Recipes for Residency Austin Mefford

In this episode, we feature Dr. Heymann who is the the program director the diagnostic radiology program at UTMB. Dr. Heymann is a UTMB alum who completed both medical school and residency in Galveston. He then went on to complete a fellowship in neuroradiology at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Tune in to this episode to hear from Dr. Heymann as we get a behind the scenes looks on letters of recommendation, personal statements, and more. Also you want to catch this episode for one of the BEST discussions regarding STEP1 and the new PASS/FAIL system and how to best prepare yourself to match into diagnostic radiology!

Resources:

Association of University Radiologists lectures (https://www.aur.org/)

e-Anatomy (https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Anatomy)

The Radiology Assistant (https://radiologyassistant.nl/)

Radiopedia (https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us) 

EMAIL:

Dr. Heymann: jcheyman@utmb.edu

Me: atmeffor@utmb.edu

In this episode we interview Dr. Lindsay Sonstein! Dr. Sonstein wears a lot of hats at UTMB, but her most relevant role to this podcast  is that she is the program director for the internal medicine residency program!

In this episode, we get an in depth look at what it is like to apply to the most popular speciality in all of medicine. Want to know about letters of recommendation? Gotcha. Research? No problem. Should you do an away rotation? Maybe...Maybe not. Tune in for a super helpful talk with super helpful physician!

RESOURCES:

Pocket Medicine: The Mass General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Medicine-Dr-Marc-Sabatine/dp/1975142373/ref=sr_1_3?crid=GMDHX5PUJRLM&keywords=mass+general+pocket+medicine&qid=1640234484&sprefix=mass+general+%2Caps%2C419&sr=8-3)

The Curbsiders Podcast (https://thecurbsiders.com/)

The Clinical Problem Solvers (https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/)

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (https://www.amazon.com/Sanford-Guide-Antimicrobial-Therapy-2021-dp-194427216X/dp/194427216X/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1640234803)

American College of Physicians (https://www.acponline.org/membership/medical-students)

EMAIL: 

Dr. Sonstein: lksonste@utmb.edu

Me: atmeffor@utmb.edu

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Philip Pippin who is the associate program director at UT  Health Science Center at Tyler for the family medicine residency!

Tune in if you want to hear some tips and tricks on applying to a family med program! We discuss research, LOR, and zoom interviews!

RESOURCES:

American Academy of Family Physicians (https://www.aafp.org/home.html)

American Board of Family Medicine (https://www.theabfm.org/)

EMAIL:

Dr. Pippin: philip.pippin@uthct.edu

Me: atmeffor@utmb.edu

Hey everyone! The episode on anesthesiology was highly requested, so we have an interview with Dr. Lisa Farmer! She is the program director for the anesthesiology residency program at UTMB, and she gives us the low-down on all things anesthesia.

We have an in depth discussion about the new virtual interview format as well as a *new* standardized letter of recommendation that may be recommended when applying to anesthesia programs! Tune in to hear Dr. Farmer's opinion on STEP 1, STEP 2, and much more!

RESOURCES:

American Society of Anesthesiology (https://www.asahq.org/)

American Society of Anesthesiology podcast playlist (https://www.asahq.org/podcasts)

The American Board of Anesthesiology (https://www.theaba.org/)

EMAILS:

Dr. Farmer: lrfarmer@utmb.edu

Me: atmeffor@utmb.edu

This episode features Dr. Philip Keiser, MD. He attended medial school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He went  on to complete his internal medicine residency at Hopkins Bayview Hospital before returning to the University of Maryland for his infectious disease fellowship. Dr. Keiser now serves at Local Health Authority for Galveston County and a professor of infectious disease at UTMB. His main area of interest and research is HIV in which he has been responsible for the establishment of many HIV clinics throughout East Africa.

This is the 3rd fellowship to be featured on the podcast! Tune in for advice on mentorship, letters of recommendation, and qualities that make a good ID applicant!

RESOURCES:

Infectious Disease Society of America (https://www.idsociety.org/)

HIV Medicine Association (https://www.hivma.org/)

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (https://www.astmh.org/)

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (https://apic.org/)

EMAIL:

Dr. Keiser: phkeiser@utmb.edu

Me: atmeffor@utmb.edu

This episode features Dr. Karen Szauter. She attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Baltimore City Hospital as well as fellowships in gastroenterology and nutrition at MetroHealth Medical Center and St. Vincent Charity Hospital respectively. She currently serves as a professor and co-director of the internal medicine clerkship at UTMB.

In this episode, we talk about  one of the most competitive fellowships coming out of internal medicine and some things to keep in mind when applying to a GI program! Tune in for an awesome discussion on tips to become a GI doc!

RESOURCES:

American Gastroenterological Association (https://gastro.org/)

American College of Gastroenterologists (https://gi.org/)

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (https://www.aasld.org/)

EMAIL:

Dr. Szauter: kszauter@utmb.edu

Me: atmeffor@utmb.edu