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Books

Browse our library catalog for books on Residency.

The library has a number of directories designed to aid you in selecting your specialty. The library also has books on how to compete and successfully "survive" the match.

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Journal Articles

Click on the following links to access a list of journal articles located using PubMed.

Residency and Internships search limited to Western University journal holdings only and English language during the last 5 years.

Osteopathic medicine residency and internships search limited to review articles, Western University journal holdings only and English language from 2000-2006.

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Residency/ Internship Websites

The following Web sites were evaluated and checked by the reference staff for both accuracy and timeliness. Please use these and other Web site evaluation methods whenever you use information from the Web.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - List of ACGME Accredited Programs and Sponsoring Institutions
This application allows medical students, residents, program directors, the medical community, and the general public to view basic information about all ACGME accredited programs and sponsoring institutions. A search may be initiated by selecting "Accredited Programs" or "Sponsoring Institutions" or select "Reports" for a set of predetermined views. All results reflect accredited programs for the current academic year and includes those newly accredited programs with future effective dates.

American Academy of Family Physicians - Family Medicine Residency Programs
The Directory of Family Practice Residency Programs published by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is the best source for information on these programs. This directory lists each program in the United States, and covers many topics in detail -- faculty, staff, administration, accreditation, size, salaries, etc.

American Academy of Pediatrics - Medical Students Section

American Association of Veterinary Clinicians - Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program
The American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC) conceived this listing as a means of disseminating internship and residency information to the profession to stimulate the interest of senior students and recent graduates in these programs.

American Board of Clinical Pharmacology
The American Board of Clinical Pharmacology, Inc. (ABCP) was established with the cooperation of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology, the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. The ABCP is an independent corporation not affiliated or sponsored by these or any other organizations.

American Board of Family Medicine - Residency Training
To assist medical students with the creation of their upcoming match-lists, the Residency Program Performance Summary data is now available online. These summaries provide aggregate performance data on the ABFM's certification examination for each of the 465 ACGME accredited family medicine residency training programs.

American College of Clinical Pharmacy
This Directory lists residencies and fellowships offered by members of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. ACCP is pleased to make this Directory available as a complimentary service to students and residents seeking advanced training in clinical pharmacy practice or research. This Directory provides the only regularly published listing of clinical pharmacy fellowships.

American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology - CREOG Council on Residency Education in Ob/GYN Resident Information Page

American College of Osteopathic Ob/GYN - Residency Programs
Students and Residents can view a complete list of all AOA approved osteopathic obstetrics and gynecology residency programs.

American Medical Association - Medical School and Residency webpage
An informational page with links to the FREIDA database, license information, and news.

American Osteopathic Association - Opportunities
Osteopathic student doctors can search for AOA-approved internships and residency programs through the Opportunities database. Opportunities offers comprehensive information on current osteopathic post-doctoral training programs, including downloadable applications.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - Online residency directory
The online directory includes pharmacy practice residency programs and specialized pharmacy practice residency programs. With few exceptions, pharmacy practice residency programs participate in ASHP's Residency Matching Program.

American Urology Association Match Program
Governed by the American Urological Association the Urology Match Program assists students in obtaining resident/intern positions within the field of urology.

CareerMD
From their about page, "CareerMD.com is the site that thousands of medical students, residents and fellows use to research graduate medical education opportunities and plan their careers."

Electronic Residency Application Service (American Association of Medical Colleges)
"ERAS ®-the Electronic Residency Application Service-is a service that transmits residency applications, letters of recommendation, Dean's Letters, transcripts, and other supporting credentials from applicants and medical schools to residency programs using the Internet."

FRIEDA Online: Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (American Medical Association)
FREIDA Online is a database containing information on approximately 7,800 graduate medical education programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as on over 200 combined specialty programs.

National Resident Matching Program
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952 providing uniform date of appointment to positions in graduate medical education (GME) in the United States

Resident Web
ResidentWeb.com was grounded in the purpose of providing a one-stop & free resource on the Internet for all physicians-in-training.
Founded in 1999 by residents, ResidentWeb.com is dedicated to providing its users with the tools, resources and means to enrich their experience as physicians-in-training and prepare them for the future. Users must register for services, registration is free.

San Francisco Match Program
The San Francisco Match Program is an electronic applications service that assists students that are interested specialty programs that involve neurology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery.

Scutwork.com
The Scutwork site provides residents with peer ratings of selected residency sites and general statistical information. It also offers residents match results from previous years as well as employment information.

Student, Intern & Residents Section (American Osteopathic Association)
This website is a jumping off point for students of osteopathic medicine interesting in information on the Match. This site also contains links to information relevant to a student's professional development.

United States Air Force Institute of Technology - Medical/Dental residency, fellowship program (AFIT-CIP)
The Medical and Dental Residencies/Fellowships Program (AFIT/CIM) is responsible for managing approximately 170 physicians and dentists selected for sponsored civilian training programs. (AFIT also manages a few officers training in sister service programs as well.) These officers train in over 90 different universities and healthcare institutions nation-wide. These officers earn their active duty pay and benefits while they train in civilian training programs.

United States Army Directorate of Medical Education
The Directorate is the central point of contact/representatives on medical education issues for DOD agencies and numerous national medical organizations.