How…do we *do* this? Virtual Interview Tips for Everyone
It’s happening! The virtual recruitment season has started! This year’s virtual twist adds tension to this already stressful (but exciting) time. Based on experience and guidance with the...
View ArticleHappy New Year?
The two weeks spanning the winter holidays and leading into the new year are a glorious time. Not only because of the holiday festivities (family, friends, gift-giving, gorging on fudge and pecan...
View ArticleDis CORD? Pandemic Advising–Round 2
On January 25, 2021, the Coalition for Physician Accountability, an organization whose members include the American Medical Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Liaison...
View ArticleA Path Forward–practical consensus on 2021-2022 EM advising
As the issue of–and complications surrounding–away rotations is the foremost question on the minds of emergency medicine advisers and their advisees, the Advising Students Committee in Emergency...
View ArticleSurvey Says…
The 2020-21 match season delivered an unprecedented level of uncertainty to students and the faculty advising them. As members of the CORD Advising Students Committee in Emergency Medicine (ASC-EM),...
View ArticleJubilee!
In honor of Juneteenth, this month’s ASC-EM contribution to the Vocal Cord will simply highlight resources you can point your students toward to find grants and scholarships for away rotations aimed...
View ArticleTokens! A Quick Guide to EM Preference Signaling
Image by Mohamed Hassan Knowing our audience of advisors well, we here at ASC-EM won’t bother hunting for citations to adorn this sentence: We are all suffering from burnout of historic proportions....
View ArticleThe EM Applicant Preference/Program Signaling Guide is now Available!
The EM Applicant/Advisor Supplemental Guide to Preference/Program Signaling (PS) is now available on the CORD website! This guide is meant to serve as a complement to (not a substitute for) the AAMC...
View ArticleGet New Resources to Educate Patients About COVID-19 Treatments
We have new resources to help you speak with your patients about COVID-19 treatments. These free print and digital materials are available for ACEP members to use to help educate patients about: Who...
View ArticleReflecting on the CORD Academic Assembly: A Journey of Professional and...
As I reviewed my notes from the CORD Academic Assembly, I am reminded of the initial excitement I had back in August of 2023 as a brand-new Program Manager. I applied for the CORD scholarship out of a...
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