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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Medical School Interview Thank You Notes

I recently blogged about residency interview thank you notes and realize that a similar entry would be useful for medical school applicants. In general, the same rules apply and, while these notes demostrate respect, they are never used to evaluate your candidacy. It is acceptable to compose a hand written note or to send an email if your interviewer gave you their email address. These notes should be brief; you should thank your interviewer for their time and express your interest in the school. If you discussed anything specific or "connected" on any topic, you can also mention this. Write these notes/emails within a week of your interview.

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Residency Interview Thank You Notes

I receive many queries from clients regarding thank you notes after residency interviews. The most recent program directors survey done by the National Residency Matching Program suggests that such follow up notes do not impact ranking but I still recommend that applicants send them. Expressing gratitude suggests that you are courteous and professional and therefore I always advise sending them. Since most faculty are hooked on email, it is acceptable to send thank you emails unless the program specifically instructs otherwise.

On a personal note, when I was a residency admissions officer and received such letters from applicants, they often ended up in the recycle bin even though it made a good impression. These notes never impacted the decision that I made regarding an applicant's candidacy or ranking.

So, what should you write? These notes should be brief (one or two paragraphs) unless you discussed something specific and unusual with an interviewer. You should thank the interviewer for their time, try to mention something specific from your interview and discuss what you liked about the program.

You should wait to tell a program that they are your #1 choice until the end of interview season and then write a letter of intent.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Medical School Acceptances

I wanted to offer congratulations to all MedEdits medical school clients who have interviews and medical school acceptances. As of November 3rd, 2009, many of our clients have multiple interviews and accpetances. Below is our impressive list of where our clients have interviews and where they have received accpetances (bolded).

I will be attending the Association of American Medical Colleges meeting later this week to stay up to date on all of the advances and trends in medical education and will be out of the office.

Albany Medical College

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Brown/Warren Alpert School of Medicine

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

The Commonwealth Medical College

Creighton School of Medicine

Dartmouth Medical School

Drexel University College of Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Emory University School of Medicine

Florida International University College of Medicine

Georgetown University School of Medicine

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Harvard Medical School

Indiana University School of Medicine

Jefferson Medical College

Loyola University Chicago School of Medicine

Mayo School of Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New Jersey Medical School

New York Medical College

New York University School of Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine

Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Rosalind Franklin/Chicago Medical School

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Temple University School of Medicine

Texas A & M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Tufts School of Medicine

Tufts School of Medicine - Maine Track

Tulane University School of Medicine

Uniformed Services School of Medicine

University of Alabama School of Medicine

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

University of Iowa College of Medicine

University of Kentucky School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

University of Tennessee College of Medicine

University of Texas School of Medicine at Houston

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

University of Toledo School of Medicine

University of Vermont College of Medicine

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Virginia Tech School of Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine

Wayne State School of Medicine

Weill Cornell Medical College

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Wright State University School of Medicine

Yale University School of Medicine

I am now starting to work with clients applying to medical school in 2010.
 
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