Astra Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined May 27, 2012 Messages 2,107 Reaction score 4,669 May 12, 2016 #1 Members do not see this ad. If I mention a desire to do primary care in my personal statement, would it negatively impact me at a non primary care oriented school? ( say a ranked research school etc)
Members do not see this ad. If I mention a desire to do primary care in my personal statement, would it negatively impact me at a non primary care oriented school? ( say a ranked research school etc)
ChrisMack390 Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Jan 15, 2015 Messages 3,378 Reaction score 4,619 May 12, 2016 #2 Probably not, but I would be more general anyway. Talk about long term patient relationships, encouraging healthy lifestyles, etc.
Probably not, but I would be more general anyway. Talk about long term patient relationships, encouraging healthy lifestyles, etc.
Crayola227 La Belle Juive, Queen Tinfoil Verified Member 10+ Year Member Physician Joined Oct 22, 2013 Messages 25,548 Reaction score 40,739 May 13, 2016 #3 you can tailor your PS on a school by school basis I believe? - there are definitely schools it will help like gonnif said, you don't want to sound anchorless, but if you can articulate in a thoughtful and specific way why primary care, I think that's fine as you said, for some schools you might want to be less vague on your burning itch to be fam med or what have you
you can tailor your PS on a school by school basis I believe? - there are definitely schools it will help like gonnif said, you don't want to sound anchorless, but if you can articulate in a thoughtful and specific way why primary care, I think that's fine as you said, for some schools you might want to be less vague on your burning itch to be fam med or what have you