Dominate the Match - Episode 2: "Choose Me"

Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Science, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Education

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Personal Statements and Letters of Recommendations- two things that can make or break any residency or fellowship application. Join our education fellow, Dr. Jessica Millar, Dr. David Hughes, and Dr. Gifty Kwakye as they discuss what makes a truly great personal statement and how to compile a strong team for your letters of recommendation.

Guests:
David Hughes, MD- Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program Director- University of Michigan
GIfty Kwakye, MD, MPH- Clinical Assistant Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Surgical Clerkship Director- University of Michigan

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0:36.0	Behind the knife, the surgery podcast.
0:39.0	Relevant and engaging content to sign to help you dominate the day.
0:44.0	Welcome back to Behind the Knife and part two of our Dominate the Match series.
0:57.0	I'm Jessica Malar, one of the new Behind the Knife education fellows,
1:00.0	and a PGY for General Surgery resident at the University of Michigan.
1:04.0	In our last episode, we talked about the application process and the nuts and bolts of applying for General Surgery residency.
1:11.0	Now it's time to move on to everyone's favorite part of the application, the personal statement.
1:16.0	I don't know about you, but when writing my personal statement, I was met with anxiety, writers' block, and a lot of red ink.
1:23.0	As medical students and senior residents across the country prepare their personal statements for this upcoming residency and fellowship application cycle,
1:30.0	we wanted to go over tips and tricks for writing a solid personal statement.
1:34.0	So today, once again, I'm joined by Dr. David Hughes, Endocrine Surgeon and Residency Program Director at the University of Michigan.
1:41.0	In addition, we're joined by Dr. Gifty Kwache, Collaractyl Surgeon and Surgical Clarkship Director for the University of Michigan.
1:48.0	Thank you both so much for being here.
1:50.0	Alright, everyone's favorite, the personal statement.
1:54.0	Let's start by going over the basic formatting and bones of what your personal statement should include, starting with, how long should your personal statement be?
2:03.0	No more than a page long.
2:05.0	I have like a short attention span.
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