Personal Statement

[rdm]

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Good afternoon everyone. I am starting the application process for residency and was wondering if I could get some input regarding the personal statement portions. What type of information should be included? Should I make it based on personal experiences? Just put personal information? Should I try to be creative or keep it straightforward? Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Noyac]

Be Yourself. Its personal.

 

[gaspasser2004]

First paragraph: personal story about you as to how you were first introduced/first experienced anesthesia

Second paragraph: why you want to do anesthesia

Third paragraph: what skills you have that would make you a good anesthesiologist (a little tricky because you don't want to sound like you know what anesthesia is all about)

Fourth paragraph: what you are looking for in a program (its a pain in the ass, but I recommend personalizing each statement for each program - they were impressed with how I did it)

good luck

 

[Induc(junc)tion]

Fourth paragraph: what you are looking for in a program (its a pain in the ass, but I recommend personalizing each statement for each program - they were impressed with how I did it)

good luck

Wow. How many programs did you apply to? I cant even seem to get A personal statement written, let alone 20.