Links of Interest

Careers in Medicine (www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine, formerly MedCAREERS) is a career planning program designed to help you choose a medical specialty and select and apply to a residency program. You’ll need to establish a User ID and password to use Careers in Medicine.

Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA, www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html) provides information for all accredited residency and fellowhip programs in the U.S. This website can help you pick a specialty, residency program, and even a career path.  It's run by the AMA and AAMC.

Scutwork.com (www.scutwork.com) provides reviews and first-hand accounts, written by medical students and residents, of residency programs all across the country and in virtually every specialty.

Find Your Spot (www.findyourspot.com) offers a free quiz to help you identify cities you might like to live in, based on your interests.

Register for Step 2 at the following website: http://external1.nbme.org/ciw/servlet/candidate_menu. You'll need to enter your USMLE ID and password; if you forgot one or both of these, they'll email you your ID and a new password. And, to find out more information about Step 2 or other Steps, visit the National Board of Medical Examiners website (www.nbme.org).