Category Archives: Fellowship programs

Personal Statements: A few tips for the hopeful applicant

Imagine, if you will, the thrills and joys of being a residency/fellowship program director. Your day is long, full of countless responsibilities—and during the ERAS application process this delightful list of responsibilities grows even longer. Come mid-afternoon you feel like … Continue reading

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Avoiding the Cliché Personal Statement

Terry is one of the staff of writers for The Doctor Job. Do you need your personal statement edited, or do you need help in writing one from the beginning? Click here for more information. “Why I want to be … Continue reading

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Putting the “personal” into your personal statement

Terry is one of the staff of writers for The Doctor Job. Do you need your personal statement edited, or do you need help in writing one from the beginning? Click here for more information. One of the biggest problems … Continue reading

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Should poor test scores/grades be mentioned in a personal statement?

Terry is one of the staff of writers for The Doctor Job. Do you need your personal statement edited, or do you need help in writing one from the beginning? Click here for more information. There is no simple “yes” … Continue reading

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Residency and fellowship program directors

There are two types of program directors. First, the bad ones. They just don’t care anymore. They’ve lost the desire to help their residents or fellows and just see them as cheap labor to be exploited and used until they … Continue reading

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