Thank you Letters

[Arb]

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For your interviewers. What sort of format should I follow? I had an interview where I talked a lot about research and I have a feeling that my interviewer (4th year looking for family med residency) might think that I am not interested in primary care or look down on primary care. Should I address this somehow or maybe research will set me apart from the rest?

 

[MedicineBird]

For your interviewers. What sort of format should I follow? I had an interview where I talked a lot about research and I have a feeling that my interviewer (4th year looking for family med residency) might think that I am not interested in primary care or look down on primary care. Should I address this somehow or maybe research will set me apart from the rest?

it's always good to mention somethings they said to show that you were indeed listening and not doing all the talking

 

[bonez318ti]

does everyone write thank you letters to interviewers?

is it bad form not to?

 

[Law2Doc]

does everyone write thank you letters to interviewers?

is it bad form not to?

This particular question has been discussed in many, many older threads -- may be worth a search if you have more questions. But to recap: Thank you notes are not part of the application process and will not affect your admissions. However they are good etiquette, and so it is simply good form to write them.

 

[MedicineBird]

This particular question has been discussed in many, many older threads -- may be worth a search if you have more questions. But to recap: Thank you notes are not part of the application process and will not affect your admissions. However they are good etiquette, and so it is simply good form to write them.

Exactly. No one expects you to do it but if you feel inclined to do so, it's a nice thing. It's pointless to send one if you're just being an a$$kiss.

 

[AStudent]

I've had 5 interviews and 4 acceptances, the only school I didn't get accepted to I forgot to write the thank you letter for 😡 😡

Screw you Weasels!!

 

[locks]

I've had 5 interviews and 4 acceptances, the only school I didn't get accepted to I forgot to write the thank you letter for 😡 😡

Screw you Weasels!!

I don't think that you were rejected because you didn't write a thank you letter. Personally, i don't think that thank you letter are necessary, and some interviewers may think that you're just sucking up. But, whatever works, i guess.

 

[MD Rapper]

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[Arb]

For schools that seem to emphasize primary care, having a desire to do research will be a detriment? Still am wondering if I should mention an interest in primary care in my thank you letter.

 

[Fusion]

Some schools half expect you to write thank you notes to your interviewers, while other schools actually discourage the process. I have been on four interviews so far. The admissions coordinator at the first school requested more than once that we please do NOT send thank you notes to our interviewers because they view that as interviewees trying to one-up other interviewees. My interviewers at one of the other schools both gave me their business cards, and the most recent school where I interviewed gave us a piece of paper with our interviewers' names and an address to send "correspondense" (i.e., probably a thank you note). I guess it's safe to say that unless requested not to, writing a thank you note/email to your interviewers is a nice courtesy and certainly can't hurt.

 

[Arb]

So you have sent thank yous through email?

 

[AStudent]

I did, it's quick, you can use spell check, and you can "cc" it to yourself to make sure it went out. Besides, I'd rather have them read it in their email box at home and think about my qualities over dinner than to send a letter for 37 cents and have it end up in some secretaries inbox.

So you have sent thank yous through email?

 

[Law2Doc]

I did, it's quick, you can use spell check, and you can "cc" it to yourself to make sure it went out. Besides, I'd rather have them read it in their email box at home and think about my qualities over dinner than to send a letter for 37 cents and have it end up in some secretaries inbox.

I think email thank you's are fine for med students you spoke with (or perhaps gave you a tour), and anyone else who gave you an email address through which to ask further questions. I personally wouldn't use a non-paper thank you note otherwise, but to each his own.
But once again, this is not part of the application process and you shouldn't expect it to affect admissions one way or the other -- one does thank you notes as it's good etiquette/common courtesy.
I dispute the poster who indicated that it is sucking up to write thank you notes -- having worked for a number of years I can attest that it is a generally accepted business courtesy to get a thank you note from someone you interviewed for a professional job, and frankly is just expected of a professional.