This page offers prospective residents a compiled list of residency search and interview resources that have appeared in both APMA News and Your APMA.
Candid advice from three residency directors for students and unmatched graduates as they prepare for the CASPR-CRIP cycle.
In this APMA News feature, residency directors offer firsthand advice to students and graduates about preparation for the Centralized Application Service for Podiatric Residencies/Centralized Residency Interview Program (CASPR/CRIP) match process. Residency directors also provide their honest input about what distinguishes successful candidates for their programs.
From July/August 2014 through February 2015, APMA News also included "Dr. Green's Top 10 Tips to Earn a Residency Interview" as a monthly feature.
Read the entire series of interviews and tips below.
Residency Director: Keep Calm and Carry On
Keith Luper, DPM; Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans (March 2015)
Residency Director: Go the Extra Mile
Paul Stone, DPM; Highlands/Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center/The Colorado Health Foundation, Denver (February 2015)
Residency Director: Communication, Organization Imperative
Emily Cook, DPM, MPH, CPH; Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA (January 2015)
Dr. Green's Top 10 Tips to Earn a Residency Interview
Joseph Green, DPM; Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ (January 2015)
Do Your Homework
Jeffrey Klemes, DPM; Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (November/December 2014)
Previously Unmatched Graduates Can Make the Best Residents
Ceasar Irby, DPM; Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT (October 2014)
Dr. Green's Top 10 Tips to Earn a Residency Interview
Joseph Green, DPM; Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ (September 2014)
There's More to the Match Than Academics
Michael J. Trepal, DPM; SUNY Downstate Medical Center–University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY (July/August 2014)
Special Edition: Advice from Previously Unmatched Graduates
Mark Domaas, DPM, and Aaron Warnock, DPM (June 2014)
Residency Director to Students: Be Selective About Clerkships
Keith Cook, DPM; University Hospital, Newark, NJ (May 2014)
Residency Director Shares His Experience Hiring a Previously Unmatched Graduate
Kirk Geter, DPM; Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Residency Programs: Just Like Any Employer Looking for a Great Employee
Roya Mirmiran, DPM; New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care Systems and Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Albuquerque, NM (March 2014)
Seeking the 'Total Package' in a Resident
Barney Greenberg, DPM; Memorial Regional Hospital South, Hollywood, FL (February 2014)
Dr. Ford Shares His Top Three Criteria for Residency Candidates
Timothy C. Ford, DPM; Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthCare, Louisville, KY (January 2014)
Residency Director of 35 Years Shares His Wisdom with Graduates
Stuart Wertheimer, DPM; St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit (November/December 2013)
Residency Director to Candidates: Do Your Homework
John Marcoux, DPM; St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc. (October 2013)
Out of the Classroom and into the Fire: Planning for Clerkships and Residency
Emily Cook, DPM, MPH, CPH (November/December 2014)
Holy #$&*—I'm Scrambling???
Erin Klein, DPM (March 2014)