RESIDENCY MATCH: love letters, making your rank lists and my match week experience
As a graduating [4th year] medical student, should you send a "love letter" or letter of intent to your #1 ranked residency program? Should you send letters to multiple programs professing their top position on your list? These are some of the questions I've frequently received from students and I wanted to share my personal approach and some advice in the area.
I also decided to ramble on about how I prioritized programs on my rank list [e.g. did my significant other at the time impact my list?] and my experience with match week.
Don't forget to to check out the blog entry [where I also share the love letter I personally sent as a medical student to my top choice program]: blog.amandaxi.com/2021/01/19/...
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Really helpful video. Keep making such stuff. 2023 applicant here :)
That was super helpful. Thank you!
We can almost feel the adrenaline, the doubts, and the thrill from your moment in this video. Good job! I loved it. I'm an IMG going for this fantastic journey called MATCH in the same area as you did. Your video is amazing! thank you for sharing.
This was so helpful!! Thanks so much
@AmandaSXiMD
3 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear it! Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much, Dr. Xi! Would love to hear about your journey into anesthesiology in the future :)
@AmandaSXiMD
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Teri! Thanks for watching. My next scheduled video covers your request EXACTLY! It's like you knew it was coming =). Wednesday, Feb 3 @ 1PM EST the video + blog entry (blog.amandaxi.com) will go live. Can't wait for you to watch and let me know your thoughts!
Extremely helpful video! I'm a fellow Michigander as well! I am currently trying to make my rank list for pediatrics and it has been very hard this year with everything being over zoom. Also struggling with whether or not I want to leave Michigan, but looking forward to match day!
@AmandaSXiMD
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Victoria! Thank you so much for watching the video - I'm glad you found it helpful. Glad to see another Michigander on here 🙌. I can't even imagine how hard it must be to try to figure out a rank list from virtual interviewing, but I have heard a number of applicants say that programs doing virtual "second looks" have been helpful. I know some applicants are actually driving out to see some of the cities their considering - maybe you could plan a road trip just to see if you could imagine yourself living in that area! Either way, GOOD LUCK!
@disneyfreak2007456
3 жыл бұрын
@@AmandaSXiMD That's a really good idea to plan a little road trip to some of the programs that aren't too far away! I will definitely try to do that. Thanks again!
Very thoughtfull. Thank you.
@AmandaSXiMD
4 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
thanks for sharing
Thank you...this made me laugh!!!
@AmandaSXiMD
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!