Meet Dr. Abdul Waheed. Dr. Waheed is a Family Medicine Residency Program Director. We discuss his early life, his interest in family medicine, what he, as a program director looks for in an applicant, the impacts of STEP 1 going Pass/ Fail, his thoughts on research experience, do program directors use any filters when reviewing applications, what is the best way to explain any gaps in an application, what are the red flags in an applicant, some tips for interview day, clinical electives vs. observerships and telerotations, applying to multiple specialties, and much more.

00:00 Meet Dr. Abdul Waheed
6:40 His interest in Family Medicine
12:20 What does he like the most about his program
16:08 His match experience
24:23 What does he, as a program director look for in an applicant?
28:11 Impacts of STEP 1 going Pass/ Fail
28:47 His thoughts on research experience
32:16 What does he look for in a personal statement?
36:37 Do program directors use any filters when reviewing applications?
40:08 What is the best way to explain any gaps in an application?
42:19 What are the red flags in an applicant?
45:23 Some tips for interview day
47:15 Clinical electives vs. observerships and telerotations
50:31 Applying to multiple specialties
54:02 What is his advice for students in the first and second year of medical school?
55:26 Should applicants take the STEP 3 exam before applying for the Match?
56:37 How does he see medicine 20 years from now?

Don't forget to like, subscribe, and press the bell icon to listen to interesting conversations every Saturday.

Follow our socials for more updates:
Instagram: https://t.co/wtzZV3WDEF
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Twitter:   / themedicaltalk_  

Anousheh's Twitter:   / anousheh_p  

Dr. Abdul Waheed's Twitter:   / waheedmd123  

ACGME Core Competencies: https://www.acc.org/educationandmee...

#themedicaltalk #medicalpodcast #mdcat #medicalschool #fcps #match #plab #pakistan #usmle #twitter #boardsandbeyond #appnaypc