Some notes from our 4th year panel last night:
1) Ways to get around your school's limits on away rotations
a) Do a “research” month somewhere you want to go
b) Use weeks off to get a feel for the program, just contact the people at the program beforehand
2) Get a blackberry, iPhone or other smartphone. When it comes time for interviews, hospitals will send out an email to 100 students, the first 80 students to schedule an email will be interviewed the rest won’t
3) How do you have a chance to match out west/east etc (a region where you aren't in medical school)?
a) Rotate in the region
b) Better chances if you are from out there
c) “I like the weather” is a bad answer if they ask why you want to come here
4) Be prepared for crazy questions on interviews
a) Tell us a joke
b) Do puzzles while answering questions
7) Letters of recommendation
a) Most places only want to look at ortho letters
8) Step 1 advice
a) Average nationwide is 231 for those who matched
b) People from have matched with a 217 on Step 1…and a 250 on Step 2, can use the Step 2 to make up for a low Step 1
c) Vastly different views on how to prepare, do what’s best for you
One just read = 256
One did all questions = 255
d) Once you get an interview, all the scores go out the window and everyone is on an even playing field
9) Interview trail
a) Rank all programs that you would rather go to than sit around for a year if you don’t match
b) Don’t rank multiple specialties unless you would be happy doing either, there are lot’s of miserable radiologists that really only wanted to do ortho
c) Be ready to answer the question, “What would you do if you didn’t match this year?”
10) Your school's alumni
a) Contact people for free places to stay, i.e. many doctors will put you up for a month in another town for free during your rotations, the school has a directory
1) Ways to get around your school's limits on away rotations
a) Do a “research” month somewhere you want to go
b) Use weeks off to get a feel for the program, just contact the people at the program beforehand
2) Get a blackberry, iPhone or other smartphone. When it comes time for interviews, hospitals will send out an email to 100 students, the first 80 students to schedule an email will be interviewed the rest won’t
3) How do you have a chance to match out west/east etc (a region where you aren't in medical school)?
a) Rotate in the region
b) Better chances if you are from out there
c) “I like the weather” is a bad answer if they ask why you want to come here
4) Be prepared for crazy questions on interviews
a) Tell us a joke
b) Do puzzles while answering questions
7) Letters of recommendation
a) Most places only want to look at ortho letters
8) Step 1 advice
a) Average nationwide is 231 for those who matched
b) People from have matched with a 217 on Step 1…and a 250 on Step 2, can use the Step 2 to make up for a low Step 1
c) Vastly different views on how to prepare, do what’s best for you
One just read = 256
One did all questions = 255
d) Once you get an interview, all the scores go out the window and everyone is on an even playing field
9) Interview trail
a) Rank all programs that you would rather go to than sit around for a year if you don’t match
b) Don’t rank multiple specialties unless you would be happy doing either, there are lot’s of miserable radiologists that really only wanted to do ortho
c) Be ready to answer the question, “What would you do if you didn’t match this year?”
10) Your school's alumni
a) Contact people for free places to stay, i.e. many doctors will put you up for a month in another town for free during your rotations, the school has a directory
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