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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