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Goal = Recommendations

  • Step 1: Securing Recommendation Letters

  • Recommended clinical package
  • Number of physician supervisor(s)
  • Ideal Membership by
  • Ideal Clinical Start by

  • INCOMPLETE

  • 1 to 2

    Letters

  • 8 to 12 Weeks
  • Up to 3
  • 7 Months before Sept 1
  • 5 Months before Sept 1

  • AVERAGE

  • 2 to 3

    Letters

  • 12 to 16 Weeks
  • Up to 4
  • 8 Months before Sept 1
  • 6 Months before Sept 1

  • BETTER

  • 4 to 5

    Letters

  • 16 to 24 Weeks
  • Up to 6
  • 10 Months before Sept 1
  • 8 Months before Sept 1

  • BEST

  • 5 to 7

    Letters

  • 28 to 36 Weeks
  • Up to 9
  • 13 Months before Sept 1
  • 11 Months before Sept 1

  • Step 2: Choose Your Mentor

  • Outpatient experience opportunity
  • Community hospital opportunity
  • Teaching hospital opportunity
  • Other students or residents
  • Clinical Evaluation upon completion
  • Letters of recommendation

  • GOOD YIELD

  • TAP

    Teaching Attending MD/DO

  • Yes
  • Unlikely
  • Unlikely
  • Maybe
  • Yes
  • Performance Based

  • BETTER YIELD

  • THA

    Teaching Hospital Affiliate

  • Yes
  • Unlikely
  • Unlikely
  • Maybe
  • Yes
  • Performance Based

  • HIGHEST YIELD

  • RPF

    Residency Program Faculty

  • Yes (unless Hospitalist)
  • Available Clinical Feature
  • Available Clinical Feature
  • Most Likely
  • Yes
  • Performance Based

  • HIGH YIELD

  • MSAP

    Med School Assoc Professor

  • Yes (unless Hospitalist)
  • Available Clinical Feature
  • Available Clinical Feature
  • Most Likely
  • Yes
  • Performance Based

  • Step 3: Choose Your Clinical Features

  • Insured and Hands-on
  • Min Hospital Opportunities
  • Exposure to EMR
  • Distance from me
  • Start as early as
  • Patient round opportunities

  • $

  • HG

    Hospital Guarantee

  • Yes - Community Based
  • 4 visits 4 pts, 4 wk avg
  • Most Likely
  • Within 50 Miles (if avail)
  • 1-6 wks Post-FEC (if avail)
  • Yes

  • $$$

  • 100%

    HG

  • Yes - Community Based
  • 100 hrs, 4 wk avg
  • Most Likely
  • Within 500 Miles (if avail)
  • 1-6 wks Post-FEC (if avail)
  • Yes

  • $$

  • THG

    Teaching Hospital Guarantee

  • Yes - ACGME or AOA Based
  • 4 visits 4 pts, 4 wk avg
  • Most Likely
  • Within 50 Miles (if avail)
  • 1-6 wks Post-FEC (if avail)
  • Yes

  • $$$$

  • 100%

    THG

  • Yes - ACGME or AOA Based
  • 100 hrs, 4 wk avg
  • Most Likely
  • Within 1000 Miles (if avail)
  • 24 wks Post-FEC (if avail)
  • Yes