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The AAEM/RSA Student Section presents EM SELECT!

http://www.emselect.org

If our experiences were anything like other fourth year medical students applying to Emergency Medicine (EM) residency programs, you probably started out this process by putting together a list of all of the EM programs in the country. From there you narrowed down your list by the places you would not live if your life depended upon it, and then added a few of them back because your advisor scared you that there is always the possibility that you might not match. Then you started the arduous process of balancing the details of program length, practice environments and curriculum strengths with the advice from fellow classmates, residents, and attendings.

We were in the exact same boat as most applicants were when we began the application process. We found that one of the biggest weaknesses in this entire process is the fact that there is no way to quickly sort through information about EM programs or keep track of it easily.

We envisioned a tool that would allow an applicant to go online and use a number of criteria that was important to them to develop a list of programs to apply to. From there, a user could modify the criteria for any number of variables to add or subtract programs. More importantly, users would be able to use this tool throughout the application process using it to keep notes on their interviews to putting together simulated rank lists.

Here's a brief look at what EM Select does:
  • Searchable database of EM Residency programs
  • Personalized Program
  • Program Notes
  • Notes for the Interview
  • Notes for your Rank List
  • Compare Programs
  • 24/7 access online at http://www.emselect.org

The Future of EM Select

  • Simulated Rank Lists
  • Email Reminders
  • Searchable comments

EM Select was built from feedback of students that successfully made their way through the interview trail . . . students just like you. To ensure that EM Select is an effective tool for applicants in the years to come, we need your help. Please let us know what you would like to see in a tool like this and we'll do our best to make it happen.