Questions to ask Residents and Fellows.

Questions to ask Residents and Fellows.

• Salary and benefits offered by the residency program.
• Vacation time and sick leave.
• How is the teaching in your residency program?
• CME fund/ medical educational fund
• Maternity/parental leave during residency.
• Is Spanish language training offered?
• Does your residency program give any pre-match offers, outside the ERAS / NRMP match?
• Residency mix and proportion of American and foreign medical graduates (FMG)?
• Is there any course offered for USMLE Step 3? (Residencies other than Internal Medicine and Family practice)
• What fun activities are there nearby?
• Typical residency work hours.
• Residency Call schedule.
• How good is the security for the hospital and residency call room areas?
• Any difficulty in getting a fellowship from this residency program?
• Last year, how many Residents failed to get a fellowship?
• What type of Scut work do residents do?
• In last years ERAS / NRMP match, did you have any unfilled residency spots?
• Which areas of the city do Residents usually live?
• What is the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment?
• What is the pass percentage of your residency program in the medical specialty board exams?
• Is there a 24 hr phlebotomy team in the hospital?
• Do you get opportunities to moonlight?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the residency program?
• Do the Residents socialize and get together?
• What is the makeup of the patient population?
• Have any Residents left the residency program? If yes, why?
• Is your program open to accepting foreign medical graduates (FMG)?
• What average USMLE scores did the residency program accept last year?