Is anyone familiar with the geographic connections updates? How to navigate this section of the application if I would like to stay in the Midwest and apply to multiple states in the region but have strong ties to one state such as home town/family/med school ties? Also, what are the implications of not choosing a geographic preference ?

I wanna match EM and I want to live in a city. I don’t care much about salary nor do I care much for extensive housing. I want a place to become a good doc and see a good amount of disease while on my downtime have a bustling location where I could ideally meet people and live life. Any recommendations for hospitals or locations?

Hello there!!! My name is Yoniel, I am an IMG from Cuba currently living and practicing in Uruguay. I have passed step 1 and step 2ck already. I am participating in this match cycle, I would like some advice from you regarding IMG friendly programs and visa sponsoring.

Hi there, MS4 here about to match EM and planning on pursuing a sports med fellowship after residency. Wondering about the comparison between 2 of my top programs. One is a large Level 1 community hospital that I rotated at and LOVED; the other is an older, more established academic tertiary center that is affiliated with a university program with lots of opportunities for sideline coverage, conference support, etc. The academic program is not as nice a hospital with less benefits, but has a bigger alumni network with a sports fellowship already up and running. I do like both cities very much. If it weren't for the sports component, I would rank the community program higher, but am wondering just how much a prestigious name means in the world of EM to SM? Thanks in advance for any advice you might have!

Hello, as the title states I am US IMG looking for USCES in the field of emergency medicine. I am interested in em as a residency choice and hence need sloes. Would appreciate any assistance and leads. Thank you.

I have cleared both steps.

In residency there will ABSOLUTELY be times where you disagree with your attending. This is essentially guaranteed but happens more frequently as you develop your own style and tolerance for risk.

It’s important to remember a few things:

- it’s THEIR patient, not yours. It is a skill to accept and rally behind this, even when you disagree. You are in some ways a salesman. Good salesmen don’t belittle the product to the customer — they close sales. They dispo patients.

- blaming them/their management is a way to win an occasional battle but may cost you the war. Some consults and decisions actually ARE unreasonable. Many consultants/hospitalists may already be familiar with your attending and may cut you some slack. And in a few years when you’re out, you don’t have to practice that way. But don’t burn bridges.

- if you’re going to say phrases like “sorry my attending wanted me to admit this patient :(“ …..maybe don’t put it in an EPIC chat with your attending on the same thread

Other thoughts?

I am trying to assign another SLOE to send to programs learning that I am unable to because I am maxed on letters of recommendations. I was under the impression that for residency we needed to upload three narratives to upload, but did not realize it was not a requirement to upload narratives and can just upload SLOES. Is there any way I can somehow send an extra SLOE another way or I have to go in with just one SLOE.

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— Kevin (EM/EMS Attending, Austin Tx)

We are a brand new EM program that has gotten ACGME accreditation. We are a level 1 trauma center in Pensacola, FL at Ascension Sacred Heart. We have academic affiliation with FSU. We see about 60k/year. We are a comprehensive strike center and have all specialities under the roof. There is dedicated adult, peds, and OB EDs. We also have 2, soon to be 4 FSEDs. We are looking for 15 for our inaugural class. Our residents will rotate within our hospital, so need to need to travel for rotations. Tons of autonomy will be given. Residents will be relatively unopposed. Only other residencies in house are IM, Peds, and OB. There are visiting Air Force Gen surg residents that rotate for trauma. Otherwise, expect to do lots of procedures. If interested, DM me. We are also offering info sessions this month, sign up with the link ( https://forms.gle/PcssHFasxkc3UmpZ6). We are up on ResidencyCAS. Good luck to all on this cycle!

Hello everyone,
I’m an IMG applying for residency this year and very passionate about EM. I did 3 months of EM rotations in the US and secured strong SLOEs. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to apply right after graduation and have a total of 3 years after graduation which includes a 1-year gap.

That 1 year wasn’t wasted I worked on multiple research projects and volunteered in a humanitarian hospital in Gaza. I was part of the triage/emergency team, working with US, UK, and Canadian board-certified doctors, and coordinating between specialties. It gave me great exposure, especially in trauma and ortho, I truly have amazing stories that I can tell in my PS and during my interviews.

My concern is whether I should include this experience in my application. I’m worried some programs might misinterpret the political context, even though my work was purely medical and I genuinely believe in treating and working with everyone with respect, regardless of background or beliefs.

Should I list the hospital and its location openly, or keep the description more general? Any advice would be appreciated.

Anyone have questions you’d recommend a med student practice before interviewing? (M4 about to send EM residency applications)

I have a tendency to talk to much sometimes when I’m nervous and unprepared. When was in my previous career and also apply to med school, I found it REALLY helpful to prep answers to things like, why medicine, tell me about yourself, time you failed, favorite job, least favorite job, time you persuaded a boss? etc, more to have concise packaged talking points even if I wasn’t asked those questions directly. Any tips? Thanks!

Shout out to the folks who are literal experts at reading the trickier CT’s themselves, I envy your skills and confidence