Navigating the match is difficult in routine times - and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means 2022 will be another unusual year in medical education. This compilation of resources, tailored for EM-bound medical students, puts you one click away from the crucial websites, FAQs, calendars, and resources you need.
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DATES & DEADLINES
- June 9: ERAS 2022 Season begins
- Sept. 1: Applicants may begin submitting ERAS applications to residency programs
- Sept. 29: Residency programs may begin reviewing ERAS applications & MSPEs released to residency programs
- Feb. 1: NRMP Ranking opens
- March 2: NRMP Rank order list certification deadline
- March 14-18: NRMP Match Week & SOAP
- May 2022: Graduation!
STATEMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, & GUIDELINES FOR 2022 EM APPLICANTS
Consensus Statement on the 2021-2022 Residency Application Process for U.S. Medical Students Planning Careers in Emergency Medicine In the Main Residency Match
Summary of the guidelines for EM-bound students as of March 26, 2021:
- No away rotations before 08/01/2021
- Students without a specialty interest home rotation may complete an away rotation before 08/01/2021
- Complete 1-2 EM rotations at an EM residency program.
- Students with access to home EM rotations should not seek more than 1 away rotation
- Students with access to multiple home EM rotations should not seek away rotations if possible
- Students who lack access to home EM rotations should seek 1-2 away rotations.
- Only 2 EM clerkship SLOEs are needed.
- In rare cases, there may be valid reasons why students may have more than 2 SLOEs, and this should be clearly explained in the student's application
- Accept 12 EM residency interviews ideally, with a max of 17 interviews.
- All EM residency interviews will be virtual.
- Vaccination status should not be used as a determinant of rotation eligibility.
Recommendations from the Coalition for Physician Accountability Work Group
Summary of the recommendations for the Class of 2022, as of April 14, 2021:
- Recommendation 1 (unchanged): The workgroup recommends that for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year (ending June 30, 2021), away rotations should be discouraged, except under the following circumstances:
- Learners who have a specialty interest and do not have access to a clinical experience with a residency program in that specialty in their school's system.
- Learners for whom an away rotation is required for graduation or accreditation requirements
- Recommendation 2 (New): The improved vaccination status of medical students led to the updated recommendation that for the 2021-22 academic year, away rotations can resume during the first block concluding in July 2021:
- Medical schools are encouraged to limit approved away rotations in any specialty to one per learner per specialty (as previously recommended) except in cases where additional rotations are needed to complete graduation or accreditation requirements.
- Programs may continue to offer virtual electives to provide opportunities for learners to explore the specialty and program.
- Learners for whom away rotations are required for graduation or accreditation are exempted from this guidance.
Creation of a SLOE for non-EM letter writers & Updated eSLOE format
(2021-2022 forms will be released in July/August 2021)
- What is a SLOE? → Standardized Letters of Evaluation
- CORD & CDEM reasonable expectations for away rotations/SLOEs for EM-bound students
- CORD created a SLOE-like format for non-EM letter writers to use for this application cycle
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
- Virtual Interview Tips: AAMC Tips / Dr. Bryan Carmody Winners & Losers / 5 Tips for Effective Virtual Interviews
- Away Rotations, Virtual Interviews, ERAS Timeline: Updated Recommendations / FAQ / Real Talk on the New Recommendations
- CORD Statement: A Path Forward–practical consensus on 2021-2022 EM advising
MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS' COVID-RELATED UPDATES & RESOURCES
Emergency medicine
Allopathic
Osteopathic
Other Specialties
GENERAL VIRTUAL LEARNING RESOURCES
- AAMC iCollaborative - UME Resources
- Collection of Clinical Teaching and Learning Experiences without Physical Patient Contact
- Free
- AMA Medical education COVID-19 resource guide
- A selection of resources to assist residents and medical students during the coronavirus outbreak
- Both free and paid resources
- AMA COVID-19 resources for medical educators
- Crowdsourced list of resources to help medical educators in virtual/remote learning
- Both free and paid resources
- AAMC MedEdPORTAL Virtual Learning Resources during COVID-19
- Collection of peer-reviewed teaching resources including self-directed modules, interactive learning activities
- Free
- NEJM Rotation Prep
- Rotation guides in EM, Psych, OB, Neuro, and all IM and Peds specialties
- Free if you or your institution has a NEJM subscription, or 59$ students’ 1 year subscription
- ACP Online Learning Center
- Library of online CME and MOC activities in all IM specialties, Neuro, Psych, Derm
- Free membership for medical students
- Des Moines University
- Online Rotations Curriculum of IM, FM, EM, OB/GYN, Peds, Psych, Surgery
- Free
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
- A list of Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Free
- OnlineMedEd
- Clinical Knowledge Videos in all IM specialties, Neuro, OB/GYN, Peds, Psych, Surgery, Biostats
- Free
- AMA Health Systems Science Learning Series
- Modules for medical students to understand health care delivery
- Free during COVID-19
- University of Colorado e-Learning Training
- Modules on Behavioral health, Health IT, FAST, Oral health
- Free
EM ORGANIZATIONS' REMOTE FOAMed RESOURCES
- EMRA Match
- EMRA Student Advising Resources
- EM Resident
- EMRA Student-Resident Mentorship Program
- EMRA ON-SHIFT RESOURCES
- EMRA & ACEP Educational Med Student Resources
- EMRA Student Advising Resources
- CORD Virtual Learning Resources
- AAEM/RSA EM Resource Links
- AAEM Online
- ALiEM Remote
- AliEM EM Bound Newsletter
- ACEP eCME Education
- EMin5 Resources
- FoEM Virtual FOEM
- EM Fundamentals
- emDOCs high yield content
- Emergency Medicine Cases Canada
- EM:RAP C3 Continuous Core Content
- EM Clerkship Podcast NBME Shelf Review
- EM Basic Podcast
- FOAMcast Podcast
- Core EM Procedures, Podcast, Cases
EMERGENCY MEDICINE VIRTUAL LEARNING RESOURCES
Bridge to Emergency Medicine Curriculum - ALiEM
- 8-week curriculum to transition from senior medical student to EM intern
- Free
Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine Student Curriculum - M3 Curriculum / M4 Curriculum/ PedsEM Curriculum
- Three great curriculums created by CDEM for M3 & M4 students rotating through EM and Peds EM department
- Free
EM Rotation - NEJM
- Online rotation guide on EM
- Free if you or your institution has a NEJM subscription, or 59$ students’ 1 year subscription
EM Clerkship Curriculum - AccessEmergency Medicine
- 4-week curriculum covers the core topics of the emergency medicine clerkship.
- $55 or Free with institution Access subscription
EM course - NextGenU
- 4-week course
- Free
EM Clerkship Virtual Simulation Experiences - Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Thomas Jefferson University
- Emergency Medicine clerkship with virtual and simulation-based opportunities
- Free curriculum, click Download Resource at the top
Evidence-Based Medicine - Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Evidence-Based Medicine curriculum in the EM Clerkship
- Free curriculum, click Download Resource at the top
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Children's National Hospital/GWU SMHS
- 4-week Pediatric EM curriculum
- Free curriculum, click Download Resource at the top
Asynchronous "Flexible" Elective - Keck School of Medicine of USC
- 4-week asynchronous learning elective for emergency medicine-bound senior medical students
- Free curriculum, click Download Resource at the top
Global EM, The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health - Boston University edX
- 2 week course
- Free, or $50 if certificate is needed
ADVICE TO EM-BOUND MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING COVID
- EMRA Hangout - 5 Tips for Virtual Interviews
- EMRA Hangout - EM Away Rotations & SLOEs in 2021-2022: Let's Talk About the New Consensus Statement!
- EMRA Hangout – How to Create Your Rank List
- EMRA Hangout - Virtual Interviews: Tips for Putting Your Best Face Forward
- EMRA Hangout - How Many Interviews Does It Take to Match into Emergency Medicine?
- EMRA Hangout - ALL Webinars
- EM Stud Podcast - 2021 Match Report and New Away Rotation Guidelines
- RAMS Webinar - Maintaining Momentum: Resident and Medical Student Education and Research in the Era of COVID-19
REMOTE SKILLS & PROCEDURES, & SIMULATION RESOURCES
Clinical Skills Training Modules & Videos
- A comprehensive list on P.E maneuvers, advanced procedures, & skills, collected by Matthew J. Christensen, CMS Student Dean
- Free
Database for Skill Demonstration Videos & Topics Pertaining to EM
- EMRA Education Committee approved list of procedure videos showing proper and safe techniques
- Free
- List of apps to enhance the med student curriculum, collected by Katelynn Baska, EMRA MSC NE Coordinator
- Both free and paid resources listed
Ultrasonography
- List of many FOAM-US Resources
- Free
- Many Ultrasound courses
- Free
- POCUS
- Membership is free for students
- Ultrasound library
- Free
Telemedicine
- Quick guide to telemed in practice - AMA
- List of telemed resources - STFM
- Guide for telemed incorporation - ACP
ECG
- Comparison of 20 ECG courses
- Free FOAMed Resources at bottom
- ECG Library
- Free
- Lessons & Quizzes
- Free
Simulations
- 200 simulations from 17 specialties
- Free App
- Treatment Sim of Covid-19 patients
- Free
- EM, Peds, Med-Surg, Psych, OB
- Free
Full Code - Emergency Medicine Simulator
- Complex clinical cases in a realistic 3D emergency room
- Free App
- Patient simulation program
- Free
- Ultrasound Guided CVC Curriculum
- Free
- Clinical EM and critical care ultrasound reference tool
- App is $9.99
OTHER SPECIALTY VIRTUAL LEARNING RESOURCES
- Anesthesiology - AccessAnesthesiology
- 4-week Anesthesiology Clerkship Modules
- $55 or Free with institution Access subscription
- Critical Care - NEJM
- Online rotation guide on critical care
- Free
- Dermatology - AAD
- 2-week & 4-week Basic Dermatology Curriculum
- Free (& LearnDerm - Free 5 interactive lessons)
- Infectious Disease - IDmodules
- ID curriculum on core topics with 14 modules
- Free
- Nephrology - NephSim
- 2-week Nephrology Elective Course
- Free curriculum, click Download Resource on top
- OB/GYN - APGO
- 2-week Ob-Gyn Clerkship Remote Learning Plan
- Videos- Free, uWISE subscription for quizzes- $69
- Radiology - Benjamin Taragin, MD
- 2-week Online Diagnostic Radiology curriculum
- Free curriculum, click Download Resource on top
- Surgery - American College of Surgeons
- Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum
- Free
- Community Health - University of Rochester
- 4th year didactic and a community health project
- Free
- COVID-19
- Curriculum for students - Harvard Medical School
- Primer for EM doctors - American Journal of EM
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
- What is this relevant to medical students? It is a federal law that provides automatic suspension of payments on student loans owned by the federal government and sets the interest rate at 0% from March 13 to September 30.
- What do I need to do to apply? Nothing. Your federal student loan servicer will suspend all interest & payments.
- ED to MED - How the CARES Act Affects Health Professions Students and Graduates
- Coronavirus Resource Kit - lists of regional resources and mutual aid efforts
- Emergency Financial Resources to help with COVID-19 hardships
- Funds for Coronavirus relief
WELLNESS RESOURCES
- Tips for New Residents: Finances and Emotional Wellness
- 24/7 counseling services via phone, text, or chat (free to ACEP/EMRA members)
- Physician Wellness Resources
- Healthcare Providers Wellness Support
- CDC: Coping with Stress
- The DO: Maintaining your mental health during a pandemic
- Joy Initiative
- LIZ + MOLLIE: COVID-19 Tips for Working Remotely and Combating Stress
- Resources for Increased Stressors: Anxiety during COVID-19
- Dr. Sarika Persaud: COVID-19/At-Home Mental Health Resource Google Doc
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- 7 Cups
- AAMC Collaborative Student Volunteer and Service Projects with Health Systems and Medical Schools
- AMA: How Medical students can keep learning as COVID-19 volunteers
- Catchafire
- COVID VOLUNTEERING - Support Tasks for Medical Students Google Doc
- Donate PPE
- EMRA – EM Day of Service
- GetUsPPE
- Hang Tough Foundation
- Harvard COVID Student Response
- MedSupplyDrive
- Points of Light
- Public Health Coalition
- Red Cross Digital Volunteer
- Remote Area Medical COVID Testing
- Tutor Doctor
- UN Volunteers
- Volunteer Match
- While At Home