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Resumes and Personal Statements for Health Professionals

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Dr. Tysinger draws on his extensive experience advising medical students to share useful strategies for the match process. He offers practical tips for preparing personal statements and CVs, and gives particular attention to the process of identifying personal experiences and strengths and developing "marketing strategies" for residency interviews. Lots of examples are provided to help illustrate the variety of experiences that can be discussed in a personal statement. Dr. Tysinger also provides worksheets for the applicant to complete to aid in the writing process. Much of the advice provided will be of great help to physicians further along in their careers, as well as other health professionals. This book will be particularly helpful to the medical student who is having difficulty with his/her personal statement because "I haven't done anything except go to medical school for the last four years!" This book can help you identify your strengths and unique abilities, no matter what you've done (or haven't done) and no matter what your specialty choice is. I highly recommend it.

I am a prospective med-school student in the application process. I have been to several bookstores, online sites, and my own college's health professions office. No guide, book, or handout has even a fraction of the depth and clarity in this book. This book guides the reader step by step towards a great resume and personal statement in a structured, workbook-like format. This strategy was particularly helpful when I wrote my personal statement. The author's years of experience shine through in the motivational and preperatory statements designed to ease the student through the stressful process. Dr. Tysinger's methods are unique and thorough, and more than just a compilation of pre-fabricated examples. I am confident my personal statement addresses issues and qualities med schools are concerned with in a fluid and easily understandable manner. This guide is one of a kind for healthcare applicants.

I am a medical professional, and I wanted some guidance for resume and personal statement.
One of my friend suggested this book. I really impressed by the content and advice given in this book.
If you have any doubt regarding how to write a resume or personal statement, it can be your best guide.

easy to follow, multiple examples to learn from, addressed key issues in writing a CV

I feel that this book is very useful for foreign medical graduate who are applying for residency. These samples are very helpful for creating our own PS and CV.

This book is a must for those applying for medical school and residency. It has sample Resumes and Personal Statements that helped me write mine. I recommend this to any college student or medical students I know going through the application process.

I loved it because of its comprehensive topics, helful tips and practical approach. I wishh all the best for dear Dr. Tysinger, the editor of this state of art !

I bought this book to try and improve my personal statement for residency application. This book is straightforward, but it is too simple. You will not find any majic formulas or great examples. The examples that are there - are VERY VERY classic and long unappreciated by the RD's.

I am sorry to tell this to the author but the usual "I saw a physician saving little boy's life" or "I delivered clafs when I was 5 and that is why i want to become a OB/GYN" are no longer working succesfully to get interview. If you need examples - surf the web and then WRITE YOUR OWN PS.

ON a separate note: I thing I did agree with the author is that the use of the online automated services is probable not the best option to go thru, so the answer is (I think) better write your ow - even if it is not perfect - you can FEEL that the person wrote it, that it is not unpersonal" statement.