Advices from MS4s for
preparing for residency
1.
Meet with Dr. Raimer and/or Dr. Wagner when you
decided on dermatology to see what advices they have for you. Also meet with
them before letter writing time (August).
2.
When on a dermatology rotation, use AAD.org
medical student education powerpoints (https://www.aad.org/education/basic-dermatology-curriculum/teaching-and-learning-guides/learner-s-guide)
to help prepare for the rotation.
3.
Away rotations- keep in mind west coast schools
might not give you interviews. It’s also not a good idea to have too many UTMB
students (>3-4) doing aways at the same school. The school may not offer
interviews to all of the students.
4.
You could get interviewed during your derm
rotations (UT Houston does a panel interview for away students), so always be
prepared.
5.
You can use your dermatology personal statement
for your prelim/transitional year personal statement.
6.
The decision to select a prelim or transition
program is important!
a.
If the applicant would be happy in another
specialty as a backup then a preliminary PGY1 year in that specialty is good
(internal medicine, pediatrics, etc).
b.
However, if the MS4 does not match into an
advanced PGY2 dermatology position as a MS4, matching into a PGY1 position in
medicine or pediatrics will preclude Medicare funding of residency for the PGY4
year of dermatology if they decide to try again for dermatology and
successfully match. This could be a major competitive disadvantage for
dermatology reapplicants.
c.
If the MS4 plans on reapplying to dermatology
should they fail to initially match into dermatology, it would be better to
match into a PGY1 position in general surgery (5 years of funding) or a
transitional PGY1 year (funding to be determined by PGY2 specialty selection).
7.
Interview questions: Most interviewers ask about
your personal statement so be sure to know your personal statement well and
have a fluent story ready. Also you may be asked questions about conflicting
experiences you’ve had a faculty or colleague on a project and how you handled
the situation.
8.
Money saving tips: Use AriBnB.com for rooming
How to Prepare an
Honors Thesis
1.
This is a complicated process that can take more
than 6 months to process for approval (expect multiple revisions)
2.
See attached document for more specifics
information https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1X_P-TTWEkiWlM3SXBWNmZpSW8/view?usp=sharing
Upcoming DIG
volunteering events
1.
Stay Shady Presentation- at Crenshaw Elementary
School on Thursday, 5/7/2015, 2:45-3:45PM. Contact Kristyna to volunteer (klglegho@utmb.edu)
2.
AIM Melanoma Walk- Saturday 6/6/2015,
registration starts at 8AM, location at UTMB Alumni Field House. For more
information and to register online, visit http://galveston2015.aimatmelanoma.org/Static/Event-Info
a.
Fee: None- Each participant encouraged to raise
$50
b.
Register by May 22nd to ensure FREE T-Shirt
c.
Contacts: Julie Ann Amthor (jaamthor@utmb.edu),
Neil Jackson (ndjackso@utmb.edu), and Jasmine Stephens (jcstephe@utmb.edu)