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Preparing to Apply and Choosing a Specialty

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This chapter will provide key information on the match process and outline basic information on surgical specialties. The following sections include tips for the successful assessment of one’s competitiveness as a surgical residency candidate, and offer a guide to a successful surgical residency match for applicants early in their medical career.

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    http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?certgsqe_training

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    https://www.facs.org/education/resources/residency-search/specialties/plastic

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    https://www.sfmatch.org/

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    http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/graduate-medical-education/freida-online.page

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    https://students-residents.aamc.org/attending-medical-school/how-apply-residency-positions/applying-residencies-eras/

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    http://www.militarygme.org

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  1. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Karole T. Collier & Rachel R. Kelz

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  1. University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbour, Michigan, USA

    Michael J. Englesbe

  2. Surgical Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Michael O. Meyers

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Collier, K.T., Kelz, R.R. (2017). Preparing to Apply and Choosing a Specialty. In: Englesbe, M., Meyers, M. (eds) A How To Guide For Medical Students. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42897-0_12

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