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AMA’s First Succeeding in
Medical School (SIMS) Student Edition
October 18, 2012
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WSU
AMA
Goals
For
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Get you involved!
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applications for three M1 positions (Asst AMA, National, and Wayne County Rep)
“How to Run a Successful Lobby Visit” webinar = TODAY @ 8 pm Maz 301
MSMS Foundation Annual Scientific Meeting FREE = Oct. 23-27 (Troy)
Building Healthy Communities Co-curricular Opportunity = Oct. 30 & Oct. 31
AMA MPAC Lobby Day = Nov. 28 (Lansing) & March
Region 5 Annual Meeting = Feb. 1-2, 2013 (Grand Rapids)
AMA Co-curriculars: Journal Club, Operation Don’t Smoke, Friendship Baptist Tutoring,
DMC Health Fairs,
Expand cross-collaborations and promote school unity
– AMA & AMSA Political Summit = Oct. 30
– AMA & Art Wall Committee
– AMA & AMSA Health Disparities Seminar: Federally Qualified Health Centers Nov. 30
@ 12-1 pm (Dr. Mouhanad Hammami)
Increase public policy and public health awareness
– AMA Interim resolutions discussion = Oct. 31 @ 12-1pm Maz 240/241
– AMA’s Public Health Tips newsletter
– AMA’s Community Wellness Health Event
Aid student career development continuum (3 part series)
– Succeeding in Medical School (SIMS) - Resident Edition on Nov. 1 @ 5-6 pm
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SIMS
- Medical
Physician
Edition
on Jan. 30, 2013
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Osamuede Iyoha, MII
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A Bit About Myself...
– I was REALLY stressed in undergrad
– Took a two year hiatus => Had a blast living life!
– Not heavily involved in any extracurricular activities
– Interested in Primary Care and Population Well-being
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Advice for Current M1s…
– Stay in your lane!
– This is the year to hone in on your time management skills
– Practice questions are an effective study tool
– Perfect the study techniques that work for you
– Make your notes your own…or get Natalja’s 
– Don’t neglect the power of RESTING your body and mind (ie. Don’t spread yourself too
thin)
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Cletus Stanton, MII
Activities: WHSO, PCIG, Curriculum Committee; S.A.Y. Clinic, ARIE
Background: History major, Emergency Food Coordinator in Portland,
taught in China for 2 years, worked as an HIV Case Manager in Detroit 4
years. Married, lives in Detroit.
-Positive outcomes from engaging in extracurricular activities
-Working with the faculty and administration as opposed to seeing it as an
adversarial relationship
-Separate spaces
-Pass; then learn
-Repetition
Contact: cstanton@med.wayne.edu
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Jennie Brescoll, MIII
About me: From Grosse Pointe, UofM for undergrad. Considering
Peds, OBGYN or Derm.
Advice for M1 and M2 years: Sleep 8 hours a day. Enjoy and
appreciate the freedom of M1 and even M2. Boards studying can be
fun!
Advice for M3 year: QBank. Embrace getting pimped.
AMA involvement: National Delegate 2011-2012- attended national
and MSMS conferences.
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Natalja Stanski, MIII
About Me:
Undergrad - Grand Valley State where I played soccer for 4 years
Interested in going into internal medicine, currently doing my elective in oncology at Karmanos
Rotating at Oakwood for my year 3 rotations
M2 Advice:
Step 1:
Learn the information really well when you learn it in class
Lots of questions (WebPath, R+C question book, Kaplan, UWorld)
Bosch reviews
Step 1 Sources: First Aid, Pathoma, BRS Physio, Qbanks, Goljan Audio
M2 Coursework:
Make it until Thanksgiving and it really gets much better
Stay on top of lectures for that day (ie. at least get done with streaming)
Do what works for you (what works for me won’t necessarily work for you, and vice versa)
M3 Advice:
Transition to 3rd Year: be OK with not knowing what it is going to be like, learn quickly from those around you
Internal Medicine:
Shelf Sources: UWorld Step 2 Qbank, Step Up to Medicine (also helped to have it right after taking Step 1)
Clinical Honors: be PRESENT, take an interest in your patients, apply what you read, take initiative, be
confident but humble
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Rosan Patel, MSIV
Radiology applicant
•Anatomy
•Vast breadth of knowledge
•IR/patient interaction (friendly environment)
MSI: Get through year 1 material, get involved with organizations to set yourself up for
leadership positions next year, plan summer research project
MSII: Not mandatory to start preparing for Step I now but think about it
Get used to exam marathons, If you have resources try to do Kaplan and USMLE World
(primary if not motivated to do both), Stay involved in extracurricular activities
MSIII: studying for SHELF exams starts day 1 (not for everyone), Do USMLE World or Kaplan
for the year, show interest and that you are a hard worker on rotations, find your career and
FIND a MENTOR (help for rec letters and research), rec letters (continuity clinic, profession)
MSIV: Take step 2 CS after school OSCE (must schedule 7-9 months in advance), Take step
2 CK (refer to specialty and score on step 1 when to take), ENJOY
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Brent Gerlach, MSIV
Choosing a specialty
Letters of Recommendation
4th Year Schedule
ERAS
Where to apply?
Evaluating your application
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Vanessa Stan, MSIV
The importance of involvement in organized medicine
Benefits to you in being involved
ERAS residency application
What does it mean to have AMA involvement on your resume?
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Questions?
Thank you for coming!
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