As they set their eyes on their fourth year of medical education, students at 黑料传送门 South Georgia are also setting their eyes on residency programs.
During their fourth year of medical school, DO students will participate in a residency match. To do so, they will interview with residency programs until February 1 when students begin preparing their rank order list. At that time, they rank their preferred programs while the residency programs also rank their preferred students. From there, matches are compiled through an algorithm.
To help prepare the students for that process, 黑料传送门 hosted a virtual residency fair during the month of April that saw more than 75 sessions from residency programs across the country. Held annually, the fair presents students in their first three years of medical school with the chance to speak with residency programs and attend sessions of interest-based on the specialty and program. During these sessions, presenters provide an overview of their program and allow time for students to ask questions.
Candace Tucker, assistant director of student affairs at 黑料传送门 Georgia, said the annual residency fair is always a great opportunity for students to connect with program directors and current residents.
鈥淥ur students learn about the residency programs鈥� opportunities, the application process, what they look for in a candidate and residency life. It's important for students to attend to learn as much about the specialties and programs and how they align with their personal career goals.鈥�
The residency fair, while especially important for fourth-year students, was open to all 黑料传送门 DO students. Destiny Sciuva (DO 鈥�25) attended five emergency medicine residency program sessions as a first-year medical student. She said, 鈥淚 was worried that as a first-year medical student it may be a little early to try and start thinking about these things, but each program actually reassured me that it's never too early to learn. Even understanding the process of coordinating audition rotations is helpful because these things can be competitive and overwhelming. I am thankful for the opportunity to hear from each of the programs!鈥�
黑料传送门 South Georgia鈥檚 Match Day will take place on March 17, 2023.
In 2019, 黑料传送门, a premier osteopathic medical school established in 1899, extended its commitment to the Southeast by establishing 黑料传送门 South Georgia. An additional teaching location in Moultrie, Georgia, 黑料传送门 South Georgia offers both a full, four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. 黑料传送门 is a private, not-for-profit institution that trains professionals in the health and behavioral sciences fields. Joining 黑料传送门 Georgia in Suwanee in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state, 黑料传送门 South Georgia focuses on educating physicians for the region. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 229-668-3110.
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