Status
Published
Video
Video
Ready to Publish
Ready to Publish
Publish Date
Aug 30, 2021
Target
Long Form
Blog Ideas
Design
Drafted
Graphics
Graphics
Type
YouTube
Video Recording
![Video preview](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/itr_nvJjrJ8/hqdefault.jpg)
Mindset
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- You are applying for a job
- It is substitute for Cover Letter
- It is about knowing you in terms of:
- Passion, Purpose, Person (3Ps)
- One page that defines you as person
- It is subjective; NOT objective
- It is soft skills; NOT hard skills
What NOT to do
- Length Max one page - Times new roman - Size 12 Font
- Regurgitate your CV [it is after someone has reviewed your CV]
- Why Medicine [ No Need, this if for Medical School Applicants]
- Write about speciality - In internal medicine (sub-speciality)
- Making grammatical errors, spelling mistakes
Structure
It is a story about "You"
- Section 1 [Person] (Optional)
- What drives you as a person (first paragraph)
- Compassion, Trust, evidence-based, Human connection/interaction
- Section 2 [Why Subspecialty]
- Final Frontier, Cutting edge in research, Complete spectrum of practice, Ability to practice in value based and resource limited settings
- Avoid cliches' - Localization in Neurology, Tumor diagnosis in Radiology
- Section 3 [What - Who]
- Subspecialty requirements for e.g. Detail oriented, research, innovation
- Tie with your own personality traits that makes you a good Fit
- Detail oriented, Hardworking, Compassionate, Team Player with example
- Section 4 [Job]
- I am looking for a program "THAT" because it meet my goals of "THIS"
- Section 5 [Thanks]
- I am grateful for your time to review my application and you will find me engaged learner if I match in your program and you will be proud to call me a student
Process
- Read, read & read - A lot of examples
- Write > Re-write > Re-write > Re-write
- Get reviewed for content - Only with Good friends and Mentors
- Everyone has advise and critique (Stay true to yourself)
- Get reviewed for writing - flow, sentence structure, grammar
Stay Tuned for Upcoming Course
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