It’s been a while since my last Mailbag… but recently I received a few questions about residency applications in general and the personal statement in particular, and it felt like a good opportunity to publicly clean out the old inbox.
PERSONAL STATEMENT FAQs:
1:34 - Should I write a creative personal statement?
6:32 - Should I share sensitive personal information in my personal statement?
8:42 - Do I have to include a patient encounter in my personal statement?
12:15 - Should I discuss my USMLE failure in my personal statement?
19:39 - Should I write program-specific personal statements?
22:36 - Is it okay to use a two-page personal statement?
24:16 - How do I make my personal statement better?
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MUSIC:
“Clutch,” by Nicolas Major.
