title: Student-Advising Recommendations from the Council of Residency Directors Student Advising Task Force.
abstract: Residency training in emergency medicine (EM) is highly sought after by U.S. allopathic medical school seniors; recently there has been a marked increase in the number of applications per student, raising costs for students and programs. Disseminating accurate advising information to applicants and programs could reduce excessive applying. Advising students applying to EM is a critical role for educators, clerkship directors, and program leaders (residency program director, associate and assistant program directors). A variety of advising resources is available through social media and individual organizations; however, currently there are no consensus recommendations that bridge these resources. The Council of Residency Directors (CORD) Student Advising Task Force (SATF) was initiated in 2013 to improve medical student advising. The SATF developed best-practice consensus recommendations and resources for student advising. Four documents (Medical Student Planner, EM Applicant's Frequently Asked Questions, EM Applying Guide, and EM Medical Student Advisor Resource List) were developed and are intended to support prospective applicants and their advisors. The recommendations are designed for the mid-range EM applicant and will need to be tailored to students' individual needs.
authors.affiliation: Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hillman
authors.affiliation: Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Lucienne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lutfy-Clayton
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kellogg
authors.affiliation: Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Xiao Chi
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D003376:Counseling / Q000592:standards*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D000071252:Mentoring; D008486:Physician Executives; D013337:Students, Medical; D014481:United States