Millennial Physician Podcast

Be smart with your money. Applying to residency and going on interviews is not the time to be stingy with your money. Save money deciding if you’re going out to eat, or if you’re going to buy that new pair of shoes. Don’t worry about spending another $500 on a plane ticket or $100 on a hotel room. Apply to lots of programs. Go on the interviewsPassing the boards, and being realistic about your speciality. You can match into A residency, even if you don’t do well. It might not be the specialty you really want or the program but you can match. If you fail any part of the boards, even if you do well on the repeat. It is really hard to come back from that. Getting involved in research early. It doesn’t matter all that much if it is the field you are applying to (tho it doesn't hurt), but shows that you are committed. More programs are using research as a requirement now. I never realized how easy it was to get a case report accepted at a medical conference. A well thought out thank you note. Generic thank you note doesn’t mean anything. Some programs will tell you not to write one. If you send one, make it thoughtful. Establishing a personal connection during the interview. Don’t just ask generic questions. Don’t not have any questions to ask. Don’t ask for recommendations to other programs on your interview, or on your away rotation. Can’t believe people do this. Ask for a letter of recommendation from every program you do an away rotation at. Even if it is past the deadlineDon’t lie on your application. Don’t be rude to program coordinators. It can get you removed from an interview.Don’t book interviews too close together. Interview fatigue is real.Apply to multiple VSAS spots per block. Be courteous and timely if you have to reject one. Look for programs that aren’t on VSAS. These programs tend to be less applied to.