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Class Meetings and Workshops<\/h2>\n

Each year our office will host a variety of workshops and class meetings that will cover such things as residency interview questions, what to wear to your residency interviews, and other tips and tricks. We will announce these in Canvas and via email as our faculty offer them. Check with your advisor for additional resources.<\/p>\n

CV and Personal Statement<\/h2>\n

The Office of Student Affairs encourages our students to use this sample CV<\/a> as a guide in creating a curriculum vitae (CV). This basic format begins with your name, contact information, and education, followed by a categorical listing of your accomplishments and activities (chronologically backwards within each category). Remember that a CV is not an exercise in documenting how great you are: its purpose is to provide the reader (the most important person in this process) with a clear, concise history of your education, achievements, and accomplishments to date, in a fairly truncated format. Creating a CV by category makes your residency application process a little easier, as you will also cut and paste your information into specific boxes in the ERAS database (Research, Service, Leadership, etc.). Here are a few things to consider:<\/p>\n

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