2410, 2019

Residency Match: How to Succeed (P4)

Steven Tsoraides MD/ October 24, 2019/ Medical Students

Part 4: Nail the Interview So now you know what you want and you’ve done your homework. You spent countless hours envisioning your future and the perfect program. You can see yourself walking down the halls of the perfect setting for training. Only one thing stands in your way: The Interview. As you’ve heard time and time again, the application gets you an interview. The interview is often what makes the difference. Yes, many programs may have pre-determined metrics that put you at an advantage or disadvantage before they’ve even met you. This does not mean you can’t improve your fate. I know for sure the interview CAN HARM YOU if you are not well prepared or if you convey any of the following: Too arrogant Poor social skills Poor language skills Dispassionate Disingenuous Untruthful Unintelligent Condesending Lazy Sloppy On the other

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1510, 2019

Residency Match: How to Succeed (P3)

Steven Tsoraides MD/ October 15, 2019/ Medical Students

Part 3: Do Your Homework Just because you completed your CV in ERAS don’t think that your work is done. Thought you could tune out for a while? Wrong. Remember all those goals you worked on defining? You need to have a very clear understanding of which programs are best suited to help you accomplish your goals. Picking the wrong programs to look at may mean a very different course in life. Now that you know what you want, find out where to get it. Too many applicants are using a “shot gun” approach to choosing programs: Apply to as many programs as you can and see what happens. Well this is a rather insecure and immature approach to something you have been working on your whole life. Not many other professionals apply to 60 jobs and hope for the best. This

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