Your residency personal statement is your opportunity to show a side of you that might not be easy to see in your ERAS application. A well-written personal statement can be very effective for capturing the readers’ attention and wanting to get to know you better, potentially leading to getting an interview with a program. It can also show the faculty reading it, how your experiences in medical school have shaped you into the physician you want to be for a given specialty. Let’s explore what it takes to write a strong residency personal statement.

Your residency personal statement is your opportunity to show a side of you that might not be easy to see in your ERAS application. A well-written personal statement can be very effective for capturing the readers’ attention and wanting to get to know you better, potentially leading to getting an interview with a program. It can also show the faculty reading it, how your experiences in medical school have shaped you into the physician you want to be for a given specialty. Let’s explore what it takes to write a strong residency personal statement.

Many medical schools offer mandatory “wellness” lectures and encourage students to make time for exercise, meditation, yoga, or other mindfulness-based activities. But guess what? None of that matters, because our problem is not burnout, it’s moral injury!

Becoming a medical scribe can be a great addition to not only your medical school application, but you can gain a number of important skills that will be invaluable to your medical career as a physician.

While it may be tough to get into medical school, it is doable! Do not lose faith, keep your head down and keep your eyes on the goal. These 8 mistakes are crucial as you prepare your application and if you can follow these, you’ll have a leg up.