Website Resources

AMA - Resident Physicians Section Home Page
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/member-groups-sections/resident-fellow-section.shtml

• This section of the AMA was created "to educate residents about issues concerning graduate medical education and national health policies." There are about 35,000 members, making it the largest organization for residents. This site offers information about the organization, major issues facing residents, and access to FREIDA.

ACGME Residency Program Requirements
http://www.acgme.org

• Discover what the American College of Graduate Medical Education requires each program to provide for your education. Included here are minimum and maximum hours on duty and on call, minimum hours of study, and minimum hours away from it all.

American Board of Medical Specialists
http://www.abms.org/Who_We_Help/Physicians/specialties.aspx

• The Americal Board of Medical Specialties Member Boards certify physicians in more than 145 Specialties and subspecialties. Include list of all specialties and subspecialities.

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
http://www.ecfmg.org

• This site is aimed primarily at U.S. citizens who have graduated from foreign medical schools. However, there is information useful to non-U.S. citizens and any medical school graduate wanting to practice in the United States. This site includes application information, residency requirements, contacts, and useful links.

ERAS - Electronic Residency Application Service
http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm

• The Association of American Medical Colleges' ERAS service transmits residency applications, letters of recommendation, Deans' Letters, transcripts, and other supporting credentials from medical schools to residency program directors using the Internet. The Library offers several computers for accessing your ERAS files and can assist you with basic instruction in this application.

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

• FREIDA is the American Medical Association's Web version of the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. You can search by both multiple states and mulitple specialties. The information provided for each program is basic but informative, including start dates, post-graduate year schedules, and salaries.

Early Subspecialty (PGY-2) Matches
Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, (Central Application Service) and Urology (American Urological Association).

• Check out the Website for the Central Application Service at http://www.SFMATCH.org and the Website for the American Urological Association at http://www.auanet.org for information about Residency applications, timelines and deadlines, and specific program information.

NRMP - National Resident Matching Program
http://www.aamc.org/nrmp

• The role of the NRMP is to provide the opportunity for both programs and applicants to consider all of their options in graduate medical education before making selection decisions.

Strolling through the Match
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/otherpubs/strolling.html

• Strolling Through the Match was developed and is revised annually by the AAFP to help you make appropriate decisions about your professional career and to learn more about the process of getting post-graduate training.

US News and World Report Graduate Medicine Programs
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools

• US News and World Report, which has been ranking medical schools for years, now ranks the graduate medical education programs for eight specialties: family medicine, women's health, geriatrics, internal medicine, AIDS, drug/alcohol rehabilitation, rural care, and pediatrics.