Your Medical School Admission or Residency Match May Boil Down to How You Sit at Your Interview

For those of you who have never watched this TED talk, hunker down with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy. Professor Amy Cuddy is Harvard Business School faculty, and her TED talk reached 2 million views within 2 months of being posted. Dr. Cuddy argues that your body language affects how people (interviewers) perceive you. This video is instructive, funny, and sad. It's worth the 21 minutes.

Medical School and Residency Interview Tips

For those of you starting to prepare for interviews, check out my entry here on the Varsity Tutors blog.

Don't Rush that Residency Application

As of yesterday, applicants can begin applying to ACGME accredited residency programs through myERAS. Getting your application in early is a help, but make sure you don't rush it if it's not in its final form. Take an extra week to make sure you submit your best work.

Residency Match Data

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has recently updated their website. It's still easy to navigate, but some web pages have been replaced with newer ones. Here is the NRMP data page, which includes some current reports on the 2013 residency Match.

Getting Into Med School and the Residency Match Can Hinge on a Single Day

Make sure to watch this - the third of the Insider Medical Admissions Guru on the Go© stop motion video series on interview tips. This one, called “Dine but Don’t Wine,” helps pre-meds and medical students avoid a common, painful error when navigating the interview day. Check out my Youtube station for more of these videos.