I posted this question in the ERAS forum but no one replied so I thought I should switch it to IM forum hoping I got some advice.

So, I recently found out that my poster abstract presentation has actually been published in a journal in April 07, but I didn't know about it until now. Of course, I have submitted my ERAS a month ago and I know that you can't change anything after you submitted the ERAS. So, does anybody know or have suggestions as far as what I should do to make PDs aware of my publication?

Thanks

Can you ask your dean to make mention of it in your dean's letter?

Just my opinion:

If you have the interview already, you can bring the journal as well as copies and volunteer it in very casual way during the interview. Maybe around the do you have any further questions part---you could say something like, "Oh by the way, I would like to let you know that...."

If you worry about getting the interviews, you "could" (not so sure if smart) email them one by one...

gLuck!

Was the poster abstract presentation already listed on ERAS? Is this publication your only publication? If your app already has the actual research project on it already (via the poster or whatever), then I wouldn't stress about it too much. And, when interviewers bring up that project at interviews, you can update them. If you don't have other pubs and the poster isn't on there either, perhaps you can get update your Dean and have it put in your letter.

Not a big deal, and actually potentially advantageous as it gives you something to bring up that shows scholarly activity. Don't actually bring the journal with you, but bringing a copy of the article may not be a bad idea. Just bring an updated copy of your CV with it listed, and bring it up during the interview. When they bring out the ERAS paperwork or are clearly reading off of ERAS just offer them a copy of your CV. I found that many faculty members much preferred reading my CV (in a standard CV format) than trying to piece together the ERAS CV (in a screwy, half-unreadable format).