u/Ax_not_Axe

I think that's so cool man

The weeks before I started I wish I worried less about starting and played more. Vacation is much less frequent now. Take advantage of free time while you can!

Hey guys! I am an ophthalmology resident and I run a personal statement editing service for both residency applications and med school. Med school is hard, residency is harder (but soooo much better). You can do it! I me and my team can make your life easier. Good luck!

Hey guys, I am an ophthalmology resident and have a personal statement editing service that is affordable to pre-med students. Check it out if you want help editing your personal statement. And good luck!

Ophtho is tricky because a lot of it really is just shadowing. Asking to go on call with some of the residents is a good idea after the first couple weeks. There is a balance between being assertive and engaged, and downright annoying.

No problem!

No problem! Happy to do it!

If you are a second year it sound like you are on the right track. Get as much research and application padding stuff in as early as you can, because your life will get exponentially busier in third year. Internship choice is really important, but can be easy. For instance I have a family and wanted to only move once. That means I should stay at my home institution or move to where I am going to do residency. look at your values and what is important to you. do you want an adventure for a year? That might be the only year in your life you could live in alaska, california or florida! it really just depends on what you want and what you want to get out of it. I did a TY year but it was one that was VERY hard and busy because I actually wanted to learn more medicine and surgery.

I really don't think it matters what kind, just that you can formulate a question, figure out how to study it, study it, and then share what you learned in a coherent way as well as expressing the flaws in your study and how to move forward.

I chose family med as my back up because I actually really enjoyed it! I am from a small town so the idea of taking care of my friends in a rural setting was one of my other dreams.

Yes and I did double apply my second time around. I am an optimist, but I'm not stupid!

Send me a DM if you would like more specific advice.

For sure! the most important thing is to do mock interviews and figure out how you want to present yourself and don't be afraid of direct questions.

Amen!

Get family and friends to read it and edit it. Then get people that don't know you to read it. Then get a professional writer to read it and edit it. Then ultimately make a decision about how you want to be presented and do that. That was kind of vague but it boils down to having everyone you can possibly think read it and take their suggestions with a grain of salt.

So during medical school and in my first research fellowship it was all bech research. In my post grad fellowship it was clinical cases, new surgical techniques new education techniques. I did a little bit of everything that year and since.

I think that work is excellent. It clearly is something that you are passionate about and it is something that is pertinent to our times. if you can find a way to incorporate both into your personal statement it would be ideal. I would be happy to review whatever you send me. [email protected]

I had a ton of research and really spent a lot of time on it. Unfortunately I spent too much time on research and not enough time focused on studying for Step 1 so my step score suffered because of it. There is a fine balance.

It is so hard to balance it all. I found that there was always time that I had that could be better spent. Like taking time off to "sharpen the saw". Meaning maybe my study time is less effective because I'm distracted and exhausted, and at that point its better to take a 30 minute break and come back to it.

Most programs for the prelim year will request specifics. You typically would not need to submit new letters. I tried to adjust my personal statement to better fit the prelim year goals. I think there are some pretty nice TY years, but most you still have to work hard. The nice thing about a TY is that you get more elective time that can be better suited for your subspecialty.

Absolutely! send it to [email protected]

Absolutely! Send it to [email protected]

Absolutely! send it to [email protected]