Residency Program Advice

 

If I don't match, what can I do to become a stronger candidate? 

Reach out and see if you were way off the mark, or close, so you know how to focus your attention

  •  Find your weaknesses and gaps, and address them

  • Show your dedication to improvement, and how you’ll raise the level of the program

Continue to show interest in anesthesiology

  • Attend meetings and conferences

  • Conduct meaningful research

  • Participate in shadowing /mentorship opportunities with a local anesthesiologist where you are

Be good at your job

Engage in quality improvement- identify a problem, choose a solution, implement and evaluate it, and show how your solution can be sustained

Work through the chapters of Basics of Anesthesia- this will help you to keep sharp for when you re-engage in Anesthesia