David Backman Email & Phone Number

Founded www.residencysupport.com - serve as a counselor, editor, and advisor to American and international medical students seeking support during the residency application process.• Review and edit personal statements and CVs, suggesting stylistic and syntactical changes, noting potential areas needing enhancement, and asking detailed questions to elicit additional information for future updates.• Confer with clients about USMLE scores, medical school transcripts, breaks in medical education, and related information that will be assessed by residency directors.• Suggest specific strategies for soliciting and assigning letters of recommendation.• Provide information about the nuts and bolts of using ERAS, such as correctly assigning letters of recommendation and personal statements to specific programs, choosing which residency track is the correct one, and determining a specific application timeline.• Review and assess Medical Student Performance Evaluations, sharing feedback and insight about what residency directors might learn from that document which may have not been immediately apparent. • Confer with clients about residency interviews, hypothesizing about questions that might be asked and suggesting strategies for better preparation.• Confer with clients about the Match and SOAP cycles, and help them develop rank order lists.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Supported fourth-year students during residency application process by writing the institutional assessments ("Medical Student Performance Evaluations"), developing and presenting workshops, creating and maintaining print and online resources, participating in assessment process for student ranking, and advising students in a variety of settings.• Supervised projects for two employees during student residency application process.• Co-developed and coordinated the Areas of Concentration program, advised students during project development, designed and produced Web and print resources, and initiated and implemented the annual AoC Symposium.• Served on and supported other committees in developing and assessing curricular content.• Received UCSF School of Medicine “Tier One Outstanding Performance Awards” annually from 2002 through 2007.• Received the UCSF School of Medicine's second annual "Staff Service Award" in May 2007, awarded by the Class of 2007 Teaching Awards Committee.

Greater Boston Area

• Processed 18,000 facility and event reservation requests annually, including all requests for use of the Mayer Campus Center, Cohen Auditorium, and outdoor venues; evening and weekend use of classrooms; and two passenger vans.• Regulated all off-campus vendors, approved products, set schedules, and ran Orientation Bazaar.• Developed student assistant program for the office; hired and directly supervised assistants.• Advised Freshman Class Council, guiding members through drafting a constitution and with event planning.• Assisted with production of major university events; coordinated with campus security and the Office of Community Relations.• Proposed and helped facilitate building renovations, including meeting room conversion and lobby changes.• Served on disciplinary panels called by the Dean of Students’ Office, adjudicating complaints brought by students.• Maintained Web site for the Office of Student Activities.• Co-planned Emerging Student Leaders Conference.

Greater Boston Area

• Provided financial guidance and advice to 150 student organizations.• Oversaw the allocation and usage of $650,000 in annual Student Activities fees.• Ensured compliance by organizations with Tufts Community Union Treasury, University, and federal regulations.• Held mandatory training sessions for all funded undergraduate organizations.• Advised the Tufts Community Union Judiciary and gave guidance to emerging organizations.• Assisted Graduate Student Council as it first convened and sought university recognition; later advised Treasurer.• Conducted workshops on student budgetary system for university administrators.• Designed contracts for use with outside performers and agents; negotiated contracts for university and student organizations.• Served as liaison to Tufts' General Accounting department.• Designed "Connect: The Guide to Student Organizations" in both print and online versions.• Co-designed Web site for the Office of Student Activities.