Insider Medical Admissions: Interview Strategies: Don't be intimidated

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Interview Strategies: Don't be intimidated

I've had two med students recently tell me that they felt intimidated after reading postings from other applicants on the student doctor sites. In general these web sites can be very helpful; but please don't take other people's braggadocio to heart. If you think the comments are affecting your confidence take a break from reading them. You want to approach your interviews with self-assurance.

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Years of candidate selection at Harvard taught me what characteristics comprise a desirable applicant and how even bright candidates make mistakes that undermine their admissions success. I am a practicing Emergency Physician with nine years of experience training medical students, residents and fellows. I won three teaching and mentorship awards while at Harvard. Please see Insider Medical Admissions for the full array of personalized services I offer to clients applying to medical school, residency, fellowship and post baccalaureate programs.

Dr. Finkel thanks David Presser, MD, MPH for his contributions to the content of her blog entries. Dr. Presser is a practicing Emergency Physician who has written several primers for applicants to medical school and Emergency Medicine residency. Dr. Presser is a graduate of Stanford University, UCSF Medical School, the UCLA/Olive View-UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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