Residency Guidance
Date : August 17, 2025
The Myanmar American Education Society, Inc.
Guidance for Residency, 2025
8-17-2025, Sunday (8:30 AM – 12 Noon)
Program Agenda
8:30 – 8:50 AM – Registration and Attendance, Zoom Online
8:50 – 9 AM – Introduction, Dr. Thant Zin, President, MAMES
9 – 9:30 AM
How and what to prepare for Residency Interview
Dr. Alfred Leong
Associate Program Director and Vice Chief
Department of Medicine, Ambulatory Care, NYP-BMH
Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine
9:30 – 10 AM
Tips for Interviewing
Dr. Alvin Htut
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
10 – 10:30 AM
What is the Program looking for in an applicant
Dr. Lewis Krata
Program Director, Department of Pediatrics, Brooklyn Hospital
10:30 – 11 AM
How to create an eye-catching Personal Statement
Dr. Emily Leong
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas
11 – 11:30 AM
ERAS Application
Dr. Myat Myat Mon
Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY
Physician Advisor
11:30 – 12 Noon
Open Forum and Discussion
Q&A
Advice from Attendings, Fellows and Residents