RESIDENCY & CAREER INFORMATION

www.med.und.nodak.edu - This is the UNDSOM-HS web page. Click on ADMINISTRATIAON, click on OFFICE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION. Click on CURRICULUM/SCHEDULES and this takes you to the fourth year electives for each campus and to the elective guidelines. Another good place to go on the homepage is to STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ADMISSIONS. The have links and info. On the National Resident Matching Program, Graduation Questionnaire (something you have to when you are working on your rank order lists, MATCH, etc.).

www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/start.htm - This is a great site, it gives you information on MedCAREERS, ERAS, NRMP, Extramural Electives Compendium (this site gives you information about out of state elective opportunities, who to contact, e-mail address, phone number, fax number, etc.).

www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine - Updated specialty pages containing information on 112 specialties and fellowships are the newest addition to the CiM site. A nature of the work description, links to subspecialty pages, comprehensive physician workforce statistics, expanded compensation data and ACGME training requirements have all been added to give you more specialty information as you explore your career options.

Contact Kim Schmidt at kschmidt@medicine.nodak.edu for your student access code token.

www.careermd.com - The Internet's most current, comprehensive and centralized source of information on physician training and employment opportunities. Updated daily by program directors and employers, CareerMD's searchable database make it easy to locate, research and compare opportunities in every state and every specialty.

www.ama-assn.org - American Medical Association - Information on residency programs, resources and medical student section which includes FREIDA online

EARLY MATCH

www.sfmatch.org - San Francisco Match for those participating in the AEarly Match@ which includes, Neurology, Neurosurgery, ENT (otorhinolaryngology), ophthalmology, & plastic surgery)

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES

home.att.net/~ppmd/cv-ps/cv-ps.htm - Medical Students' Guide to Writing Curriculum Vitae and Personal Statements by: John C. Lin, M.D.

www.studentdoctor.net - Residency information, residency listings, student forum, etc.

www.valuemd.com - Medical student forum

www.scutwork.com - Residency Program Reviews

www.medfools.com/index.php - Residency information, personal statement samples, resume samples, etc.

www.thedoctorjob.com - Residency information, writing a personal statement and resume, etc.

SPECIALTY COLLEGES & SOCIETIES

American Academy of Dermatology

American Academy of Family Physicians. This web site is excellent and not just for those who are interested in family medicine. If you go to the ANews & Publications@ section and go to Aother publications@ you can view or print AStrolling Through the Match: A Medical Student Guide@ that walks you through the entire residency selection process.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

American College of Physicians

American College of Preventative Medicine

American College of Radiology

American College of Surgeons

American Psychiatric Association

American Society of Anesthesiologists

American Urological Association

Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics

College of American Pathologists

Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (this is the website that has the Standard Letter of Recommendation form that the ER residencies use)

Radiological Society of North America

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine