Insider Medical Admissions: Promises, Promises

Monday, January 30, 2012

Promises, Promises

As we approach the Match, I want to remind applicants that - although residency directors (RDs) are permitted to express strong interest in candidates - RDs' comments should not be interpreted as promises regarding rank.

Here is the NRMP's Statement of Professionalism that reviews violations and "misleading communications." The document is clearly written with examples of problematic interactions between RDs and applicants.

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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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