Contents -- Introduction -- Thoughts for a Good Start -- 1. Decide what you really want to do -- 2. Decide where you want to live during your residency -- 3. Decide where you want to live after your residency -- 4. Decide how you want to live during your residency -- Making Connections -- 5. Pick out-of-town rotations carefully -- 6. Use the "Good Ol' Boy or Girl" network as much as you can -- 7. An advance letter or e-mail is ten times better than just showing up -- 8. An advance phone call is ten times better than any letter -- 9. The only question you should ask yourself during your elective outside rotations is "Can I be doing more?" -- 10. Use the out-of-town faculty as references -- 11. Select the programs you apply to with a careful plan -- 12. Don't forget legacy private-practice physicians you might know or those who may have been your treating physicians -- 13. Get to know the chief of the program as much as possible, both in your home institution and on your away rotations -- 14. Get to know the other faculty as much as possible, but be aware off actions within the department -- 15. Be nice to the administrative assistants because they may have a vote (and even if they don't,they will still have their say) -- 16. If possible, talk to people who have recently graduated from the program -- 17. Contact students who have recently graduated and are in the city where you are interviewing -- 18. Use your time at an away location to learn something about the city the training program is located in -- Interviewing -- 19. Keep a journal -- 20. Make notes about a program on the day you interview there -- 21. Add physical descriptors to the notes to help you keep everything straight -- 22. Handwrite personal thank-you notes
23. If faculty members suggest that you can call them with questions, find a question to call them about after your interview -- 24. Be honest with the people who interview you -- 25. There is no "off the record" when you are interviewing -- 26. Direct the appropriate questions to the appropriate people -- 27. Try to talk to residents at all levels -- 28. Have preplanned questions for the people who are interviewing you -- 29. Know some things about the people who are likely to be interviewing you(i.e., who the faculty and residents are at a particular program) -- 30. Use an on-line database search to find out about all the papers each faculty member and resident has written -- 31. Use the Web to find out which state, regional, and national offices the faculty holds -- 32. If possible, use some time the night before to walk through the area where the interview will take place -- 33. If you have an extra day, ask if you can round with the residents on the day that you are not interviewing -- 34. Think before accepting coffee or soda if it is offered during the interview -- 35. Say something positive in the interview that sets you apart as a person -- 36. Have some idea about what you would like to do after residency, even if it is only a decision between academics and private practice -- 37. Depending upon the program, some answers about your future practice may be more right than others -- 38. Have some answers preparedfor off-the-wall questions -- 39. Have some answers prepared for offensive questions -- 40. Use items in the interviewer's office to generate discussion during the interview -- 41. Dress appropriately for the interview -- 42. Pack clothing appropriate for an interview and always bring an extra shirt, tie, or blouse in case of a spill or garment malfunction (See also tip 82)
43. Always break in ahead of time the shoes you will wear while interviewing -- 44. Build in breaks during the interviewing process -- Travel -- 45. Use a Saturday-night stay if it significantly affects the cost of your airline ticket -- 46. Fly from major hubs if you can -- 47. Take advantage of special travel packages, Internet travel sites, and other offers (See also tip 49) -- 48. Make the most of frequent-flyer programs -- 49. Use the Internet for airline information -- 50. Know not only what flight you are taking, but what the alternates are -- 51. Decide if you want to make your own reservations or use a travel agent -- 52. If you use travel agents, be nice to them -- 53. Ask the travel agent to keep checking for lower fares -- 54. Never take the last flight of the day -- 55. If possible, avoid the first of two flights close together to the same location (especially if your arrival time is critical) -- 56. Be on the lookout for overbooked flights -- 57. Negotiate the stipend you receive if you voluntarily give up your ticket -- 58. If at all possible, try to use one airline for the majority of your travel -- 59. Pay attention to baggage rules -- 60. Pick an aisle seat for long flights and a window seat for shorter flights -- 61. Book an aisle and a window seat if you are traveling with a companion -- 62. Consider buying back-to-back tickets -- 63. Consider buying hidden-city tickets -- 64. Consider traveling to alternate airports -- 65. Get to the airport early -- 66. Make sure your bags are checked through to the correct final destination -- 67. Get from the plane to the baggage carousel as quickly as possible -- 68. Protect yourself from theft in airports -- 69. Put your name and flight schedule inside your bags -- 70. Lock your bags if possible -- 71. Use crummy luggage to check
72. Put your carry-on bags where you can see them - in the bin across the aisle -- 73. Make sure you read the departures screen and not the arrivals screen when you are connecting -- 74. A good hotel is one that has free transportation to and from the airport -- 75. A better hotel is one that has free transportation to and from the airport and is close to the hospital where you will be interviewing -- 76. The best hotel is one that has all of the above, free breakfast, and hors d'oeuvres during happy hour -- 77. Sacrifice a view for a room away from the elevators and ice machines -- 78. Know how to get out of the hotel in case of a fire -- 79. Look for restaurants in the area around the hotel -- 80. Ask the residents where to eat around the hospital and around where you are staying -- 81. There is nothing wrong with carrying your own bags -- 82. Use a wheeled bag to lighten the load -- 83. Take along spot remover in your carry-on luggage -- 84. Coordinate trips with students from your home institution -- 85. Make friends on the interview trail -- 86. Offer housing to people interviewing at your program -- 87. Consider splitting hotel room costs -- 88. Connect with long-lost relatives and friends -- 89. Connect with friends of long-lost relatives and friends -- 90. Definitely share cabs to hotels -- 91. Use e-mail to keep in touchand save on phone bills -- 92. A cell phone with a national access plan, plenty of minutes, e-mail, Internet, and texting capabilities may be a great investment at this time in your life -- 93. Always have at least two people who know where you are every day -- Closing Thoughts -- 94. Play within the rules of the match, the first time and every time you apply -- 95. Expect that the programs will play within the rules of the match -- 96. Don't volunteer the fact that you are interviewing for a second time
97. Be prepared to give reasons why you think you did not get in the first time around -- 98. Get an honest second opinion about your application -- 99. Get an honest opinion about your personality and how you come across to other people -- 100. Improve your application -- 101. The bonus

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