So, it turns out that AAMC has established a page promoting the integrity of medical professionals and they have some guidelines there. We have long advocated NOT copying personal statements when writing your essays, as this is a sure way to get your application thrown out! So now the AAMC has added us to their […]

WASHINGTON (Medill News Service) — Worn-out medical residents need more breaks to avoid dangerous slip-ups, according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine. The prescription: Doctors in training shouldn’t work for more than 16 hours without sleep, which is a drop from previous standards. “The evidence is clear,” said Dr. Carolyn Clancy. […]

Medscape reports on the latest data for hospitalists. Hospitalist numbers are up this year, up about 5000 hospitalists since 2007. Here is a summary: Hospitalist groups continue to rapidly expand in size. Over the past year, hospitalist programs have experienced a mean growth of 31% in number of hospitalist full-time equivalents (FTEs). This rate of […]

Just a brief note! The Fool will be off for a much needed break this week, thru the 4th of July! If you are needing personal statement review or need to contact us, don’t expect to hear back right away! Thanks Medfools

The National Resident Matching Program has posted their stats for this year’s match up on their site. Looks like the number of applicants and 1st year positions was up again this past year. You can see the full PDFs of tables and statistics on the NRMP site.

Some interesting information at NEJM: “The AMGA and MGMA surveys, as well as smaller-scale surveys and research conducted annually by national physician recruiting firms, are hardly uniform in their findings. Yet the most recent ones — from 2005 and 2006 — illustrate notable trends in compensation and employment. Following are highlights and key findings that […]