FROM CLINICALS TO RESIDENCY What started on the island of Dominica in 2011 at RUSM’s basic sciences campus, ended right back at home in New Jersey for Michael McEntee, MD. After finishing his Foundations of Medicine coursework, Dr. McEntee left Dominica and flew back to the United States for clinical rotations, completing all his cores, except pediatrics, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in New York.
MICHAEL MCENTEE, MD ‘14
Internal Medicine Resident
UNDERGRADUATE Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
CORE CLINICALS St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
“They were absolutely great to me,” said Dr. McEntee of the hospital. “If you’re spending a lot of face-time with the residents there and are showing the drive to learn, they’ll let you help in simple surgical procedures, hold tools, help close surgical sites, place central lines, teach you how to intubate—you name it, I’ve probably done it.” Dr. McEntee credits RUSM’s clinical team, particularly Assistant Dean, Clinical Student Affairs, Gary Belotzerkovsky, for supporting him every step of the way.
“Ever since I enrolled, I knew that I was trying to match to a residency in New Jersey, to be close to home”
“They went above and beyond to try and make everyone get exactly what they wanted,” he said of the team. “In fact, Gary personally helped me schedule one of my elective rotations. There was never a time that I felt someone wasn’t there either actively trying to address an issue or working on that issue and keeping us updated.” What McEntee wanted, was to come back home to practice medicine. His first choice match: Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ—just 30 miles from his hometown in North Brunswick, NJ. “Ever since I enrolled, I knew that I was trying to match to a residency in New Jersey, to be close to home,” he said.
RESIDENCY
McEntee got what he wanted, and attributes his success to RUSM.
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ
“Ross provides you with an opportunity that a lot of other places may not give you,” he says. “And you can go as far as you’re willing to take yourself. As long as you’re willing to put in the work, there’s nothing you’ll need that Ross can’t provide [to prepare you for the residency match].”
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