Tips & Professional Advisory for Residency Applications with Dr. Varun Agrawal

Dr Varun Agrawal who goes by the name Dr Ed is a nephrologist and internist in a university hospital in Burlington VT where besides clinical practice, he is actively involved in medical education of the students, residents and fellows. Being an international medical graduate, he understands the special challenges that IMGs face in their transition to a new work culture in the US. He started Ed4MedUS.com in the fall of 2019, an online educational consultancy site to help guide medical graduates in their journey to pursue a US medical residency. He focuses on conducting online practice interviews for applicants preparing for the residency interview and has received very positive feedback on how useful these practice interviews have been when compared to the real interview with a program director or faculty. He is expanding his services this year by helping edit and review the personal statements and resume that are essential to apply to residency programs. He runs a very active Facebook page and group where he posts daily content on the news and events concerning residency application and the match. More than 1000 members follow him in the Facebook group and more choose to join each day. He is very involved in educational research especially burnout and emotional well-being in graduate medical education. He has written original research papers, review papers, case reports, editorials, textbook chapters and has been invited to present talks at national and internationally acclaimed conferences.