We are currently looking for talented students with an interest in medical education to be involved in First Aid and USMLERx projects.

This is a great opportunity to learn about the authoring and publication process - great experience if you ever want to publish a book of your own someday. You can even receive publication credit and a small stipend too! The time commitment is minimal to moderate and fairly flexible around your schedule.

Ideal applicants are those who are enthusiastic about teaching others and who have a keen eye for detail and the written word, a good working knowledge of Word and Adobe Acrobat, and you must have Internet access.

If you think you might be a good fit, we invite you to find out more. To let us know about your interest please email us at firstaidteam@yahoo.com and be sure to include the following: A current CV, your school, what year you are currently in, date of your USMLE Step 1 exam, date of your Step 2 (if applicable), and the reason for your interest.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The First Aid/USMLERx Team

The First Aid Team is looking for a motivated student to take over the responsibilities of running www.firstaidteam.com! Send an email with a resume to us at firstaidteam@yahoo.com

The Job

1. Year long commitment to managing the content of this blog, including working with members of other projects to publish updates to various editions of the First Aid texts.
2. Independently researching issues affecting students studying for the Boards and creating timely blog posts (NBME website, ECFMG, student forums, etc.)

The Perks

1. Authorship credit in the First Aid for the USMLE Step 1
2. Generous stipend
3. Opportunity to work with First Aid authors and develop relationships for future projects

The Applicant

1. Passionate about medical education and helping fellow students
2. Comfort with HTML, Wordpress, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Word
3. Experience blogging a big plus!
4. Basic ability in image editing
5. Organized, dependable, and able to work with a team.