1. Carrie Saviano,C-TAGME
GME Innovations ©

2. The "Oh No!!!" Moment
 Register for ERAS
 Register for NRMP -institution must be first
 Check your compliment numbers !!!
 Mark deadlines on your To Do List

3. New Match Cycle Concerns…
 Time table is 7 weeks shorter
 Finding available faculty, meeting rooms and dates
 Fitting applicants into the weekly ‘interview day’
 Reduced faculty due to vacation schedules
 Senior fellows involvement with orientation as well as
interview sessions
 Applicants scheduling travel plans on short notice
 Reviewing hundreds of applications in 4 weeks
 Rescheduling cancellations

4. New Match Cycle Suggestions…
 Inform EVERYONE of time table - about 7 weeks shorter
 Arrange and book dates, rooms, faculty in July before ERAS opens
 Offer multiple options for interviews (not just every Monday)
 Discuss with faculty the need to hold dates & times to avoid issues
with vacations
 Branch out to other faculty members for interviewing
 Hold workshops for new faculty interviewers
 Have senior and junior fellows involved in the interview day
 Schedule interviews as soon as they are selected to help ease last
minute travel plans
 Create a key core of reviewers to speed up the selection process
 Hold workshops on tips for selection criteria
 Plan for 'extra' days in the event of cancellations

5. After the Match…
How to fit 12 months of work into 6 months!

6. Suggestions…
 Have your on-boarding paperwork ready to send
(checklists)
 Give hard due dates and follow-up (constantly)
 Inform HR about the new timeline
 Make sure GME office is ready with signed contracts
 Start the visa process immediately
 Have packets ready to send regarding relocation:
housing & area schools
 Inform occupational health to send out medical
clearance & history forms asap

7. Words of wisdom…
 Prepare for this year round
 Educate the faculty to be informed participants
 Review applicant packet materials in January
 Ask your GME office to prepare contracts in
November
 Inform HR, Immigration Council, Occupational
Health of the new timeline
 Get everyone involved with pre-recruitment activities

8. Sharing Best Practices…
 What worked for your programs this year?
 What didn’t work for your programs this year?
 What suggestions would you like to share?