As you all may know by now, I’m applying to general surgery programs, and I am very adamant about becoming a surgeon. So much so, that “if you couldn’t be a surgeon, what would you be” gives me much pause. I don’t know, frankly, if there would be a career in medicine that would give […]
My Journey: The SOAP
For those who don’t know, the SOAP (Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program) is a program designed to help applicants who didn’t match find a spot at programs who had unfilled spots. Unfilled categorical general surgery spots are very rare and there were almost none this year. On the other hand, there are usually hundreds of […]