family Medicine 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
050.3 Pedi ED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
051.3 Inpatient Peds 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
052.3 PICU 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
057.3 NICU 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
100.1 Medicine Sub I 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
100.11 Medicine AAI 6 6 6 6 X X X X X X X X
101.1 MICU 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
201.3 Inpatient GYN 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
202.3 Maternal Fetal Med 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
400.1a Vascular Surgery 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
400.1b Oncology Surgery 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
400.3 Acute Care/Trauma 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
403.1 SICU 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
404.2 Minimally Invasive
Surgery
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
98 Geriatrics 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
102.1 Ambulatory Medicine 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10
404.1 Surgery Subspecialty 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Step 2 CK & CS
Students must register and select a date for Step 2 CS by January
31, 2019
Students must register for and selected a date for Step 2 CK by May
1, 2019
Students are required to take:
Step 2 CS by November 1, 2019
Step 2 CK by November 1, 2019
Students required to inform the Registrar and OSA Dean if unable to
take the exam prior to the required deadline and request permission
from the Student Evaluation and Promotions Committee (SEPC) to
delay
Scheduling Requirements
24 weeks of electives
No more than 16 weeks can be done in any one specialty.
Research is included in this calculation
No more than 8 weeks can be research
8 weeks must be done at BUSM
Up to 16 weeks can be done at outside institutions
Only courses recorded on the students schedule prior to the start
of the elective will be eligible for credit.
Inside Electives The Fourth Year Elective Catalog is located on the Registrar’s website at:
www.bumc.bu.edu/busm-reg
Students can view elective course ratings using BUSM Elective Search Tool
https://shib.bu.edu/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO;jsessionid=7afx9plaoqfv1vjcsrrhthvr
d?execution=e1s1
Students apply for electives using the online add/drop system
https://shib.bu.edu/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO?execution=e1s1
Students can begin to schedule electives after the require rotation schedules are released on
March 1, 2019
Electives offered at the Kaiser Regional Campus
Request to drop a rotation must be made 30 days prior to the start of the block
For the electives listed below you will need to find a replacement before
the elective can be dropped from the schedule:
– 165.1 Renal Disease
– 165.6 Clinical Nephrology
– 117 Clinical Cardiology
– 180.1 Dermatology
– 034.0 Primary Care Sports Medicine
Inside Electives
Research Electives
Student must be in good standing to apply for research credit
You can receive no more than 8 weeks credit for research
Students must complete the Research Elective Approval Form 8
weeks prior to the start of the project
Approval for the elective must be obtained at least 8 weeks prior to
the start of the project
Research is included in the 16 week rule
Extramural Electives Student must be in good standing to apply for an extramural elective. All third year deficiencies
must have been remediated.
Information regarding electives can be found on the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities
(VSLO) site or on the host school’s website.
Students can view outside elective course ratings using BUSM Elective Search Tool
https://shib.bu.edu/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO;jsessionid=7afx9plaoqfv1vjcsrrhthvrd?executi
on=e1s1
Outside electives are added to a students schedule using the Extramural Elective Form
Only courses recorded on the students schedule prior to the start of the elective will be eligible for
credit.
Students are allowed a maximum of 16 weeks at outside institutions
Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO)
Electronic Application
AAMC sponsored program
>174 Participating Schools & Academic Centers
BUSM will confirm your eligibility and issue your authorizations
VSLO will the send, via email, log on instructions directly to the student
VSLO
VSLO fees are based on the number of applications
The fee for the first three applications is $40
The fee for each additional application is $15
Applying for Outside Electives Not in VSLO
Complete application from outside institution
The Registrar’s Office can provide the following:
Certificate of good standing
Transcript
Malpractice certificate
Signature of school official Proof of current OSHA & HIPAA training is required to
participate in outside rotations. Documentation is in the OSA
Immunization verification can be obtained from the Student Link or the Student Health Service on the Charles River Campus
Application materials will take 7-10 days to process
Global Health Electives
Review BUSM Global Health (GH) Program website (www.bumc.bu.edu/ghbusm) for options, procedures (including VSLO)
Global Health Q & A Sessions for BUSM III students: Monday, Feb 5, 2019, 4:30-5:30 PM Room R103
Monday, March 5, 2019, 4:30-5:30 PM Room R103
To add a GH elective, use the electronic form (no paper) on GH website
You must add GH elective no later than 6 weeks before elective start date due to pre-departure requirements
Students will not be allowed to drop a required rotation without
rescheduling at the same time.
Failure to show up for a rotation that has not been properly
dropped could result in a Fail grade.
Request to drop a rotation must be made 30 days prior to the start
of the block
Fourth Year Schedule Guidelines
Fourth Year Schedule: Final Approval
Your schedule with the required courses assignments will be available in E*Value on Friday, March 1, 2019.
Final schedule is due in the Registrar’s Office on July 8, 2019. It must be signed by your field specific advisor.
Students who do not have their completed schedules in the Registrar’s Office will be reported to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs.
Compliance
Below are the University compliance standards for registration.
Acknowledgement of the MA Motor Vehicle Law (fall semester)
Local address (update each semester)
BU Alert (updated each semester)
Immunizations must be up-to-date at all times
Payment of Student Account
Entering Selections Into E*Value
Instruction can be found on the Registrar’s website
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/files/2015/06/EValue.pdf
Step 2 CK & CS
Paige Curran, MA Assistant Dean for Student AffairsDirector, Academic Enhancement
Step 2 CK & CS• All students must take USMLE Step 2 CK & CS no
later than
November 1, 2019
• Registration deadlines
CS: January 31, 2019
CK: May 1, 2019
• Scheduling of exams
• Timing & Format of Exams –
USMLE website & Content Description
• Preparation Strategies: CS & CK
Test Lengths & Format:
Step 2 CK : Pass - 209
*multiple-choice test questions,
*eight 60-minute blocks,
*administered in one nine-hour testing session.
*The number of questions per block on a given examination form will vary but will not exceed 45.
Resources – FA CK & Step up to Medicine, & Qbank
Step 2 CS: Pass/Fail
*12 patient cases, administered in a testing session of approximately eight hours.
* 15 minutes for each patient encounter and 10 minutes to record each patient note.
* If you use less than 15 minutes for the patient encounter, remaining time will be added to the time you have to record the patient note.
Preparation Strategies: CS & CK
Step 2 CK:
*Trust the strategies that you developed for Step I & the Third Year Shelf Exams.
*CCSSA: Four forms: 184 multiple-choice items each. Utilize to develop ISP plan (saving last 2.5 days for CRP)
*USMLE Website - strategies for answering single best option & matching set questions. 2018 bulletin for practice examples.
* Complete Tutorial night before the exam.
Preparation Strategies: CS & CK
Step 2 CS:
*EOTYA: Be sure CS date is scheduled for after your EOTYA
*Visit OME website for valuable advice from 4th year
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm-ome/end-of-third-year-assessment/
*USMLE website: http://www.usmle.org/step-2-cs/
- Patient Note Practice Program
*First Aid for the CS exam (library has reserved copies)
*Practice with a colleague
Presented by
Assistant Director Patricia A. Fidler
Questions? Reach me at 617-358-5236, [email protected] or
feel free to stop by the office.
2019-20 FAFSA Application
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Budgeting: The refund you receive for the spring semester
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