Showing Interest to PD's

[April04]

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How do you plan to let programs know that you are really, really interested? What is the proper protocol? I plan to have my chair of medicine call the program on my behalf. But what else can you do? Do you think second looks really make a difference? Has anyone flat out told a PD that you are ranking their program first?

thanks and good luck

april04

 

[bicycle]

was told by the IM PD at my medschool as well as the IM clerkship director that it is appropriate to tell a program directly that you are ranking them #1 (of course only if they are truly your #1). I noticed on another thread that there were some people apprehensive about doing this, and until then I had never heard that this could be construed as being a bad thing. Afterall, aren't they looking for honest, eager and enthusiastic people? I plan to state it in the body of my thank you letter.

 

[irlandesa]

one of the residents I met on the interview trail said that she wrote to her top 3 programs saying that she would be ranking them in her top 3. I think later on she might have written to her #1 to let them know they were her top choice. she matched at her #1 choice, so she must have done something right. I think it can't hurt to show interest.