Yash Shah
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Great. And I think the second part to that question was more so preparing for specific program interviews. So I'll turn this one to Gina. How would you recommend looking into specific programs kind of, you know, the night before or the week before and preparing for those specific interviews?
Great. And I think the second part to that question was more so preparing for specific program interviews. So I'll turn this one to Gina. How would you recommend looking into specific programs kind of, you know, the night before or the week before and preparing for those specific interviews?
Yeah, I think that's very insightful. I think one of the pieces of advice that I've heard from multiple mentors is you can try to have a few stories ready in terms of, you know, patients that you interacted with that really stood out to you or personal stories.
Yeah, I think that's very insightful. I think one of the pieces of advice that I've heard from multiple mentors is you can try to have a few stories ready in terms of, you know, patients that you interacted with that really stood out to you or personal stories.
Yeah, I think that's very insightful. I think one of the pieces of advice that I've heard from multiple mentors is you can try to have a few stories ready in terms of, you know, patients that you interacted with that really stood out to you or personal stories.
And that way you are able to kind of talk about them in a concise but meaningful manner and apply them to, you know, various questions or scenarios that you need to talk about. One thing that Gina mentioned that I think leads nicely into my next question is about research.
And that way you are able to kind of talk about them in a concise but meaningful manner and apply them to, you know, various questions or scenarios that you need to talk about. One thing that Gina mentioned that I think leads nicely into my next question is about research.
And that way you are able to kind of talk about them in a concise but meaningful manner and apply them to, you know, various questions or scenarios that you need to talk about. One thing that Gina mentioned that I think leads nicely into my next question is about research.
So obviously research has become a bigger and bigger emphasis for better or worse for the residency match across subspecialties. And so I'm sure it's likely to come up in the interview. What's your advice for tackling questions about research?
So obviously research has become a bigger and bigger emphasis for better or worse for the residency match across subspecialties. And so I'm sure it's likely to come up in the interview. What's your advice for tackling questions about research?
So obviously research has become a bigger and bigger emphasis for better or worse for the residency match across subspecialties. And so I'm sure it's likely to come up in the interview. What's your advice for tackling questions about research?
And I think we can just start out by talking about with, I'll ask them here first, kind of how to prepare for those types of questions and how to familiarize yourself with the research that you've done in the past.
And I think we can just start out by talking about with, I'll ask them here first, kind of how to prepare for those types of questions and how to familiarize yourself with the research that you've done in the past.
And I think we can just start out by talking about with, I'll ask them here first, kind of how to prepare for those types of questions and how to familiarize yourself with the research that you've done in the past.
Okay, great. And I think the next set of questions I had were a little bit of a pivot, but I've heard that there's a lot of behavioral questions that oftentimes faculty will use to evaluate students on their ability to think on their feet or just kind of demonstrate their personality.
Okay, great. And I think the next set of questions I had were a little bit of a pivot, but I've heard that there's a lot of behavioral questions that oftentimes faculty will use to evaluate students on their ability to think on their feet or just kind of demonstrate their personality.
Okay, great. And I think the next set of questions I had were a little bit of a pivot, but I've heard that there's a lot of behavioral questions that oftentimes faculty will use to evaluate students on their ability to think on their feet or just kind of demonstrate their personality.
And I think those are very exciting, but also something that a lot of students may not have a lot of experience with. So I was wondering if you had any tips on preparing for and tackling those types of questions. And if you could maybe give us some examples and then talk about kind of how to approach them.
And I think those are very exciting, but also something that a lot of students may not have a lot of experience with. So I was wondering if you had any tips on preparing for and tackling those types of questions. And if you could maybe give us some examples and then talk about kind of how to approach them.
And I think those are very exciting, but also something that a lot of students may not have a lot of experience with. So I was wondering if you had any tips on preparing for and tackling those types of questions. And if you could maybe give us some examples and then talk about kind of how to approach them.