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TOP 10 MEDICAL SCHOOL PERSONAL
STATEMENT WRITING TIPS

1. Don’t Resort to Clichés.
Every year, medical school admissions officers read thousands of variations of
this sentence: "I want to be a doctor so I can help people." It’s
undoubtedly true in most instances, yet it inevitably fails because it reveals
nothing unique about the individual applicant. If you demonstrate a penchant for
helping others by describing specific activities–community service, for
example–it will become unnecessary to declare that desire, as it will already
be clear. Every doctor helps people, so focus on the specific actions you have
taken.

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Why
Medicine? Essay

My earliest impression of medicine occurred when
my mother repeatedly required the assistance of physicians in dealing with her
chronic migraine headaches. Her doctors were always there for her, day or night.
The respect that my parents bestowed on doctors, and the doctors’ ability to
ease suffering, sparked a desire to one day become a physician myself. This was
an ambitious goal for someone coming from a family in which no one had obtained
a professional degree. However, my traditional family-oriented culture,
emphasizing doing good for others, contributed to this decision to pursue a
career in the medical field. Furthermore, the American individualistic spirit
gave me the confidence and opportunity to undertake a challenging medical
career.

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The NRMP matches applicants with available residency positions. You are required to register with NRMP in order to participate in the 2010 Match. Additionally, you must meet NRMP’s examination requirements, and your passing examination results must be available in time to participate. If you have not yet taken and passed USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), please see the Step 2 CS Schedule for Reporting Results. You should also read this important announcement about registering for Step 2 CS. You are not required to have satisfied the medical education credential requirements for ECFMG Certification in order to participate in the Match. [Read more →]

During the Scramble, ERAS Support Services will login to the ERAS PostOffice several times each day to retrieve your document assignments and program selections. We will process those selections and transmit your documents to the ERAS PostOffice shortly thereafter. Programs are responsible for downloading the documents from the ERAS PostOffice. [Read more →]

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June 22, 2009

A summary of the findings and recommendations of the Committee to Evaluate the USMLE Program is available here: [Read more →]

Beginning on or about July 8, 2009, the USMLE® program will begin using the Biometric Identity Management System (BIMS) in many test center locations as part of standard test day procedures for computer-based Step examinations.The BIMS is designed to improve the security and integrity of the testing process. [Read more →]

By Phil Kemp
BBC Radio 5 Live

Nearly 150 Britons are among thousands of people to have bought academic qualifications from a network of fake online universities in America, a BBC investigation has found. [Read more →]

*According to their schedule, your designated dean’s office will upload the MSPE to the ERAS PostOffice. The MSPE (along with other ERAS documents) are transmitted from the Dean’s Office Workstation (DWS) to the ERAS PostOffice, and are placed in the programs’ mailboxes. Most uploaded files become available immediately; the MSPEs, however, are held until October 15th for osteopathic residency programs and November 1st for allopathic residency programs. [Read more →]

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