Most neurology programs provide a pre-interview dinner and many provide a hotel room.The pre-interview dinners are a great chance to get to know the residents, to get a feel of how well you fit in with them, and to eat yummy food! We were told that happy hour was entirely optional and would have no bearing on our application. Your chances of matching is 25% 2 interviews? The Goal of the Pre-Interview Dinner. Does the PD usually attend these since it's hosted only on a few certain dates? It's not that programs don't like who you choose to date...not quite sure where you're getting this from? Posted by. Can anyone comment, how much would you stand out if you go? or should I stay safe with water. Dinners are for you to make sure you don't think the residents are weird. I applied IM and have a program (Northwell Long Island) that hosts only 4 happy hour days throughout the interview cycle and don't do any pre-interview dinners. DO-PGY1. Questions for Residents. Then I just did slacks a button down shirt. Usually it's a time for residents to let loose so they're also much more candid about their program. Hell, part of the reason I ranked the institution I ended up at so highly is because the residents kept ordering multiple rounds and had a crude sense of humor. Does it depend on the specialty? The time you spend with a program’s residents is important to understanding what it would be like to become a resident with the program. One important change will be the loss of the pre-interview reception. Residency. If you can't go, it's not a big deal, but it does give you less time to make a good impression. Residents have a decent amount of input into the selection process, so you're at a disadvantage if they don't know who you are. For our program (small, rural, family med) we keep it casual and you're just eating with some of our residents at a local restaurant. Instead, I used a combination of Lyft and public transportation. You don’t want to be remembered as “that applicant”. Right now, it is one of my top choice by far in regards to family. Finally, I’d recommend going to the pre-interview dinner as it is a great opportunity for you to meet your future colleagues, get the inside scoop on the program and see if it is a good fit for you. By the end, it was basically just a free meal and a chance to catch up with other applicants who you had seen on the interview trail. Most derm interviews are organized in a 'speed-dating' type of set up. Cookies help us deliver our Services. You can if they're explicitly invited, just use your judgement. Last year they were helpful for gauging the happiness of the residents more than anything. The Residency Interview- like dating, but worse! Is it worth scheduling another flight in order to attend one of these 4 happy hour days? When you finish interviewing, your interviewer doesn’t remember the specific details of your answer within the 10 or more applicants they interviewed that day. Not that many applicants and its your only shot to meet and leave an impression on some residents. FWIW, the whole interview process for IM didn't seem to make a difference. Residency. I almost always wore jeans. LEARN: … Accept it, and make it to what you can. Really? I totally got away with a "nice" t-shirt a couple of times. and other questions ad-nauseum. 40% 4 interviews? They're definitely good to go to, both for you and for the program. Press J to jump to the feed. These dinners are also an excellent time to ask the residents questions you would not ask the faculty. Don't stress - those dinners are for you to determine if you can get along with the residents. Ask before bringing anyone with you!!! Absolutely do not book another flight out. Attending interview day at another institution trumps the dinner for example, or just plain traveling sometimes. The program wants to know that they can stand you for 3-7 years depending on your specialty, and resident input is one of the things they can use. Rule # 1: Know that the pre-interview dinner is evaluative Programs may say pre-interview dinners are relaxed and non-evaluative but that is simply not true. My friend brought his SO to almost everyone and he said that people usually didn't care. I have a pre-interview dinner coming up the night before an interview for an internship position. A lot of this interview process, at least for our program, is seeing if your personality will mesh with our team. And finally while the dinners are nice for the reasons I've said above, they're not make or break. The relative weight programs put on the dinner is more likely to be program dependent, and not specialty dependent. What's the consensus on bringing your SO if they are invited? Steve and I wanted to share with you the 5 biggest mistakes we’ve observed when coaching IMG applicants. Here are a few suggestions to on how to schedule residency … By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Every dinner had 30-40 applicants and like 3-4 residents (except for a few places). In general, it is OK to miss the pre-interview dinner for travel or interview conflicts. Don’t let the non-formal setting fool you! This is a subreddit specifically for interns and residents to get together and discuss issues concerning their training and medicine/surgery. from the interview back to the airport/train station; Multiply all of these rides by 10-20 interviews and the costs add up quickly. Press J to jump to the feed. I interviewed there last year for rads and prelim IM. The point of a pre-interview dinner is to create an environment where current residents get the inside scoop on applicants in a non-formal setting to discover a little more about their personalities. ó l î ï l î ì í ó ñ w } z ] ] y µ ] } v )hghudo odz surklelwv pdnlqj hpsor\phqw ghflvlrqv rq edvlv ri udfh froru vh[ djh uholjlrq qdwlrqdo ruljlq ru glvdelolw\ ... help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts Communities Top Posts Topics. However, my interview date is 2 weeks from their happy hour date. That said, treat it like part of the interview day: be your best self. Man, emergency medicine pre-interview dinners were lax. What if I have 1 interview? If you act like a dick to the waitress or tell stories about shooting stray cats you could get moved to the reject pile. If you were easy to get along with, fun, yet kept it professional that may bump you up a level. There's no way to keep track of who's who IMO. Pretty important for EM. Welcome to the Residency subreddit, a community of interns and residents who are just trying to make it through training! Residency interviews are typically an all-day process in which you’ll tour the hospital(s), perhaps sit in on grand rounds or an educational conference, and meet with several faculty members and the Program Director for formal interviews. Does skipping them affect your match in any way? Every dinner had 30-40 applicants and like 3-4 residents (except for a few places). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Additionally, some programs offer an optional “social hour” to allow candidates to meet a few residents for dinner or hors d’oeuvres on the evening before the formal interview. It depends on the program. No, nobody will write down who went and faculty don't go to pre-interview dinners. My fiance interviewed at the institution that I'm currently a student at, and after all was said and done he matched here. Luckily, I told a friend of mine who informed me this was a full on interview process where I’d be interviewed by three people at the firm! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. In my mind, the residency interview dinner is for you to interview the program, while the interview day is for the program to interview you. 1 year ago. Matched into a place that I didn't go to a dinner for. Close. Not really- still important, residencies aren't going to rank someone they haven't met. nope; for internal medicine at least. My opinion: Yes. There's no way to keep track of who's who IMO. They just aren't that important. It's hard to stand out at a dinner itself unless a chief really takes a liking to you. Make the dinner a priority in your residency interview schedule! M4 Here: Residency Happy Hour / Pre-Interview Dinners Dilemma So I have a predicament and just wanted some feedback from the community. 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