Activity Report

Event held by MMIG – Military Medicine Interest Group on 04/02/2021: This meeting is for our new officer elections as well as a post-military match debriefing by our recently matched MS4s.

Event held by OSIG – Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group on 03/24/2021: Join Dr. Robert Decker, Dr. Chris Reb, UF Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, and 4th-year medical students entering Orthopaedic Surgery for a discussion of the trials and tribulations of the residency match process during the COVID-19 pandemic. This discussion will…

Event held by OSIG – Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group on 03/30/2021: Join us for a discussion with Dr. Jonathan Wright, the 2020-2021 Shoulder and Elbow fellow in the Hand and Upper Extremity department. This discussion will provide attendees with insight from Dr. Wright’s personal experiences in medical school, matching…

Event held by GSMIG – Global Surgery and Medicine Interest Group on 02/20/2021: Students from across the globe collaborated to hack problems presented to them by surgeons who are actively involved in global surgery today. Problems ranged from access to care to lack of materials to differing approaches to…

Event held by ObGyn – Ob/Gyn Interest Group on 04/08/2021: This event featured a panel of current 4th year UFCOM students who recently matched into an OBGYN residency. The event was an informal discussion of the applicant’s advice for those who are considering OBGYN as a specialty.

Event held by IMIG – Internal Medicine Interest Group on 04/13/2021: Are you considering an Internal Medicine specialty or subspecialty? Join a panel of current 4th-year medical students (and future IM residents!) for an interactive discussion regarding the Internal Medicine Residency application and interview process, reflections from this past…

Event held by EMSA – Emergency Medicine Student Association on 04/14/2021: A panel of EM faculty, residents, and MS4s spoke to medical students about the specialty. Various topics were discussed such as the EM match process, qualities of a good EM candidate, and the experience of working as an…

Event held by ObGyn – Ob/Gyn Interest Group on 04/16/2021: The Ob/Gyn interest group had a talk with Dr. Duff about what residency and fellowships look like in Ob/Gyn. Dr. Duff led a Q&A to address student questions about the field as well as residency in general.

Event held by NSIG – Neurological Surgery Interest Group on 04/19/2021: Two of our MS4s who matched into neurosurgery provided a thorough breakdown of how to excel in subinternships, away rotations, and residency applications.

Event held by AMWA – American Medical Women Association on 04/21/2021: AMWA hosted a discussion with Dr. Michol Cooper, a Vascular Surgeon here at UF. She talked about a day in the life of a surgeon, the path to vascular surgery from medical school to fellowship, how she got…