Ehh it would probably be more helpful if it was Trump, but hell its 2017... give it a shot
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I had Bill Clinton talk to a PD on my behalf but he just told lewd jokes and kept asking about "spousal separation surgery." Do not attempt
If your dad's friend is a good friend of a program director or chairman, that'll be helpful. If I was a PD and got a call from a random friend of Obama, it wouldn't matter at all.
I hope you're not a troll . . .
If you can get Obama to make a phone call on your behalf, then just do it and see what happens. Either the program will care enough to look at your app or they won't.
But before you do, make sure your app is strong enough for the program you want Obama to call, because if it isn't, then that's grounds to reject your app. "Welp! We looked at Dr. AZ's app since Obama recommended it, but it's s***, so we rejected it."
And you might want to avoid applying to programs in red states.
I had Trump call on my behalf. He just kept asking "How do you do a bimanual exam?" and chuckling. I still don't get it.
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To all the people thinking that I'm a troll, rest assured I'm not. I was actually serious when I asked if it would matter if he called. I was just contemplating the possibilities.
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Doubt it's a troll. In other countries that practice is common. It won't help you in the US (and if I were the PD, would make me more likely NOT to interview you). Being good friends with an existing PD or bigwig willing to make a call for you (especially in a smaller field) can most definitely help get your foot in the door, but it doesn't sound like that's the situation you're describing.
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I can see the headlines now "Obama recommends medical student to residency program directors". He would likely never recover!
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To be fair, I could see this working if it was for a Urology spot
This phone call has "Arne Duncan" written all over it.
At the risk of dooming the thread to a banishment to SPF... that's a pretty accurate description of the Bernie campaign.
