Episodes
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
EMMA 42: Mid Interview Season Check-In
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Aaron Kraut (University of Wisconsin PD) in this insightful, rapid-fire, practical episode through the lens of residency program directors.
- What does the ERAS data show so far?
- Have there been any surprises or changes during interview season?
- Has the program signaling option been working?
- What should students think about in the post-interview stage?
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
EM Match Advice Series: https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-series/
Friday Jul 21, 2023
EM Match Advice 41: The ERAS Application - New and Improved
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Alexis Pelletier-Bui (Cooper University Hospital Associate PD) and Dr. Elizabeth Werley (Chair of CORD Application Process Improvement Committee, Penn State Hershey). Both serve as key representatives on behalf of the EM specialty on the AAMC ERAS Supplemental Application Working Group.
We discuss the changes made, why they were done, and potential sticking points for medical students while completing the application. We also do a deeper dive on "program signaling". What is it, how many programs can EM applicants list, and nuanced decisions to consider.
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
Tuesday May 16, 2023
EM Match Advice 40: PD’s Reflect on the 2023 Match
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by the Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern PD) and Dr. Richard Church (University of Massachusetts PD) to debrief each other and you with what went down with the unprecedented results from 2023 EM Match. There were 132 programs with a total of 554 (18.4%) positions that went unfilled. Contrast that to our usual unfilled rates of 0-30 positions in 2015-2021.
We review "The Slide" with all the numbers from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) from the past few years. We propose reasons why there were so many unfilled positions in 2023. What does this mean for the upcoming 2024 Match?
Show notes and tables at: https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-40-program-directors-reflect-2023-match/
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
EM Match Advice 39: Mailbag Q&A as a Mid-Interview Season Check-in
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by the always-wise Dr. Matt Pirotte (Vanderbilt University PD) to answer questions that YOU, the students, submitted to us regarding interview season. We tackle questions involving the nuances around:
- Preference signaling
- Writing letters or emails of interest
- Meaningfully connecting with busy program directors
Also we answer the perennial question of "Really, how important IS the interview in my overall application?"
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our new host, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University), already has her finger on the pulse on the 2022-23 EM residency application season. Hot off the presses, the Council of EM Residency Directors just released its Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE). We are honored to have CDEM president, Dr. Sharon Bord (Johns Hopkins University) and Dr. Doug Franzen (University of Washington), walk us through the document and the behind-the-scenes thought processes.
Co-host: Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF)
Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu
https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-38-our-2-cents-sloe-standardized-letter-of-evaluation
Sunday May 08, 2022
EM Match Advice 37: Program Directors Reflect on the 2022 Residency Match
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our panel tackles the hot topic of making your rank list for residency match, which includes the shocking news of so many SOAP positions this year (over 200!) as well as the upcoming preference signaling being employed in the 2022-23 Match season. In this podcast, Dr. Mike Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin host an all-star panel of 3 program directors, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University), Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern University), and Dr. Bonnie Kaplan (Denver Health). Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu
Go to the EM Match Advice blog posts on ALiEM.
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
EM Match Advice 36: It is Time to Make Your Rank List
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our panel tackles the hot topic of making your rank list for residency match, which includes "love letters" to programs and second look visits. In this podcast, Dr. Mike Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin host an esteemed panel of 3 program directors, Dr. Emily Fisher (University of Oklahoma), Dr. William Paolo (SUNY Upstate), and Dr. Michael Van Meter (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston).
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
EM Match Advice 35: Where did all the jobs go, and did the applicants follow?
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our panel takes on the tough issues of 2021. Specifically we discuss the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Workforce Study that projects fewer jobs for emergency physicians and the hot-off-the-press ERAS data showing a drop in the number of EM residency applicants, compared to 2 years ago. Did one cause the other?
In this podcast, Dr. Mike Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin host an esteemed panel of 3 program directors, Dr. Cassandra Bradby (East Carolina University), Dr. Adam Kellogg (Baystate Health), and Dr. Craig Krausz (Saint Louis University).
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
We survived the 2021 Emergency Medicine residency match season in the pandemic era! Listen to the sage advice and reflections of program directors Dr. Jacob Ufberg (Temple), Dr. Amita Sudhir (University of Virgina), and Dr. William Caputo (Staten Island Medical Center). Hosts: Dr. Michael Gisondi (Stanford) and Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF/ALiEM).
Read more: https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-program-directors-reflect-2021-match/
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
The 2020-21 residency interview season has required rapid innovation and adaptability for both medical student applicants and residency programs given COVID-19's physical distancing restrictions. Listen to how it started and how it is going thus far with podcast co-hosts Dr. Michael Gisondi (Stanford) and Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF).
PD Panelists: Dr. Camiron Pfennig (Prisma Health University of South Carolina Greenville), Dr. Ryan Bodkin (University of Rochester), Dr. Michael Kiemeney (Loma Linda University)
https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-interview-season-2020-21-how-started-how-going