Dr. Gabriel Bosslet, Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department at Indian University, recently wrote a Twitter thread where he details his views on what constitutes a good Personal Statement for Fellowship applicants. While there was resounding disagreements, several of his arguments were quite valid, and are likely to be reflected in many PDs, across Fellowship and USMLE Residency programs. This is a brief reflection on his twitter thread.
Tag: USMLE
USMLE in times of Trump: How did the IMGs fare this time around?
Given the stance taken by the 45th President of the United States, many graduates from International Medical Schools were apprehensive about the outcome of the USMLE match this year. The apprehensions were reflected by the fact that for the first time since 2013 there was a dip in the number of total applicants as well … Continue reading USMLE in times of Trump: How did the IMGs fare this time around?
Meet Your Match: USMLE Match 2014 Interview #3: Meet the Little Rock-Star!
I had embarked on a project to write about people and their experience of cracking the USMLE puzzle this year, and had asked matchers to fill in a short, and some would say idiosyncratic, survey, to know about the stories behind their success. Often, we get lost in the rationalisations of scores, LORs, CVs, profiles … Continue reading Meet Your Match: USMLE Match 2014 Interview #3: Meet the Little Rock-Star!
Meet Your Match: USMLE Match 2014 Interview #2: Cleve-land Ahoy!
This is the second post of the series where I talk to (and about) people who have successfully matched and reached the culmination of their USMLE Journey. I have previously talked about a friend who had matched in Houston. Today, I will present the words of wisdom shared by another friend who has matched into, … Continue reading Meet Your Match: USMLE Match 2014 Interview #2: Cleve-land Ahoy!
Meet Your Match: USMLE Match 2014 Interview #1 – Houston, you have a Resident!
This is a series in which I post about the confessions of the USMLE matchers this year. I had encouraged people to fill in their responses to a series of questions posted here, in order that I could transcribe them into short narratives for people interested to know more about the match. If you have … Continue reading Meet Your Match: USMLE Match 2014 Interview #1 – Houston, you have a Resident!
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