Postgraduate Application Support: Clinical Programs

There are many parts and pieces to applying to postgraduate clinical programs. Below are some resources and strategies to help you get started. Although some of the below resources are on discipline-specific websites, the strategies will still work for your area of interest.

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Application Support

Organization

Program Application Spreadsheet: This is a highly recommended download for anybody who is going to apply to postgraduate clinical programs. This template includes spaces to organize your program research, shadowing opportunities, “to-do” items, and more.

Personal Statements

Personal Statement Workshop Slides

Shadowing

Shadowing a Doctor – AAMC
How to Write a Cold Email as a Pre-Med – Prospectivedoctor.com
Cold Email Template – You’ll notice an offer in this email for an informational interview. It is not a bad idea to offer this option, because a practitioner might not have capacity for you to shadow them. However, they might have 20 minutes to sit down and answer questions about the field. You never know what this could lead to!
Dental Shadowing – ADEA
Dental Shadowing Tips from Hygiene Edge
Saint Alphonsus Observations and Shadowing Program
St. Luke’s Health System Professional Observations Program

Postgraduate Application Support: Clinical Programs

Organization

Personal Statements

Shadowing

Interviewing

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