The residency interview season is upon us, and I think both applicants and programs alike are curious about how it will pan out. This is the first year that interviews are entirely virtual, which has its pros and cons. The pros include saving enormous amounts of money and time not having to travel to interviews, […]
Residency Application – The ERAS Headshot
Something that is an important part of the ERAS application but I find many people forget about is the application headshot. Many choose to use their hospital badge picture and crop it to size requirement, but I opted to ask a friend who runs his own photography business to take my photo. Even though it […]
Residency Application – The Personal Statement
Working on the residency application process is not as easy and quick as I imagined it to be, because I have been slacking quite a bit on the part I dread the most – the personal statement. After working on an initial draft and receiving feedback from several people, I have decided to entirely scrap […]