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 […]

Hey everyone, As the Fool is working hard on many personal statement revisions via the Ask the Fool service, just wanted to remind folks that if you don’t hear back from us within a couple days to PLEASE check your spam filters, we’ve found that some personal statement revisions end up in the spam box! […]

Now that the Residency Application season is upon us again, just a reminder that we do have a huge section of Medfools dedicated to residency personal statements. Check out the Residency Personal Statement Essay Library as well as our Residency Personal Statement Tips page for how to get started. Also we have a Personal Statement […]