Please take the time to look at the attached FAST TRACK NEWSLETTER. It is a frequent update on the latest things going on in Osteopathic Emergency Medicine.
Here’s some of the topics:
- Fall Conference Update
- Recommended Resources
- EM Residency Program Highlight
- Spring Conference in Orlando, FL: Schedule, Travel Info, Registration
- Student Case Competitionfast-track-jan
Hello to everyone! Happy February! As your organizations begin electing new representatives/presidents/etc this spring, please send me the new person’s information so that EMRA can remain in touch next year with your club (name, email, school, phone, advisor’s name and email). Please be in touch with me if you have any questions or if you would like any help for your club/interest group from EMRA. Check out the attachment for some fun reading in the AAMC Careers in Medicine newsletter for January–which is about Emergency Medicine!
Here is this month’s update in emergency medicine:
#1: Results of the NRMP MATCH
(”the match”) survey of program directors in Emergency Medicine for 2008. These tables present the results of selected items from the survey of program directors conducted during the 2008 Main Residency Match. This includes factors used for granting interviews and ranking applicants, use of USMLE exam scores to screen applicants, and the percentage of interview slots filled prior to the November 1 release date of the MSPE. This may be useful for those currently in the process of creating rank lists as well as those who are looking to build their CV’s in anticipation of applying soon. The full file as well as additional match related data is available at the NRMP website www.nrmp.org. KEEP IN MIND THE NRMP MATCH IS NOT THE OSTEOPATHIC MATCH…it is the allopathic programs.
#2: Match Day for the osteopathic match is Feb. 9! Good Luck!
#3: Rank lists for the allopathic match are due on Feb. 25. Match Day for the allopathic match is March 19, with March 17 being the day you find out if you matched or not. Good Luck!
#4: Online Access to 2008 EMRA Medical Student Symposium
The EMRA Medical Student Symposium held in October 2008 at the ACEP Scientific Assembly in Chicago was a huge success! The symposium included presentations from national experts on a variety of topics such as: How to strengthen your residency application, How to select the right residency for your goals and interests, and How to excel on interview day. Now, as a member only benefit, you can access and download these presentations, as well as other lectures and syllabi from EMRA’s events at Scientific Assembly!
#5: ACEP’s National Outstanding Medical Student Award’s Deadline is Feb 16, 2009
This award is recognizes one student from each medical school who intends to pursue an emergency medicine career. Applicants must be compassionate in their care of patients, possess professional behavior and service to the community and/or specialty, obtains scholarly achievement, demonstrates leadership and service to medical organizations, emergency medicine interest groups, or community service, or conducts research or publishes. To obtain the application form visit ACEP’s Web site, email academicaffairs@acep.org or call 800-798-1822, ext. 3143.cimspotlightem
#1: Results of the NRMP MATCH
(”the match”) survey of program directors in Emergency Medicine for 2008. These tables present the results of selected items from the survey of program directors conducted during the 2008 Main Residency Match. This includes factors used for granting interviews and ranking applicants, use of USMLE exam scores to screen applicants, and the percentage of interview slots filled prior to the November 1 release date of the MSPE. This may be useful for those currently in the process of creating rank lists as well as those who are looking to build their CV’s in anticipation of applying soon. The full file as well as additional match related data is available at the NRMP website www.nrmp.org. KEEP IN MIND THE NRMP MATCH IS NOT THE OSTEOPATHIC MATCH…it is the allopathic programs.
#2: UC Irvine EM Symposium
May be of interest to some. Check it out at http://www.uciemig.com/symposium09.php
Again, let me know if you have any questions! 4th years–good luck with your rank lists! Everyone else–keep on keepin’ on!
Aubrey J. Hoye
EMRA Medical Student Council Osteopathic Representative
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Class of 2009
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Wednesday January 21, 2009
Click on the link below for more information.
Get all the updated information for your National Chapter of ACOEP. New Officers to upcoming conferences!
Up Coming Events: (* remember you can find all these on the google calendar)
Casting/ Splint Clinic, Tuesday Dec. 2nd from 4:30p-6:30p in RM 119. Come learn how to splint and cast injuries. We will have all types of casting supplies, which will help you be more knowledgeable on your rotations! Anyone is welcome BUT if they are not a member of EM Club, Sport Medicine Club, or FP club it will be $5 to participate!
Peds Lecture: Wednesday December 3rd from 12p-1p- Dr. Abo is an Emergency Pediatrician who is about to finish a fellowship at Children’s Hospital in Boston who completed residency at Yale. She happens to be in the area interviewing for a position up in Sacramento.
Are you interested in taking on an Officer position next year in the EM Club? Well here is your chance! We are going to start looking for the best candidates to take over and continue the great tradition the EM club has come to be known for. We want to know our club will being handed down to people who have great interest in emergency medicine. What will be expected of you will be explained in more detail later, but we are looking for people to start being involved now, helping with planning, coordinating etc. What do you need to do if your interested? Come to the Officer meeting on Friday, December 5 @ 12p.
Other things to look forward to:
Phlebotomy/ IV/Injections Clinic
Chest Tube/ Thorocentisis Clinic
Suture Clinic
Intubation Clinic
More “Grand rounds” lectures
And more Lectures, from more advise about picking rotations, to what ER is all about, OMM in the ER, and more!
Here is what Dr. McCaffery had to say:
General Advise/ Comments:
You can do OMM with ER board certification
You will be able to do OMM in your ER if have time, it all depends on how busy the ER is.
Acute care specilaties things that can fall under ER
• Rural FP
• Occupational Med
• Sports Med
• NC
Acute care med will allow a life, it set schedule, “shift work”
How to get best training/ Residencies:
Go heavy on your medicine
• if your go MD for any residency you need to look at what is required for MD sites( usually 6 weeks of Peds) – so you have to have 6week of inpatient peds, this is extra to what AOA requires.
• remember AOA and AMA have different requirement for rotations.
• if you can pass both exams ( USMLE/COMLEX) then take them if you are considering applying to both MD/DO
What are the best core sites for EM?
• make the best of it- if your in place with a lot of ambulatory- go extra effort – go to ER go find places to do procedures
• study boards book while your in particular rotations
When is the best time to take your ER elective?
• take at the end of the year
• start audition rotations end to beginning of 4th year.
What other electives are the best to enhance our learning?
• medicine – will get you to think and it will also get you procedures
• ICU
• NICU – wait till residency
• Ped Sx – Wait till residency
Dual Residency are they good/ worth it?
• They can be great
Find rotation where they let you go to CME’s and check out the below organizations for CME’s
• ACEP
• ACOEP
• Wilderness Med
If you have any questions or need advise feel free to Email her, she is excited and willing to help. kmccaffrey123@gmail.com
Here is a quick synopsis of the meeting:
T-shirts: They are in…email Michael at mskulczycki@gmail.com.
Tahoe Ski Trip: We are looking at the MLK holiday weekend, get excited!
Rock Med: Hollis is working on securing spots, expect email updates soon.
Upcoming Clinics: We are working with Dr. Eliot to schedule a chest tube clinic. But, expect to see a casting clinic with the Family Medicine club in the near future (probably next block).
Speakers: The Emergency Medicine Residency Director from Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Dr. Tom Minahan, will be visiting November 19th to talk with us about Emergency Medicine and the residency application process. This is a great event, don’t miss out. We will be meeting at Round Table Pizza on Springs street in Vallejo at 7:00pm. Also some time in November we will have a 4th year student, Tom Sichi, visiting to discuss the residency application process from a recent student perspective.
Education: This Thursday we are starting our “EM Grand Rounds” at lunch in lecture hall A. These meetings will be opportunities to hear student or guest speakers, or even present something yourself. The purpose is to preview different areas of Emergency Medicine as well as gain experience presenting material to an audience. Also, our very own Dr. McCaffrey will be speaking Thursday November 13th at noon in Lecture hall A on the topic of how to pick rotation sites and special strategies to land the residency you want.
