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MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RESIDENCY INTERVIEWS: “TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.” 15 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm
I am not sure if any surveys have been conducted to determine how many medical admissions officers start medical school and residency interviews with this request but, based on my experience, I can te...
The Residency Interview: Who Screens My ERAS Application? 13 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
Typically only one to three people per program are responsible for screening residency applications, and how they do it is important to understand. Since some programs may have up to 500 (or even 1...
Residency Applications and Plagiarism 8 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm
I am not surprised by the results of a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that discovered evidence of plagiarism in 5.2% of residency applications. This finding was more common i...
MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS AND STORYTELLING 7 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Storytelling is at the core of the profession of medicine – it is often the first exchange between doctor and patient as they begin their relationship. Similarly, when you tell your story during medic...
MEDICAL SCHOOL SECONDARY ESSAYS 5 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
I heard I should complete all of my secondary essays within 24 hours of receiving them. I heard the secondaries don’t matter. I heard the secondaries are the most important part of the application. N...
Getting into Residency: What Are The Most Important Factors? 1 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
Residency Match: Important Factors Read my article on the Student Doctor Network about what factors are most important for getting into residency. Click Here to read the article. Click above t...
HOW DO I APPROACH SECONDARY ESSAYS? 31 Jul 2013 | 05:16 pm
A client wrote me today and asked: “Dr. Freedman, I am confused about my secondary essays. What should I write about?” I encourage clients to read secondary essay prompts carefully. Many applicants d...
July Medical School Interviews 30 Jul 2013 | 06:17 pm
It may only be July 30th, but MedEdits clients already have medical school interview invitations!!! We congratulate our students and see this as a good sign of things to come! However, it is still...
MEDICAL SCHOOL INTERVIEW MYTHS 29 Jul 2013 | 05:34 pm
Some pitfalls of the medical school interview are obvious: Don’t ramble, don’t say “um” too much, don’t be rude to people, don’t chew gum and don’t greet your interviewer like this: “Hey Dave. It i...
THE MULTIPLE MINI INTERVIEW (MMI): Do extroverts have an advantage? 27 Jul 2013 | 05:43 pm
A study about personality type and performance on the multiple mini interview (MMI) found that extroverts do well in this format and that exhibiting extroversion and agreeableness boosts the likeliho...
