Strolling Through the Match
2012-2013 Strolling Through the Match (84-page PDF file; About PDFs)
The materials in this resource were initially developed in 1979 by the students of the Family Practice Student Association at the University of Tennessee in Memphis with support from the department of family medicine. It is revised annually by the AAFP. This resource has been reviewed for consistency and applicability to the career-planning objectives of most medical students, regardless of specialty interest or medical school.
Strolling Through the Match was developed to help you make appropriate decisions about your professional career and to learn more about the process of getting post-graduate training. This book emphasizes a practical approach and encourages you to gather and summarize specialty information, establish timelines, and organize checklists and reference materials. This guidebook is not a publication of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) or ERAS® the Electronic Residency Application Service, nor was it developed under their auspices. The material is intended to complement the information provided by the NRMP and ERAS to medical students about residency selection.
The format of this guide is designed to let you supplement this information with locally-derived materials. You may want to add to or subtract from its contents to suit your specific needs. We hope these materials will complement and expand upon existing programs on residency selection in various medical schools. The AAFP invites and welcomes your feedback on the usefulness of this guide as it seeks to assist in the professional development of future physicians.
Strolling Through the Match was developed to help you make appropriate decisions about your professional career and to learn more about the process of getting post-graduate training. This book emphasizes a practical approach and encourages you to gather and summarize specialty information, establish timelines, and organize checklists and reference materials. This guidebook is not a publication of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) or ERAS® the Electronic Residency Application Service, nor was it developed under their auspices. The material is intended to complement the information provided by the NRMP and ERAS to medical students about residency selection.
The format of this guide is designed to let you supplement this information with locally-derived materials. You may want to add to or subtract from its contents to suit your specific needs. We hope these materials will complement and expand upon existing programs on residency selection in various medical schools. The AAFP invites and welcomes your feedback on the usefulness of this guide as it seeks to assist in the professional development of future physicians.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) also recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their contributions:
ERAS--Electronic Residency Application Service
Franklin E. Williams, M.Ed.
National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
Shadyside Hospital Family Practice Residency Program
Thornton E. Bryan, M.D.
Gretchen Dickson, M.D.
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
ERAS--Electronic Residency Application Service
Franklin E. Williams, M.Ed.
National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
Shadyside Hospital Family Practice Residency Program
Thornton E. Bryan, M.D.
Gretchen Dickson, M.D.
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
ERAS®
Special information on the ERAS Electronic Residency Application Service is provided throughout this guidebook. If you plan to apply for residency or fellowship training in one of the specialties using ERAS, please read the sections on ERAS carefully.
Not all of the residency programs within the ERAS specialties will accept applications via ERAS. You will be required to submit paper applications to programs not participating in ERAS. Contact the programs in which you're interested to find out the method for applying to them.
Not all of the residency programs within the ERAS specialties will accept applications via ERAS. You will be required to submit paper applications to programs not participating in ERAS. Contact the programs in which you're interested to find out the method for applying to them.
