After thinking about the pros and cons of applying early I decided that applying early was more beneficial than applying late, so I sent out my ERAS application on Sept 16 this year.
Unfortunately, in retrospect that may not have been the best decision as I actually had a paper accepted at a journal less than a week later! I am second author and this is my FIRST publication. Certainly I did not expect to have the paper accepted at the time of submitting my ERAS but that is how things are rolling.
My question is, how should I inform my residency programs? I applied to over 40 internal med programs, with an emphasis on academic programs, and I believe that a publication will help garner interviews. But I am hearing/reading people saying DON'T bother programs because they are overwhelmed and such.
Any advice? Should I send a one paragraph email to all program coordinators or wait for interviews and then tell them during the interview? Thank you!
Unfortunately, in retrospect that may not have been the best decision as I actually had a paper accepted at a journal less than a week later! I am second author and this is my FIRST publication. Certainly I did not expect to have the paper accepted at the time of submitting my ERAS but that is how things are rolling.
My question is, how should I inform my residency programs? I applied to over 40 internal med programs, with an emphasis on academic programs, and I believe that a publication will help garner interviews. But I am hearing/reading people saying DON'T bother programs because they are overwhelmed and such.
Any advice? Should I send a one paragraph email to all program coordinators or wait for interviews and then tell them during the interview? Thank you!
