Making the Rounds

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist in Michigan joins today for the first of many “What I Wish I Knew in Medical School” conversations with physician leaders and medical experts. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicians:...

John Andrews, MD, vice president of GME Innovations at the AMA, joins to discuss the transition from undergraduate medical education to graduate medical education and how to prepare medical students for residency. Dr. Andrews points out the biggest pain points in the transition and the things incoming residents can do between medical school and residency to prepare to practice. 💻 Get more informa...

While DO applicants are matching at a similar rate to MDs, there are a few intricacies to the process osteopathic medical students should keep top of mind.  Isaac Kirstein, DO, internist and dean at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Cleveland is our guest on this episode. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Wat...

The application process and Match prospects are different for international medical graduates. IMG and veteran of the Match, Victor Kolade, MD, MS, FACP, offers a few tips and tricks for applicants. Find your IMG mentor with the AMA: https://www.ama-assn.org/education/international-medical-education/international-medical-graduates-img-toolkit-mentorship ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociat...

It isn't uncommon for residency applicants to rank more than one specialty. A former dual applicant and current ob-gyn resident at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago, Deena Kishawi, MD, gives advice on how it can be done effectively. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicia...

As aspiring residents narrow options, how should one get a comprehensive view of the strength of their residency application? Deborah Spitz, MD, who directs residency training in the department of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at University of Chicago Medicine, offers her thoughts on a realistic approach to both choosing a specialty and which programs to apply to. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @ame...

For future physicians approaching residency selection, letters of recommendation can be a vital part of application packets. Suzanne Allen, MD, MPH—vice dean for academic, rural and regional affairs at the University of Washington School of Medicine—offers tips on picking the best letter writers. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch...

Finalizing one's specialty choice is a key step before residency application season. Kathleen Kashima, PhD, senior associate dean of students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine offers vital guidance on that crucial decision. Webinar: https://aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/products/aamcama-t2r-tools-for-a-successful-residency-application-for-2024-residency-applicants-us-md-do-and-imgs...

Kelli E. Krase, MD, director of the obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center offers tips to help visiting students thrive clinically and stand out to potential future colleagues during away rotations. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicia...

We want to hear from medical students! Record and submit your questions to help inform future “What I Wish I Knew in Medical School” episodes here: https://bit.ly/3CweAJ1 Special "What I Wish I Knew In Medical School" segment discussing the rewards and challenges of becoming and being a DO with Ilse Levin, DO, an AMA Trustee and a board-certified internist and epidemiologist, as well as a hospital...

Tune in on AMA's YouTube channel May 21st at 7:00 PM CT for inspiring messages and advice from Anthony Fauci, MD, Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Robert Califf, MD, and more as we celebrate the nation’s newest medical graduates. Subscribe now. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health...

National Resident Matching Program's Donna L. Lamb, DHSc, breaks down the numbers from this year's residency Match. Discussing Match rates, changes by specialty, SOAP results, and what's in store for Class of 2024 Match Day. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the la...

John Andrews, MD, has decades of experience working in residency programs. Currently the AMA's vice president for GME innovations, he offers tips to freshly matched residents-to-be on how to ease their transition to the next level of their training. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news f...

Chhavi Chaudhary, MD, didn’t Match through the traditional channel or SOAP. Now a first-year fellow in the child and adolescent psychiatry division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, she offers insight on coping with not matching and how unmatched applicants can find a position. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥...

Chantal Young, PhD, shares what to do to maintain wellness and minimize stress after you submit your rank-order list and wait for Match Week. Young—director of the office of well-being at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC)—also dives into some coping mechanism for those who don't match. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit....

Dr. Docherty, a family medicine resident at United Health Services in Binghamton, New York, gives residency applicants his keys to making a comprehensive rank-order list. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_Update 📝 Full transcripts of the show are av...

Our guests doctors Michaela Pesce, MD and Brandon Temel, MD—share their advice for and experience going through the Couple’s Match. Dr. Pesce is a first-year obstetrics and gynecology resident and Dr. Brandon Temel is a first-year internal medicine resident.  ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health c...

The financial reality of attending medical school can be particularly jarring for students from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups who represent the first in their family to attend medical school. In this episode, first-generation medical students cover topics around financial literacy, debt management, different types of loans and repayment plans, building generational wealth, typ...

Associate program director of the emergency medicine residency at Geisinger Medical Center, Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, CPE, FACEP, offers tips on follow-up etiquette and how to gather information after a residency interview. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicians: https://bit.ly...

Leelabati Biswas, an MD/PhD candidate at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, shares about her research: Decoding Pregnancy Loss, Validating a Novel Genetic Biomarker of Poor Egg Quality. The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students, residents and fellows, and international medical graduates to showcase and present research. Learn m...

Garima Suman, MD, discusses her research on early detection of pancreatic cancer using artificial intelligence. Dr. Suman is a radiologist and clinical fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students, residents and fellows, and international medical graduates to showcase and present research....

Second year medical student at Harvard Medical School, Arian Mansur, discusses his research on two different treatment types for lung cancer. The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students, residents and fellows, and international medical graduates to showcase and present research. Learn more by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/event...

AMA Research Challenge finalist, Kanita Chaudry shares her research on the efficacy of a treatment for neuroblastoma cancer tumors in children. Kanita Chaudhry is an MD/PhD candidate at University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students, residents and fellows, and internati...

Medical student at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Ben Maxey, discusses his research on audiovisual feedback from a handheld monitoring device that improves manual ventilation. The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students, residents and fellows, and international medical graduates to showcase and present research. Learn more...

Ami DeWaters, MD, an internist at Penn State, offers residency applicants advice on what to do if you aren't getting enough interviews and how to stay grounded during interview season. ✶✶✶✶  📺 Follow the @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_Update 📝 Full transcripts of t...