Name: Jeffrey A Tabas, MD
Career Advisor for: Emergency Medicine
Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor
Best way to contact (e-mail, phone?): Email jtabas@itsa.ucsf.edu
Undergraduate & Graduate Degrees/Institutions: Brown University, B.S. Biology
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Clinical Interests/Duties: Attending Physician, SFGH Emergency Department
Cardiovascular Emergencies/ Education/ Procedural Training
Research Interests/Duties: Cardiovascular Emergencies/ Education/ Procedural Training
Personal Notes or Comments: I am very interested in helping students and residents with their careers. I have worked with students to put together programs in career advising and procedural training.

Career Information

For answers to all of the questions below about career information, please see the handout prepared by a former student, David Pressor, on the EMIG website:

1. What can students do in the 1st and 2nd years to explore and/or prepare for this career?

2. What common variations exist in the length/content of residency programs for this career?

3. What common variations exist in this career after training?

4. What is a typical work day for you (or someone else representative)?

5. What is the "culture" of this career?

6. How compatible is this career with raising a family? How is this different for men and women?

7. How important, individually, are each the following for admission to a competitive program:

a. Extra-curricular/volunteer work?
b. Research/publications?
c. Honors in third year?
d. AOA?
e. A sub-internship?
f. An externship?
g. (Other important elements to the application?)

8. What are the most important qualities or character traits for a person in this field?

9. How competitive are the residency programs in this field?

10. How competitive is the job market after residency?

11. What programs would you consider to be in the 1st tier, 2nd tier, and 3rd tier?

12. What resources (web, books, etc, besides the AMA and AAMC sites) would you recommend for students interested in learning more about this field?