I’ve been chatting with a few clients recently about what they should wear for their residency and medical school interviews. Check out this less-than-one-minute stop-motion animated Insider Medical Admissions Guru on the Go© video “Spiffy Tie for the Dull Guy” for some professional advice.
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Won’t Hire a Chef Who Hasn’t Been in the Kitchen
Pre-meds, as you prepare your candidacy – either for this year’s application cycle or one in the future – please recall that it is absolutely critical that you have clinical experience to be a competitive applicant. Even excellent grades and MCAT scores rarely overcome the limitations of a lack of patient contact. See my less-than-one-minute Guru on the Go® video below “Med Schools, No Patience for No Patients” for a quick review of this topic.
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Medical School and Residency Personal Statement Start Time Has Arrived
Now that we’re seeing the end of March, it’s time to get started on your medical school and residency personal statements. Do not be one of those applicants who is panicking because s/he did not plan enough time to craft an outstanding essay.
If you think your earnest desire to be a doctor is enough to get you into medical school or your great medical school evaluations will vault you into residency, take a look at these Guru on the Go® videos :).
No Ring, No Thing
Residency applicants, please take a look at this Guru on the Go© video. Remember that promises made by a residency director during the interview process should not affect your rank list in any way.
Dine But Don’t Whine
Many residency programs and medical schools are now offering applicants an opportunity to get to know their institutions through social events before the interview day – dinners or optional happy hours, for example. While I would recommend attending these events to score social points and familiarize yourself with the programs, please do remember that what you say can be repeated. Be discrete about your plans and preferences.
Take a look at this quick Guru on the Go® video for more information.
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
