AAFP’s National Conference is a must-attend for third years interested in Family Medicine. My experience at conference last summer was amazing and I want to encourage any third years considering the trip to bite the bullet, spend the money and go to Kansas City.…
The 10th Annual Family Medicine Residency Recruitment Conference-Family Medicine Day is on March 19, 2016! What: NC Family Medicine Day When: Saturday, March 19, 2016 (8:30 a.m.-7:45 p.m. EST) Where: Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Brownstone 1707 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27605 Cost: Free!…
Should you do an Ortho Sports Med elective? I have to admit, I’m biased to answer yes to this question. When I was a pre-med I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon, due to an adolescence filled with patellar dislocations and repeat visits…
Pixie did a wonderful job on her review of the new COMAT question banks for COMQUEST, so I’ll be attempting to cover things that weren’t mentioned (or reaffirming the aspects that I also agreed with)! Question Banks There are 6 different subjects available…
The AOA Match was on February 8th, immediately followed by the “scramble” of un-matched seniors. The scramble is the AOA version of the ACGME SOAP, during which fourth year medical students who did not match try to find a residency position with programs that still…
Social Media is Your Problem According to a 2010 Medscape survey 90% of program directors agree “residency candidates should be accountable for unprofessional behavior discovered through social media.” In 2015, a resident asked about my website during an interview – twice. While my sample size is small, I…
COMQUEST started 2016 with a bang by rolling out a new question bank just for COMAT shelf exams – and asked us at FMStudent to test it out! The Basics COMQUEST completely re-designed their portal to provide a better user experiences. As a former…
Quick question, readers – we want to know how you’re studying for your shelf exams. Whether you’re MD or DO, third or fourth year, we have a super short 3-question survey, all easy-peasy multiple choice, to try and figure out what’s the most…
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