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Medical school’s out for summer?

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Remember your summer days growing up? Laying out beside the community pool, chasing the ice cream truck down the cul-de-sac, sleeping in, staying up late watching movies. That was the life—was being the operative word in that sentence.
Med students, go ahead and mourn those lazy summer days because you probably won’t see them [...]

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Tags: Choosing a specialty · Foreign Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements · Residency programs

Personal Statements: A few tips for the hopeful applicant

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

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 collapsing on a couch and watching the Office episode you Tivoed from the [...]

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Tags: FMGs and IMGs · Fellowship programs · Foreign Medical Graduates · International Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements · Residency programs

Medical specialties: think before you choose

June 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

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.
Once in a while when I am assisting a medical student or FMG with a personal statement for residency [...]

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Tags: Choosing a specialty · FMGs and IMGs · Foreign Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements · Residency programs

Avoiding the Cliché Personal Statement

May 11th, 2007 · No Comments

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 a doctor” by John Q. Medical Student
I love helping people…
I want to save lives…
I [...]

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Tags: FMGs and IMGs · Fellowship programs · International Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements · Residency programs

Putting the “personal” into your personal statement

May 10th, 2007 · No Comments

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 I see with personal statements is that they are rather impersonal. All too often [...]

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Tags: FMGs and IMGs · Fellowship programs · Foreign Medical Graduates · International Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements · Residency programs

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

May 8th, 2007 · No Comments

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” or “no” answer to this question. Whether or not to bring up your poor [...]

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Tags: Choosing a specialty · FMGs and IMGs · Fellowship programs · Foreign Medical Graduates · International Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements · Residency programs

What to do if you didn’t Match

March 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Kelly 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.
If you are a medical student or an FMG, finding out that you didn’t Match can feel overwhelming. [...]

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Tags: FMGs and IMGs · Foreign Medical Graduates · International Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements

Personal statements for medical students and FMGs (foreign medical graduates)

March 1st, 2007 · No Comments

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.
You can find a similar article with samples of personal statements, on The Doctor Job main site by clicking [...]

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Tags: FMGs and IMGs · Foreign Medical Graduates · International Medical Graduates · Medical Students · Personal Statements