Documents To Keep Ready!

Both you and me know very well that any chance of success on the post-match scramble depends heavily on having an edge over the others and advance preparations. Here's a list of the documents you can begin to keep prepared - you will be faxing these documents to programs on that day ! Why ? coz' ERAS is only used for the Match - not for the Post-Match Scramble.

(Technically, ERAS can and may still be used for the match , but given the meagre 24-hours that program directors have to fill empty slots, fax / phones are more promising equipments !)

The Document List:

1. Your Personal Statement - But you already wrote it during ERAS applications , right ? Yeah - BUT that was in a format that works for ERAS. You still need to copy-paste that personal statement to a fresh word documents, do some good formatting with fonts, line spacing, etc. so that it does not spread beyond One and half Word pages. Additionally, insert an header with your name and the specialty your statement is for.

Note: If the personal statement that you rushed in for ERAS applications sucked very bad, then it is a good idea to work on it now and give it some life for the post-match :-) . Follow the list of pointers to self-assess your statement compiled at http://PSprotocol.blogspot.com

2. A Professional Looking Cirriculum Vitae (CV) - again the above logic applies for why you need a separate CV despite having already submitted one through ERAS. Some people even copy-paste their entire CAF from their ERAS accounts and use it as a standard CV

3. Letters of Recommendation: Request another copy set of letters to be sent to you by your letter-writters, if they had mailed the letters to ERAS directly without sending you a copy! Keep in mind that this will take 10-20 days depending on where your recommenders are, so do this NOW and be ready.

4. Dean's Letter or the MPSE Sample Dean's Letter format!

5. Med School Transcript

6. ECFMG Certificate