4th year med students now get a limited number of "signals" to indicate interest in residency programs when vying for interviews. Each specialty sets a max number of signals applicants can use. At #AAFPNC I learned that Family Medicine allocates 5 per applicant -- much lower than most other specialties -- to try to ensure programs will interview students who didn't spend a signal to apply. (Before this year, students advised to apply to 15-20, but most students applied to 30-60!)
#GameTheory

At the American Academy of Family Medicine's National Conference (#AAFPNC) of residents and students. I'm not exactly part of their target audience, but the changes to the ERAS application coming in this year have me wondering how to counsel my advisees this year. Later I'll head over to the Expo Hall to find out about residencies throughout the country. I know the most about Philly-area programs, and my advisees are looking EVERYWHERE.