Preparing for Clerkships

December 8th, 2014

The Journey….

Overview

• Phase III Curriculum, Transition to Clerkships Course – Dr. Dani Roussel

• Phase III Lottery – Carol Stevens

• AOA, MSPE, Career planning

Phase III Curriculum

Dr. Dani Roussel

How to play the lottery

Carol Stevens

March 17th 2017 – Match Day

Remainder of today

• MSPE

– Phase 2 contributions

– AOA, leaves of absence, remediation

– Clerkship contributions

• Match preparation

– Charting Outcomes

– Program Director Survey

• Career Choice

MSPE

• Wide variation historically

• Guidelines published by AAMC in 2002

– “Letter of evaluation” rather than letter of recommendation

– Standardized format

• Release deadline move from Nov 1st to Oct 1st

MSPE National History

• Wide variation historically

• Guidelines published by AAMC in 2002

– “Letter of evaluation” rather than letter of recommendation

– Standardized format

• Release deadline move from Nov 1st to Oct 1st

Leaves, Extensions and Remediation

• Any Leave of Absence must be described

– Personal, Research, Educational

• Any courses that are remediated or repeated

– Units, Clerkships, End of Year exams

• Disciplinary actions

– Professional or academic probation. “Warning” by definition is not included

AOA calculations

• “Junior” AOA

– Determined Fall semester of your third year

– Phase 2 unit performance

– Does not include Step 1

– Top 5% of the class

AOA calculations

• “Senior” AOA

– Determined Fall semester of your fourth year

– 50% Phase 2 Unit Performance

– 50% Clerkship performance

– Does not include Step 1

– Top 10% of the class (excluding those who already have “Junior” AOA)

ELO and/or Core Faculty contributions to be determined……

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Summary Descriptors

• Single word in your last paragraph

• Outstanding, Excellent, Very Good, Good

• No class rank

Descriptors

• Three general categories – Phase 2 unit performance

– Clerkship performance

– Step 1 performance

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NRMP.org

NRMP.org

What to do now?

• Take a well deserved Winter Break!

• Perform well on your units

• Complete shadowing interests

• Complete service learning requirements

• Complete research (?)

• Perform well on Step 1

• Keep your CV up to date in preparation for ERAS

What to do now?

• How are you going to differentiate yourself?

• What is your “brand”

• What are we going to say in your Unique Characteristics Statement?

• Remember that Program Directors want consistency, commitment and passion, not large numbers

NRMP.org

NRMP.org

What if you do not know your specialty?

• You are normal

• Careers in Medicine website and testing (again)

• ELO’s and Core Faculty

• Continue shadowing

• Try to develop the “Not” list

• Evaluate dichotomies • Surgical versus medical

• Adult versus children

• Longitudinality versus acuity

What if you do not know your specialty?

• Use the clerkships

• Use the electives Med Ed has created for you

• Meet with me (especially once your Step 1 is back)

• Have a very solid general performance that could be applicable to a range of specialties

The Journey….

We are here to help you succeed!