Residency program directors have different interpretations of the National Resident Matching Program rules regarding post-interview contact with candidates and occasionally violate those rules, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Continue reading
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Have You Applied to Enough Residency Programs 2012?
Use the numbers in the chart to guide you to as to whether you have submitted enough applications to your specialty and transition year. If you are a top student in your class and are applying to a less competitive specialty, then you may not need to submit as many applications as indicated on this chart. Continue reading
Questions to Help You Develop Content for Your Personal Statement
Do some inner assessment to help you begin your personal statement. This exercise is also helpful for interview season. This will help you generate ideas, stories, and themes for your personal statement.
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Elements of Personal Statements That Annoy Faculty Readers
Over the years that I have edited personal statements for students and worked with faculty on selection committees, I have encountered a few things that faculty often see in essays and find annoying. Sometimes it is due to overuse or lack of proper use, while other elements are aggravating because the content is insulting to the reader.
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Things to Think About When Getting Started on Your Personal Statement
Hello, Senior medical students. It’s time to get started writing your personal statements for your ERAS application. ERAS opens September 15th this year, and it takes several weeks to write and perfect your personal statement; so let’s get started now.
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Creating Your Personal Statement
It can be challenging to write about yourself, especially if you have it in your head that it has to perfect. That blank computer screen or piece of paper seems to be challenging you, daring you to try to meet its expectations with your words and phrases.
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What Programs Rank as Important in Residency Applicants: NRMP Survey Results
Here is an NRMP publication that I wanted to share with you. It is a jewel filled with wonderful data that can help students make informed decisions in planning for electives, research, international service, board exams, etc. when creating the best applicant profile for residency match...
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