Residency Selection What every applicant needs to know

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Residency SelectionWhat every applicant needs to
know

• brought to you by
• Dr. Gael J. Lonergan
• Department of Radiology/USUHS

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GME Board President(2 star flag officer)
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Triservice GME Selection Board

• All applicants are graded by the Air Force, Army,
  and Navy panels (3 grades)
• the program directors from each service comprise
  the service panel
• 3 grades (1 from each service panel) are added
  for a composite score
• Composite score and application given to
  Specialty Board President (2 star officer)
• Specialty Board President awards bonus points
  (more about these later)

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Once grading completed . . .

• Applications separated into the 3 services and
  given to the appropriate service panel
• The individual service panels pick their top
  candidates

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Grading-Standard Points

• Grades given for the following (point scale
  follows, in parentheses)
• MS1 and MS2 years (USMLE part 1) (2 point)
• MS3 and MS4 years (USMLE part 2) (3 point)
• PGY 1 evaluations (5 point)
• Post-internship utilization (field) tour (5
  point)
• Potential for successful career officer (5 point)

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• Residency (5 point) - only scored for fellowship
  applications (not for a 2nd residency)
• currently in residency maximum 3 points
• completed residency and currently practicing in
  specialty maximum 5 points

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Grading-Bonus Points

• Research (maximum 4 points)
• 4multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals
• 3single publication in peer-reviewed journal
• 2multiple publications in in-house journals, or
  posters
• 1single publication in-house or poster
• Prior military service (before medical school)
• max 2 points (2medical, 1non-medical)

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The Ideal Applicant

• Top quarter of medical school class in grades
  USMLE scores
• Prior military service
• Research activity
• Excellent evaluations during internship
• Post-internship utilization tour(s)

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Radiology Residency Selection

• Air Force Army may apply as MS4 as preselect
  for PGY2 year in radiology (will do PGY1 year at
  same hospital - IF AVAILABLE, although may do
  PGY1 at different hospital than residency)
• Navy no preselects (apply as PGY1 or higher only)

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Radiology Training Slots/YearArmy (varies)

• WRAMC 4
• Tripler 3-4
• Madigan 3-4
• Brooke 4

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Radiology Training Slots/YearNavy (varies)

• NNMC 4
• San Diego 6
• Portsmouth TBD

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Radiology Training Slots/YearAir Force (varies)

• Wilford Hall 6
• Travis 3
• preselects varies
• up to
• 5 at Wilford Hall
• 1 at Travis

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Residency Trainingthe typical path to
Radiology

• Navy complete PGY1 year, do GMO/FS tour, then
  residency
• Air Force may go directly from PGY1 to residency
  or do GMO/flight surgeon tour, then residency
  (depends on applicant and applicant field)
• PGY1 residency at same hospital for preselects
  (may mean doing a medicine or surgery PGY1 year,
  especially at WHMC)

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• Army complete PGY1 year apply to Radiology
  Resdiency Selection Board during PGY1 year
• most applicants go straight to residency from
  PGY1, sometimes at another hospital (mostly
  transitional PGY1)

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Some tips to improve your chances for selection

• Max out as many scores as possible
• grades, USMLE, class standing
• PGY1 evals tour OPRs
• research (doesnt have to be in radiology)
• Do an elective rotation at the programs to which
  youll apply
• get to know the program director

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Program Directors-Army

• WRAMC MAJ Philip Dinauer (assistant program
  director for National Capital Consortium
  Residency)
• WP 202 782-1688
• Brooke MAJ Rick Redd (assistant program director
  for San Antonio Region)
• WP 210 916-4218
• Madigan MAJ Steve Yoest
• WP 253 968-2130
• Tripler LTC Greg Petermann
• WP 808 433-6393

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Program Directors-Air Force

• Wilford Hall Col(sel) Tom Dykes
• WP 210 292-5290
• Travis Maj Ray Doughery
• WP 707 423-7182

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Program Directors-Navy

• Portsmouth estimated start date of residency
  July 2002. LCDR Bill Craig
• email wdcraig_at_netscape.net
• NNMC Bethesda CDR Don Fleming
• WP 301 295-5044
• San Diego CDR Michael Puckett
• email mlpuckett_at_nmcsd.med.navy.mil