Naming in Personal Statement

[Graphire]

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Do you think its better to state people's names? Like Dr. X did this, Dr. Y did that, etc.

Or just keep it general?

 

[sacapuntas]

Do you think its better to state people's names? Like Dr. X did this, Dr. Y did that, etc.

Or just keep it general?

I have been told not to use specific Dr.'s names as it shows you understand privacy but in telling a story you can assign generic names to keep a story straight.

 

[dentalprodigy]

You can mention dr x (names).

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[doc toothache]

Do you think its better to state people's names? Like Dr. X did this, Dr. Y did that, etc. Or just keep it general?

The more germane question is: do adcoms really care whether Dr. X or Dr. Y did this or that?

 

[CedarZ4]

The more germane question is: do adcoms really care whether Dr. X or Dr. Y did this or that?

Wouldn't it be better to say,

"Dr. X taught me that ____"

as opposed to,

"I was taught that ______"

especially if Dr. X is someone you worked with/shadowed?

That's my opinion, but I could very well be wrong. I mentioned doctors' name in my PS, but left patients simply as "patient." Besides, they wrote me a LOR so it's good to have that connection.

 

[miss chievous]

Wouldn't it be better to say,

"Dr. X taught me that ____"

as opposed to,

"I was taught that ______"

especially if Dr. X is someone you worked with/shadowed?

That's my opinion, but I could very well be wrong. I mentioned doctors' name in my PS, but left patients simply as "patient." Besides, they wrote me a LOR so it's good to have that connection.

Seconded. I did the same. HIPAA confidentiality protects patients' privacy. So definitely don't include patients' names. But I've had two admissions directors look at my personal statement and neither seemed to have any problem with using the dentist's name with whom I volunteer.