Archive for 'Interviewing' Category
Advice for Match List Creation
1. Don’t panic if the interview invites come late. Both times I received interview invitations from great programs after the dean’s letter came out. Some programs send invitations later than others. 5. Look beyond intern year. On a related note, probe deeper into what the program will offer you in the long run. Ask residents [...]
Forum Filter: Travel Tips for Residency Interview Season
If you’re tall or otherwise picky about airplane seats, use seatguru.com to understand the seat layout of your flight. Seatguru will warn you about equipment boxes under the seat in front of you, cold seats, or seats with a lot of bathroom traffic. For overnight flights, don’t take the sleeping pill until the airplane is [...]
Advice for the Interview Day
Take your seat promptly and place your items next to or below you. Sit up straight but don’t lean forward too much. Make sure both feet are on the ground and your arms are relaxed by your side. Basically, your posture should convey quiet confidence. And keep smiling! The key here is to be clear [...]
Flying the Interview Trail – Southwest Airline's Halloween Super Savers
Southwest offers a number of airfares at competitive rates in participating cities. Medical Students approaching the interview trail may find this list of autumn flights useful in their planning. Southwest Halloween Route List
Common Residency Interview Questions (Part II)
Why do you wish to join our residency program? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Where do you see yourself in ten years, after your residency? Do you have any medical research experience? What made you join medicine? What made you choose this residency specialty (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Family practice, OB/GYN, Anesthesiology etc.)? If [...]
How to Succeed During Residency Interviews
By Jessica Freedman, MD of MedEdits: The question “why THIS specialty” will undoubtedly come up at every interview, and your answer to this question must be clear and well thought out. Don’t just say the obvious, but try for a response that will set you apart from other applicants. For example, as the associate program [...]
Addressing Mediocre Board Scores during Interviews
Dr. William James (University of Pennsylvania)… I think there are people that have a pretty darn good record, and unfortunately they say things like “Well, my boards could have been better, but you know I had this happen in my personal life.” Basically, they’re apologizing. They may have gotten 80% honors grades and yet they’re [...]
Expert Advice for Residency Interviewing
Kendra Campbell offers 10 helpful interviewing tips 5) Be prepared for questions. There are many great resources on the web with lists of common residency interview questions (you can check out some from the AAMC here). You should try and go though most of them and come up with an idea of an answer. 7) [...]
Resume: Creating a Medical CV
Laura Brammar: Being able to provide evidence of skills and abilities is vital in order to produce an excellent CV… It is not enough to simply list your experience; instead you need to provide examples of when you have used the core skills required for the post. Many applicants fail to provide the best example [...]
The Cost of Residency Application
From MedObsession… Application Fees $290 – ERAS fee for 30 programs in 1 specialty ($60 for 10 programs, $8 each for 11-20, $15 each for 21-30) $60 – USMLE transcript fee $40 – NRMP registration fee Transportation $2069 – 10 plane flights (it pays to cluster interviews regionally if you can) $141 – rental car [...]