Comments on: Starting Residency http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/ A Cynical Look At Medical School and Medical Training Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Midwife with a knife http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-815 Midwife with a knife Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:12:19 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-815 My big suggestion is to keep a running CV. Those lectures you give to medical students because someone begged, bribed, or bullied you to do so? Goes on your CV. Update it like once a month or so. Put all those papers, abstracts, posters, on it. Put the research on it. Your program sends you to a course? Put the course on the cv. Because everybody from now on will expect you to have one, and will keep asking for copies of it. It's pretty painless if you update it regularly. If not, it can be pretty painful. My research mentor passed on some advice that sounds good, too. He once told me that every time you get a medical license in a state, it's worth keeping it updated. The thing is, once you're named in a lawsuit, which can happen starting July 1, it gets harder to get a license. My big suggestion is to keep a running CV. Those lectures you give to medical students because someone begged, bribed, or bullied you to do so? Goes on your CV. Update it like once a month or so. Put all those papers, abstracts, posters, on it. Put the research on it. Your program sends you to a course? Put the course on the cv.

Because everybody from now on will expect you to have one, and will keep asking for copies of it. It’s pretty painless if you update it regularly. If not, it can be pretty painful.

My research mentor passed on some advice that sounds good, too. He once told me that every time you get a medical license in a state, it’s worth keeping it updated. The thing is, once you’re named in a lawsuit, which can happen starting July 1, it gets harder to get a license.

]]> By: The Lone Coyote http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-811 The Lone Coyote Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:56:57 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-811 Nice to have a heads-up on what is to come next year. You are right that at least as of now there is no word on what happens after the match. It's all about applying and matching. Nice to have a heads-up on what is to come next year. You are right that at least as of now there is no word on what happens after the match. It’s all about applying and matching.

]]> By: Someonetc http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-808 Someonetc Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:30:50 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-808 i would like to make one recommendation to those going into, in, or finishing residency, scan all of you documents into a .pdf file or some sort of computer file. (i used pdf). scan diploma, licenses, and any other documents you feel may be important. this will serve you well in th coming years when you apply for permanent licensure, hospital privileges, and for insurance plans. they ask for all the same information. it just makes each time a little easier. now, i just fill the required paperwork and send a disc. no more kinko runs :) i would like to make one recommendation to those going into, in, or finishing residency, scan all of you documents into a .pdf file or some sort of computer file. (i used pdf). scan diploma, licenses, and any other documents you feel may be important. this will serve you well in th coming years when you apply for permanent licensure, hospital privileges, and for insurance plans. they ask for all the same information. it just makes each time a little easier. now, i just fill the required paperwork and send a disc. no more kinko runs :)

]]> By: Hoover http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-803 Hoover Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:29:42 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/04/21/starting-residency/#comment-803 Great writeup on some of the hoops you have to jump through before beginning residency. I really appreciate the contribution. Original author, if you'd like to be credited for the article and/or want a link back, send me an email and let me know. I don't like to automatically insert names and/or links because I want to protect the anonymity of the guest contributors. However, I'm happy to share the link love. Great writeup on some of the hoops you have to jump through before beginning residency. I really appreciate the contribution.

Original author, if you’d like to be credited for the article and/or want a link back, send me an email and let me know. I don’t like to automatically insert names and/or links because I want to protect the anonymity of the guest contributors. However, I’m happy to share the link love.

]]>