Yesterday the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) opened its digital doors to medical students applying to ACGME residency programs. So we thought it was a perfect time to host another EM Match Advice Series installment. This time, we focus on the challenges that the non-LCME applicant encounters throughout the ACGME application process. These applicants include:

Students from osteopathic medical schools Students from non-U.S. medical schools Applicants who have been in the military service and are returning for residency training Residents who want to transfer in from another specialty training program.

The Panelists: The Non-LCME Applicant

Michael Gisondi, MD (Northwestern PD, host)

Merle Carter, MD (Albert Einstein prior PD and soon-to-be Designated Institutional Official)

Doug Finefrock, DO (Hackensack PD and Vice Chair)

Damon Kuehl, MD (Virginia Tech Carilion PD)

Michelle Lin, MD (University of California San Francisco, ALiEM host)

Timestamps

00:00 Introductions

02:18 Defining the “Non-LCME Applicant”

05:50 Dr. Carter provides advice for DO medical students

27:30 Dr. Finefrock provides advice for international medical graduates

43:30 Dr. Kuehl discusses military servicemen and servicewomen interested EM residency training

servicemen and servicewomen interested EM residency training 53:00 Dr. Kuehl discusses non-EM residents interested in transferring into an EM residency training program

interested in transferring into an EM residency training program 59:51 The panelists try to stump Dr. Gisondi with cool information that he doesn’t already know about their programs.

References

Smith-Coggins R, Marco CA, Baren JM, et al. American Board of Emergency Medicine report on residency training information (2014-2015). Ann Emerg Med. 2015; 65(5): 584-94. PMID: 25910762



