Quick tip: Ensure that the email and mailing addresses you provide to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) are up-to-date, and once the interview season starts, check your spam box regularly. Many medical schools and residencies contact applicants through email, and you would not want to miss an important notification or invitation because of a simple oversight.
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The Medical School Interview: Quick Tips
Once your AMCAS and secondary essays have been submitted, getting into medical school kicks into high gear with the interview season. Because medical school admissions have become so competitive of late – especially in this weaker economy –
the medical school interview has become critical.
Here are a few quick tips – medical school interview advice – that I offer my clients: Read more ›
The Medical School Interview: Writing Thank You Notes
Once your AMCAS and secondary essays have been submitted, getting into medical school kicks into high gear with the interview season. Because medical school admissions have become so competitive of late – especially in this weaker economy –
the medical school interview has become critical.
Thank you notes can be good ways to alert institutions of your interest. They can also serve as reminders to your candidacy. Read more ›
The Medical Residency Interview: Quick Tips
Once your ERAS has been submitted, getting into residency kicks into high gear with the interview season. Because residency admissions have become so competitive of late – especially in certain specialties – the residency interview has become critical.
Here are a few quick tips that I offer my clients: Read more ›
The Medical Residency Interview: What if You Haven’t Received an Invitation?
Once your ERAS has been submitted, getting into residency kicks into high gear with the interview season. But what if you’ve completed your residency application and yet haven’t been invited to interview?
First of all, realize that residency admissions have become increasingly competitive of late. This is especially true for “lifestyle” specialties like Radiology, Opthalmology, Anesthesia and Dermatology (often termed the “ROAD”). The number of applicants in those fields and others is generally increasing, as the number of medical students continues to increase. Thus, the lack of an invite may just represent overloaded admissions offices. Read more ›
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
