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Residency CAS for IMG Obstetrics and Gynecology applicants 2024-2025

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Residency CAS for IMG Obstetrics and Gynecology applicants 2024-2025

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Panelists

AnnaMarie Connolly MD

Chief of Education and Academic Affairs, ACOG

Maya Hammoud MD, MBA

Principle Investigator

Prior APGO President

Karen George, MD

Associate Dean of Students

University of Vermont

David Marzano, MD

Clinical Professor

Program Director

Vidya Sharma, MD

Associate Program Director

Jamaica Medical Center

Tony Ogburn, MD

Prior CREOG Chair

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Panelists

Vanessa Haizel, MD

OBGYN PGY 2

Trinity Health Ann Arbor

Brittanie Hazzard-Bigby MD, MPH

OBGYN PGY 2

Virtua Health

Sean McCunney

Manager, ECFMG

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Agenda

How to approach your residency application

Introduce the Residency CAS application and review the 2024-2025 timeline

Review resources for SLOE and Program Signaling

Share OBGYN resident perspectives

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How to Approach Your Residency Application

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How to Approach Your Residency Application

Tell your story/ What is your personal brand/narrative?

Who YOU are, what makes you unique
Why YOU are a great fit for the specialty you are applying for
How have you developed the competencies essential in successful resident?

Integrity, reliability, resilience, motivation, initiative, teamwork, compassion

What is your passion and how you have “walked the walk”
Future goals, how do you plan to contribute
Explain any red flags, breaks, challenges you have had to face

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Residency Application Tips

General Guideline: Communicate succinctly to respect PD’s time

1-2 bullets per activity to describe “what it is,” “your role,” and “what you learned”

“Led new initiative..”, “Organized monthly meetings…”

Include hours/wk if able, and reason for leaving if applicable
Hobbies are great to include- often are conversation starters in interview (keep professional)
Research experience describes the project and PI, outcomes go in publications section

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Residency Application Tips

What to include?

Medical school AND major college/gap year activities, research, and awards

Common mistakes

Too verbose, padding, unable to speak to activity/research, poor grammar, negativity, me vs. others (what I want vs. how I hope to contribute to the program/specialty)
Be truthful, take responsibility for difficulties and describe what you learned from it

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Where to start?

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Personal Statement

One page that describes your motivation, qualifications, expectations, and what you would contribute as a resident in Ob/Gyn

Why Ob/Gyn is right for you and why you are right for their training program/specialty
NOT what the specialty is (we know that)

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Personal Statement

Make the first paragraph interesting, memorable
Be humble yet confident–interesting, not “weird” most importantly authentic
Only disclose information you’re comfortable talking about
Ask your specialty advisor to review (once)
Grammar and spelling MUST be flawless
Concise and clear, but show your personality
Get a trusted family member or friend to review for authenticity
Explain any gaps or red flags after discussion with your student affairs dean or specialty advisor

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Components of your Residency Application

Residency CAS application including personal statement

Medical school transcript

USMLE or COMLEX-USA Transcript

Medical School Performance Evaluation

Letters of Recommendation including SLOE

Photo

Program Signals (3 gold, 15 silver)

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Components of your residency application

Medical School Transcript

USMLE or COMLEX-USA Transcript

ECFMG report if international graduate

Medical School Performance Evaluation

Letters of Recommendation and SLOE

Photo

Personal Statement

Experiences/Employment

Hobbies

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Gaining Access to ResidencyCAS for IMGs

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Complete Form and Payment

Form available on ECFMG’s website: https://www.ecfmg.org/eras/residencycas.html
Submit to finance@ecfmg.org

Invitation from ResidencyCAS

3-5 Business Days from submission of an acceptable completed Form and payment
Create your ResidencyCAS account and begin filling out the application

Welcome E-mail and Instructions

ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions on document submission from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org
Use this e-mail address for any questions you may have about creating your account or submitting your documents

Here is the high-level steps of gaining access to ResidencyCAS for IMGS. First, you will need to fill out the Residency Application Support Form which is available on ECFMG’s website, link shown here. We highly recommend reviewing all the information on that page as a first step. The form includes detailed instructions, including details on the fee structure and how to submit.

<CLICK>

Here are the fee details. For applicants that are applying to only ResidencyCAS, the fee is $165, which you will pay by submitting it to your ECFMG financial account via OASIS. If you are applying to both ERAS 2025 and ResidencyCAS, you’ll receive a discount for the additional service. You’ll pay $165 when you purchase your ERAS token in OASIS. Then, when you are ready to submit your ResidencyCAS form, you’ll make a separate $80 payment to your ECFMG financial account.

<CLICK>

After you submit your form to ECFMG’s finance department, please allow approximately 3 to 5 business days for it to processed. Once processed, you will receive an invitation to create your ResidencyCAS account – it will be sent to your e-mail address of record with ECFMG.

Shortly following your invitation, ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions for document submission. Your instructions will vary based on a number of factors, such as what documents we may already have on file. The email you receive will be tailored to your situation. It will come from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org and you should send any questions about the form request process or document submission to that same address.

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Gaining Access to ResidencyCAS for IMGs

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Complete Form and Payment

Form available on ECFMG’s website: https://www.ecfmg.org/eras/residencycas.html
Submit to finance@ecfmg.org

Invitation from ResidencyCAS

3-5 Business Days from submission of an acceptable completed Form and payment
Create your ResidencyCAS account and begin filling out the application

Welcome E-mail and Instructions

ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions on document submission from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org
Use this e-mail address for any questions you may have about creating your account or submitting your documents

Fee	Service	Payment Method
$165	ResidencyCAS Only	Submit as a payment to ECFMG financial account via OASIS
$165 + $80	ERAS 2025 & ResidencyCAS	Purchase ERAS token and pay $165 fee; Submit $80 as payment to ECFMG financial account via OASIS

Here is the high-level steps of gaining access to ResidencyCAS for IMGS. First, you will need to fill out the Residency Application Support Form which is available on ECFMG’s website, link shown here. We highly recommend reviewing all the information on that page as a first step. The form includes detailed instructions, including details on the fee structure and how to submit.

<CLICK>

Here are the fee details. For applicants that are applying to only ResidencyCAS, the fee is $165, which you will pay by submitting it to your ECFMG financial account via OASIS. If you are applying to both ERAS 2025 and ResidencyCAS, you’ll receive a discount for the additional service. You’ll pay $165 when you purchase your ERAS token in OASIS. Then, when you are ready to submit your ResidencyCAS form, you’ll make a separate $80 payment to your ECFMG financial account.

<CLICK>

After you submit your form to ECFMG’s finance department, please allow approximately 3 to 5 business days for it to processed. Once processed, you will receive an invitation to create your ResidencyCAS account – it will be sent to your e-mail address of record with ECFMG.

Shortly following your invitation, ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions for document submission. Your instructions will vary based on a number of factors, such as what documents we may already have on file. The email you receive will be tailored to your situation. It will come from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org and you should send any questions about the form request process or document submission to that same address.

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Applicant Portal

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The ResidencyCAS Application

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Experiences, Presentations, Publications

Applicants can enter any type of experience and highlight their most important experiences

Non-medical employment & other data points to create more holistic picture of applicant journey

First-author and other key indicators collected for presentations & publications

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Recommendation Portal

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LOR Requests

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SLOE Integrated into the Application

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Important to submit application with all supporting documents by date available to program directors

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Mission & Values

(Yours and the Residency Programs)

Geography

(Your desired training location)

Personal & Professional Goals

(Your fellowship or practice aspirations)

Student Affairs

Clerkship Directors

Career Advisors

Department Chairs

Program Directors

Faculty Mentors

WHERE TO APPLY & PROGRAM SIGNAL

APPLICANT

Residency Directory

Alignment Check Index

Reflection

Explore tools

Select programs

Discuss with advisors

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Program Search Tools

FREIDA

Alignment check index for OBGYN

Texas Star
NRMP Charting Outcomes in the Match
Residency Websites
Social Media Sites
Residency Explorer

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Results: List & Map View

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West' orth Central IA, KS, MN, IMO, D, NE, SD)

South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA,

Apprcation Type

Program Type

Special Tracks

ChllclCare Provided

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VISAS ACCEPTED WHAT IS THIS?

IH-1B J-1

HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine Program

Summerville, SC

0 STETR.ICS A 0 GYN COlOGY

ID: 2204500001

ACI SCORE: 93

University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Pensacola) Program

Accepllng app !cations

'24-'25

Commumty•based

university affiliated

Will e accepting apphcat1ons '25•'26

first year positions
years length

Pensacola, FL

ID: 2201100082

Accepting applications

'24-'25

Commumty•based university af lliated

Will be acceptJng a.pphcat1ons '25-'26

311rst year positions

4 years len th

TOTAL POSITIONS

• •

0 200

TOTAL FIRST YEAR POSITIONS

Access members-only features: save programs,

take notes

&

compare programs

side-by-side

OBST TRICS A 0 GYN CO OGY

ACI SCORE: 93

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80

% USMD

%0

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Program

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100%

% MG

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Boston, MA

10: 2202411125

Accepting app icalions

'24-'25

U iversity-based

Win a accepting applications '25-'26

1 irs year posilioos

4 yearslen th

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IMG Friendly OBGYN Programs

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18LzC5RhYRamb8K9ziJ3I9iYPIL1nGkgvJDYuixFAb3U/edit?gid=0#gid=0

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Program Signaling

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Interviews offered to:

62% OF GOLD SIGNALS

35% OF SILVER SIGNALS

3% WITHOUT A SIGNAL

Banks et.al., Obstet Gynecol Feb 2024

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Standards for the OBGYN Application and Interview Process

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LOR/SLOE

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Program Director Perspectives

Is it better to take a year of research before applying?

What is your advice on communication with programs/Program Directors?

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Resident Perspectives

How did your approach your personal statement?

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How did you choose where to send your program signals?�

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Questions?

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Panelists

AnnaMarie Connolly MD

Chief of Education and Academic Affairs, ACOG

Maya Hammoud MD, MBA

Principle Investigator

Prior APGO President

Karen George, MD

Associate Dean of Students

University of Vermont

David Marzano, MD

Clinical Professor

Program Director

Vidya Sharma, MD

Associate Program Director

Jamaica Medical Center

Tony Ogburn, MD

Prior CREOG Chair

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Panelists

Vanessa Haizel, MD

OBGYN PGY 2

Trinity Health Ann Arbor

Brittanie Hazzard-Bigby MD, MPH

OBGYN PGY 2

Virtua Health

Sean McCunney

Manager, ECFMG

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Agenda

How to approach your residency application

Introduce the Residency CAS application and review the 2024-2025 timeline

Review resources for SLOE and Program Signaling

Share OBGYN resident perspectives

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How to Approach Your Residency Application

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How to Approach Your Residency Application

Tell your story/ What is your personal brand/narrative?

Who YOU are, what makes you unique
Why YOU are a great fit for the specialty you are applying for
How have you developed the competencies essential in successful resident?

Integrity, reliability, resilience, motivation, initiative, teamwork, compassion

What is your passion and how you have “walked the walk”
Future goals, how do you plan to contribute
Explain any red flags, breaks, challenges you have had to face

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Residency Application Tips

General Guideline: Communicate succinctly to respect PD’s time

1-2 bullets per activity to describe “what it is,” “your role,” and “what you learned”

“Led new initiative..”, “Organized monthly meetings…”

Include hours/wk if able, and reason for leaving if applicable
Hobbies are great to include- often are conversation starters in interview (keep professional)
Research experience describes the project and PI, outcomes go in publications section

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Residency Application Tips

What to include?

Medical school AND major college/gap year activities, research, and awards

Common mistakes

Too verbose, padding, unable to speak to activity/research, poor grammar, negativity, me vs. others (what I want vs. how I hope to contribute to the program/specialty)
Be truthful, take responsibility for difficulties and describe what you learned from it

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Where to start?

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Personal Statement

One page that describes your motivation, qualifications, expectations, and what you would contribute as a resident in Ob/Gyn

Why Ob/Gyn is right for you and why you are right for their training program/specialty
NOT what the specialty is (we know that)

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Personal Statement

Make the first paragraph interesting, memorable
Be humble yet confident–interesting, not “weird” most importantly authentic
Only disclose information you’re comfortable talking about
Ask your specialty advisor to review (once)
Grammar and spelling MUST be flawless
Concise and clear, but show your personality
Get a trusted family member or friend to review for authenticity
Explain any gaps or red flags after discussion with your student affairs dean or specialty advisor

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Components of your Residency Application

Residency CAS application including personal statement

Medical school transcript

USMLE or COMLEX-USA Transcript

ECFMG report -

Medical School Performance Evaluation

Letters of Recommendation including SLOE

Photo

Program Signals (3 gold, 15 silver)

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Components of your residency application

Medical School Transcript

USMLE or COMLEX-USA Transcript

ECFMG report if international graduate

Medical School Performance Evaluation

Letters of Recommendation and SLOE

Photo

Personal Statement

Experiences/Employment

Hobbies

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Gaining Access to ResidencyCAS for IMGs

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Complete Form and Payment

Form available on ECFMG’s website: https://www.ecfmg.org/eras/residencycas.html
Submit to finance@ecfmg.org

Invitation from ResidencyCAS

3-5 Business Days from submission of an acceptable completed Form and payment
Create your ResidencyCAS account and begin filling out the application

Welcome E-mail and Instructions

ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions on document submission from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org
Use this e-mail address for any questions you may have about creating your account or submitting your documents

Here is the high-level steps of gaining access to ResidencyCAS for IMGS. First, you will need to fill out the Residency Application Support Form which is available on ECFMG’s website, link shown here. We highly recommend reviewing all the information on that page as a first step. The form includes detailed instructions, including details on the fee structure and how to submit.

<CLICK>

Here are the fee details. For applicants that are applying to only ResidencyCAS, the fee is $165, which you will pay by submitting it to your ECFMG financial account via OASIS. If you are applying to both ERAS 2025 and ResidencyCAS, you’ll receive a discount for the additional service. You’ll pay $165 when you purchase your ERAS token in OASIS. Then, when you are ready to submit your ResidencyCAS form, you’ll make a separate $80 payment to your ECFMG financial account.

<CLICK>

After you submit your form to ECFMG’s finance department, please allow approximately 3 to 5 business days for it to processed. Once processed, you will receive an invitation to create your ResidencyCAS account – it will be sent to your e-mail address of record with ECFMG.

Shortly following your invitation, ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions for document submission. Your instructions will vary based on a number of factors, such as what documents we may already have on file. The email you receive will be tailored to your situation. It will come from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org and you should send any questions about the form request process or document submission to that same address.

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Gaining Access to ResidencyCAS for IMGs

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Complete Form and Payment

Form available on ECFMG’s website: https://www.ecfmg.org/eras/residencycas.html
Submit to finance@ecfmg.org

Invitation from ResidencyCAS

3-5 Business Days from submission of an acceptable completed Form and payment
Create your ResidencyCAS account and begin filling out the application

Welcome E-mail and Instructions

ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions on document submission from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org
Use this e-mail address for any questions you may have about creating your account or submitting your documents

Fee	Service	Payment Method
$165	ResidencyCAS Only	Submit as a payment to ECFMG financial account via OASIS
$165 + $80	ERAS 2025 & ResidencyCAS	Purchase ERAS token and pay $165 fee; Submit $80 as payment to ECFMG financial account via OASIS

Here is the high-level steps of gaining access to ResidencyCAS for IMGS. First, you will need to fill out the Residency Application Support Form which is available on ECFMG’s website, link shown here. We highly recommend reviewing all the information on that page as a first step. The form includes detailed instructions, including details on the fee structure and how to submit.

<CLICK>

Here are the fee details. For applicants that are applying to only ResidencyCAS, the fee is $165, which you will pay by submitting it to your ECFMG financial account via OASIS. If you are applying to both ERAS 2025 and ResidencyCAS, you’ll receive a discount for the additional service. You’ll pay $165 when you purchase your ERAS token in OASIS. Then, when you are ready to submit your ResidencyCAS form, you’ll make a separate $80 payment to your ECFMG financial account.

<CLICK>

After you submit your form to ECFMG’s finance department, please allow approximately 3 to 5 business days for it to processed. Once processed, you will receive an invitation to create your ResidencyCAS account – it will be sent to your e-mail address of record with ECFMG.

Shortly following your invitation, ECFMG will send you a welcome e-mail and instructions for document submission. Your instructions will vary based on a number of factors, such as what documents we may already have on file. The email you receive will be tailored to your situation. It will come from residencyapplication@ecfmg.org and you should send any questions about the form request process or document submission to that same address.

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Applicant Portal

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The ResidencyCAS Application

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Experiences, Presentations, Publications

Applicants can enter any type of experience and highlight their most important experiences

Non-medical employment & other data points to create more holistic picture of applicant journey

First-author and other key indicators collected for presentations & publications

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Recommendation Portal

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LOR Requests

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SLOE Integrated into the Application

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Important to submit application with all supporting documents by date available to program directors

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Mission & Values

(Yours and the Residency Programs)

Geography

(Your desired training location)

Personal & Professional Goals

(Your fellowship or practice aspirations)

Student Affairs

Clerkship Directors

Career Advisors

Department Chairs

Program Directors

Faculty Mentors

WHERE TO APPLY & PROGRAM SIGNAL

APPLICANT

Residency Directory

Alignment Check Index

Reflection

Explore tools

Select programs

Discuss with advisors

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Program Search Tools

FREIDA

Alignment check index for OBGYN

Texas Star
NRMP Charting Outcomes in the Match
Residency Websites
Social Media Sites
Residency Explorer

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Results: List & Map View

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West' orth Central IA, KS, MN, IMO, D, NE, SD)

South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA,

Apprcation Type

Program Type

Special Tracks

ChllclCare Provided

....

VISAS ACCEPTED WHAT IS THIS?

IH-1B J-1

HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine Program

Summerville, SC

0 STETR.ICS A 0 GYN COlOGY

ID: 2204500001

ACI SCORE: 93

University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Pensacola) Program

Accepllng app !cations

'24-'25

Commumty•based

university affiliated

Will e accepting apphcat1ons '25•'26

first year positions
years length

Pensacola, FL

ID: 2201100082

Accepting applications

'24-'25

Commumty•based university af lliated

Will be acceptJng a.pphcat1ons '25-'26

311rst year positions

4 years len th

TOTAL POSITIONS

• •

0 200

TOTAL FIRST YEAR POSITIONS

Access members-only features: save programs,

take notes

&

compare programs

side-by-side

OBST TRICS A 0 GYN CO OGY

ACI SCORE: 93

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80

% USMD

%0

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Program

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100%

% MG

• •

Boston, MA

10: 2202411125

Accepting app icalions

'24-'25

U iversity-based

Win a accepting applications '25-'26

1 irs year posilioos

4 yearslen th

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IMG Friendly OBGYN Programs

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18LzC5RhYRamb8K9ziJ3I9iYPIL1nGkgv

JDYuixFAb3U/edit?gid=0#gid=0

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Program Signaling

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Interviews offered to:

62% OF GOLD SIGNALS

35% OF SILVER SIGNALS

3% WITHOUT A SIGNAL

Banks et.al., Obstet Gynecol Feb 2024

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Standards for the OBGYN Application and Interview Process

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LOR/SLOE

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Program Director Perspectives

Is it better to take a year of research before applying?

What is your advice on communication with programs/Program Directors?

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Resident Perspectives

How did your approach your personal statement?

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How did you choose where to send your program signals?�

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Questions?