Guidance for Residency
Date : August 20, 2017
Guidance for Residency
August 20, 2017 (Sunday)
8 AM - 1 PM
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel
The Gallery Room, 7th Floor
135-20 39th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354
Program Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 AM Welcome Speech – Dr. Myat Myat Mon, President, MAMES
8:40- 9:10 AM How to prepare and write personal statement
Dr. Alfred Leong
Assistant Chief of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
9:10 - 9:20 AM Q and A
9:20 - 9:40 AM Timeline for Residency & ERAS Application
Dr. Myat Myat Mon, Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate
9:40 - 9:50 AM Q and A
9:50 - 10:30 AM How to prepare for the Interview
Dr. Linus Yoe
Associate Program Director, Medical Clerkship Director, Department of Medicine
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
10:30 - 10:40 AM Q and A
10:40 - 11:10 AM What the program is looking for
Dr. Ahmar Butt, Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center
11:10 – 11:20 AM Q and A
11:20 – 11:30 AM Break
11:30 – 12:30 PM Guidance from Attendings & Sharing Experience from Residents & Fellows
12:30 - 1:00 PM Open Forum and Panel Discussion