Words of wisdom The best advice I received about the Match Recently matched med students share their advice on how to get the residency you want and what you should do now to get there. March 20, 2019Wednesday Ashley Altus and Nikitta Foston Contact [email protected] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics fourth-yearMatchmatch dayresidencyresidents Excitement, anticipation, relief: Emotions abound on Match Day. With graduation not far away, many fourth-year medical students learn where they’ll complete the next stage of their training. On NRMP Match Day, The DO spoke with soon-to-be DOs, who shared the best advice they received about the Match process. Below are some of their comments. For further reading: More than 5,000 DO students and grads match in largest NRMP Match ever It’s time to rethink what it means to be a DO More in Training DOs hope that new research will lead to universal use of COMLEX for DOs The research found positive correlations between performance on COMLEX and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE)/American Board of Surgery (ABS) exams, which means residency programs can confidently use applicants’ COMLEX scores to predict future ABSITE/ABS exam performance. COCA seeks comments on proposed amendments to COM accreditation standards The COCA seeks comments from the osteopathic medical profession and the public at large on the proposed amendments. Previous articleHow I knew it was a match Next articleCelebrating National Physicians Week with stories of 10 inspiring DOs
DOs hope that new research will lead to universal use of COMLEX for DOs The research found positive correlations between performance on COMLEX and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE)/American Board of Surgery (ABS) exams, which means residency programs can confidently use applicants’ COMLEX scores to predict future ABSITE/ABS exam performance.
COCA seeks comments on proposed amendments to COM accreditation standards The COCA seeks comments from the osteopathic medical profession and the public at large on the proposed amendments.