3 New Interview Experiences Added : 2009 Match
Thanks to submittors - these have been sitting there since a week of more now and I hope more will be entered soon. The 2009 Interview season should be full swing now - Rememeber the usuals !:
- be yourself, take sometime to discover what is unique about you and talk bout that / project that on the interview...give them something to remember you.
- prepare points instead of full memorized statements for common residency interview questions in advance.
- carry printed questions with you to ask interviewers
- do study the faculty who will be interviewing you and yeah
- not only google the program and the interviewing faculty, but also google yourself...Why ? here's why ! :-)
Here are the latest entries made by readers on the Residency Interview Experiences Database
Internal Medicine
- St. Barnabas, NY
- Harbor Hospital
Family Medicine
- Univ Buffalo, NY
Read, contribute your own and all get helped :-)
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 12:28 PM
Comments on "3 New Interview Experiences Added : 2009 Match"
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Anonymous said ... (October 6, 2008 9:45 AM) :
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Anonymous said ... (October 10, 2008 3:37 PM) :
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Anonymous said ... (November 9, 2008 7:13 PM) :
Post Your Comment !hey digi doc,
is it possible to add a sort function to the interview database. due to you popularity ;)
there are a lot of interview experiences and it would be great if you can sort them by year, alphabetical also :D
thanks for the great work!
I wanted to know something, I have Mild Hearing Impairment(less than 40%) in ONE ear as I had chronic mastoiditis and cholesteatoma in my childhood which has been subsequently repaired by Tympanoplasty and Ossicular Chain reconstruction.
So is that going to be a problem for USMLE? Can they disqualify me for this? Or are there any physical check ups during the entire procedure between me sitting for Step 1 and at the end completeing my residency and working in USA?
Bottomline is what are the obstacles I might face for this Mild Hearing Impairment and how can I overcome them?
Thank you.
Dear Anonymous with Hearing Loss:
I also have a bilateral hearing loss and have also chosen medicine as my profession. First, I strongly encourage you to see your circumstances as a challenge that you have successfully overcome. Do not get discouraged. If others stand in your way because of ignorance, be persistent and teach them until they are not threatened. Regarding the USMLE exams, the first two (Step 1 and Step 2 CK) are computer-based exams that test your knowledge, not your hearing. Step 2 CS is clinical scenarios that you must work through. I encourage you to practice how you perform interviews and physical exams, accounting for how you will auscultate various sounds. In the U.S. it is against the law to discriminate against someone with a disability, therefore the NBME must assess your ability to successfully perform each task. I have passed the USMLE Steps 1 and 2 and am applying to residency programs at this time. I am doing everything I can to look forward with optimism. For more information, please visit the website for the Assciation of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss (AMPHL) at www.amphl.org. Good Luck!