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Old 12-17-2012, 10:27 PM   #1
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What is the deal with programs having us sign that we saw the contract during the interview?

Only some progs have me doing this - why some and not others?

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Old 12-17-2012, 10:47 PM   #2
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Hi Everbody!

What is the deal with programs having us sign that we saw the contract during the interview?

Only some progs have me doing this - why some and not others?

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It's a requirement from the NRMP. Presumably some programs are more paranoid about documenting they met this requirement than others. Maybe they've gotten burned in the past... or maybe they're just paranoid. I wouldn't think much of it.
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It's a requirement from the NRMP. Presumably some programs are more paranoid about documenting they met this requirement than others. Maybe they've gotten burned in the past... or maybe they're just paranoid. I wouldn't think much of it.
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Like 50% of my IV's have consisted of signing something saying I saw a contract and refusal to serve coffee until you do.
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It's a requirement from the NRMP. Presumably some programs are more paranoid about documenting they met this requirement than others. Maybe they've gotten burned in the past... or maybe they're just paranoid. I wouldn't think much of it.
I wonder what the exact requirement is. I've visited really nice low- to mid-tier academic programs where the applicants weren't shown a contract at all, but where the contract and terms of appointment are easily available on the GME portion of their website.
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I wonder what the exact requirement is. I've visited really nice low- to mid-tier academic programs where the applicants weren't shown a contract at all, but where the contract and terms of appointment are easily available on the GME portion of their website.
That satisfies the requirement by the NRMP.
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