Residency applicants often use the AAMC’s Residency Explorer to decide where to apply.
But when I reviewed it recently, there was a notable change from previous versions:
Comparative data on USMLE Step 2 CK scores are now missing.
(a 🧵 on #ApplicationFever and financial COI)
Normalize immediately supporting and celebrating women med students when they say they want to go into a surgical field instead of immediately interjecting with “what about lifestyle and family” in 2022 🥰
Med students! Stop saying sorry and start saying thank you. "Thank you for being patient with me. Thank you for clarifying. Thank you for taking the time."
It makes everyone feel nice.
As #ERAS2022 opens today for programs to start reviewing applications, check out this paper on #Bias in recruitment: A focus on virtual interviews and holistic review to advance diversity
https://t.co/XoCSI7mrS1
#EMBound#Match2022#MedEd#whatdoctorslooklike
Very interesting - a new test is now available to rapidly distinguish between viral and bacterial infections. This test could help significantly reduce unnecessary #antibiotic prescriptions and slow development of new antibiotic resistance #AMR: https://t.co/D84Lg13qMh
#TipsForNewDocs
You’re never too important to look it up.
I’m a cardiologist and I still look up the treatment of pericarditis. I don't treat it a lot and want to ensure I have the duration/taper of NSAIDs right.
UpToDate should be your friend for life.
#kittlesonrules
Friendly reminder nurses: Don't insert feeding tubes on patients who recently had surgery in their nose or who have basal skull fractures because this can happen.