A comprehensive guide on how to match to Orthopaedic Surgery, from the start of medical school to match day. This advice can be applied to other countries and all competitive/surgical residency programs, such as Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and General Surgery.
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My recipe for success includes:
1:10-2:45: Deciding on a specialty, having multiple viable career options
2:45-5:20: Identifying a program of interest, networking with residents, building a network:
http://canjsurg.ca/64-2-e249/
5:20-7:15: Building your CV and reputation via networking, how to approach networking conversations, research as an avenue for signalling, targeting the selection committee
7:15-9:30: Clerkship electives, starting at small/community sites, understanding your role, trying to soak everything in. Forming good relationships, taking call, rounding
10:30-15:00: CaRMS: starting early on applications, CV (telling a story, hobbies & interests), filling out the CaRMS application info, personal letter structure, process of perfectionism
15:00-19:45: Interview preparations, getting into the right mindframe, top 10 questions, STAR format, practicing and refining answers, prioritizing creativity, minimizing nervousness, optimizing the virtual space:
https://cmajblogs.com/5865-2/
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