TY - BOOK AU - Le,Tao AU - Bhushan,Vikas AU - Shenvi,Christina TI - First aid for the match SN - 9780838525968 U1 - 610.7 22 PY - 1997/// CY - London PB - Appleton and Lange A Simon and Schuster company KW - Residents (Medicine) KW - Medical students N1 - CHAPTER 1 THE MATCH Introduction What is the match? Why is there a match? What other matches are there? What are my chances of success in the match?, etc. CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE FOURTH YEAR How do i pick an Adviser? When should i schedule my acting internship? When should i schedule interview time? Should i stick Around my school on match day?, etc CHAPTER 3 YOUR SPECIALTY AND THE MATCH Anesthesiology Dermatology Emergency medicine Family practice Internal Medicine, etc. CHAPTER 4 GETTING RESIDENCY INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS Where can i learn about residency programs? How many programs should i Apply to ? How do i obtain Applications? What should i be looking for in a program? How do i organize this information?, etc. CHAPTER 5 THE APPLICATION What is in an Application? How do i organize the paperwork? Who evaluates my Application? How do they evaluate my application?, etc. CHAPTER 6 THE CURRICULUM VITAE What's in a CV? How do l put together my CV? Kisses of Death Sample CVs CHAPTER 7 THE PERSONAL STATEMENT Picking the Topics Damage control Personal statement Tips Kisses of Death for a personal statement Sample Excerpts Sample personal statements CHAPTER 8 GEARING UP FOR INTERVIEW How do l prepare for the interview How can l Travel Inexpensively? CHAPTER 9 INTERVIEW DAY What should l do the day before the Interview? Typical events of an Interview Visit Interviewing savoir faire What are Interviewers looking for? What do Interviewer ask?, etc. CHAPTER 10 THE RANK LIST AND MATCH DAY How do l rank the programs? Match matchness {''It's Awesome, Baby!''} What Happens if i don't match? the scramble CHAPTER 11 AFTER THE MATCH The day after What if I'm Not Happy with my match results? The residency contract Getting set up Don't forget to write; Includes bibliographical index: p 159-162 ER -