Doctor Salary

7 Things to do After Residency Match Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:14:00 +0000

NRMP released Match 2013 results. Thousands of U.S. medstudents and IMGs learned where they will spend the next thee-seven years of their medical careers.
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Top 5 Tips for Surviving Residency in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:53:00 +0000

Medical residency in USA is not the final step in your medical career, but it’s one of the most important. You have to overcome many difficulties on your way to get the residency you want and to successfully complete it.

Littmann Cardiology Stethoscope Review

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:14:00 +0000

In the early 1960s, a Cardiologist by the name of David Littmann, MD invented the first advanced acoustic stethoscope. This device was made up of an open and closed chest piece which allowed a person to listen to low-pitched sounds with a short single lumen tubing and a spring near the ear tubes to hold them apart.

How Does the Match Works?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:17:00 +0000

The Match process is basically the last step in getting into Residency program. In order to participate in this process, students must first apply to residency programs by the ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System) and then interview at the programs from whom they received invitation.
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Physician Assistant Salary in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:45:00 +0000

Physician Assistant is a certified health-care professional who works under physician’s supervision. During last decade this medical profession gained in popularity and today there are more than 66,000 physician assistants working in the USA.
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5 Tips for Awesome Personal Statement

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:17:00 +0000

Why it’s very important to write a good personal statement? Most residency programs use personal statements of applicants when selecting them for interview.
Attractive personal statement can improve your chances of getting a residency interview
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10 Best Paid and Worst Paid Doctors in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:33:00 +0000

Physician income has declined. Dissatisfaction and disappointment among physicians in USA are intensifying. But some of them are still making really good money!

ENT Surgeon Salary in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:53:00 +0000

ENT means ear, nose and throat. Do you know that this is the oldest medical practice in USA ? The first hospital in otolaryngology in USA was The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary founded in 1820.

USMLE Step 1 Scores And Match Success

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:10:00 +0000

What medical specialty is easier for IMG to get into? What means IMG-friendly? In today’s my post I’ll show you what medical specialty in USA is the hardest for non-US applicants and what is the easiest.

All following data was collected by myself from open sources including NRMP reports and available Match 2012 results.

How to Get a Residency?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:39:00 +0000

What factors are most important for residency program directors when choosing applicants for interview? How do they rank applicants? How to get a residency if you are an average graduate or an IMG?

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Immunologist Salary in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:27:00 +0000

Today I decided to update my old post about immunologist salary in USA. It was published more than a year ago and is now out of date. So let me introduce you an updated version.
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USMLE Step 1 – Frequently Asked Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:07:00 +0000

I decided to write this post for those readers of my blog who aren’t a physicians in USA now, but just International Medical Graduates. I know that many of you still have questions on USMLE Step 1 exam and in next several paragraphs I’ll try to cover most frequently asked of them.

Anesthesiologist Salary in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:18:00 +0000

In the USA, anesthesiologists are physicians who complete an accredited residency program in anesthesiology. Residency in Anesthesiology is very tough to get in (not only for IMG, but for American graduates also) due to the fact that anesthesiologist salary in USA is very high. Big money make big competition.

Cardiologist Salary Range in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:34:00 +0000

My today’s post in about the salary of cardiologist in USA. How much does cardiologist in USA earns in average? Why cardiologist salary in USA is higher than in other branches of internal medicine? Let’s figure it out!

10 Steps to Increase an Average Medical Salary

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:01:00 +0000

So, you are happy with your job, but you think your average medical salary deserves a boost. Before you talk to your supervisor about it raise, keep these points in mind to increase your odds of success:

Med School Review: John Hopkins

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:17:00 +0000

Let's discuss good and bad things about Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The location in East Baltimore is in a lower class urban area, and therefore there is an issue of safety.
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Examples of Residency Interview Questions and Answers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:33:00 +0000

Residency program is an important part of your medical study. But in case you want to get a place in a good hospital or clinic, you will have to deal with a bunch of residency interview questions.
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The Residency Interview: How to Succeed?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:43:00 +0000

For some, the residency interview is the most frightening part of the application. However, interviews are not designed to be scary, especially if you've prepared thoroughly.

9 Ways To Improve Your Residency Chances Through LORs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0000

How to increase your chances of getting into residency - that's what we will speak about today. As we have said earlier, the letters of recommendation (LOR) are the most important part of ERAS application.
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All You Need To Know About LORs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:19:00 +0000

Letter of recommendation for residency is the most important part of your ERAS application. The program directors base most of their decision on the quality of the LOR when inviting people for interviews. Let's talk about LORs in detail.
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What If You Failed to Match?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:35:00 +0000

One of the aspect or cause of our failure to Match residency program here in USA is wasting of time in observerships. Residency programs don’t consider observerships/research/externship as USCE (United States Clinical Experience) for international medical graduates because whatever you do they think it’s not a quality clinical experience.

Chief Medical Information Officer: Modern and Trendy Specialty

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:29:00 +0000

The market for Health informatics is touted to be one of the hottest growth sectors in USA today and some computer-savvy physicians are increasingly investigating ways to jump into the Medical informatics - Healthcare IT bandwagon .

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Family Medicine in USA: Best Choice For IMG

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:04:00 +0000

Family medicine is the backbone of health-care system in America, and family physicians take care of most health care problems and needs regardless of age and gender.

Family doctor in USA takes care of the whole family, creating caring relationships with patients and their families. That’s why family practitioners are trained to provide fully comprehensive care through all the stages of his patient’s life.

Post Residency Physician Salarу

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:15:00 +0000

While most income figures mentioned on Doctor Salary Blog are often mid-career salaries, "exit surveys" from the outgoing batch of residents is a great way to gather information on the job market and starting salary offers for fresh-of-the-mill doctors. The University of Albany School of Public Health has been publishing workforce study reports for various occupations in the state of New York since 1997.
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Pediatric Rheumatologist Salary in USA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:05:00 +0000

Amongst the primary care medical specialties in the United States, Pediatrics is the lowest paid, while amongst all sub-specialties of pediatrics, the lowest paid title would probably go to pediatric rheumatology...
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