MedStudentChat A4: You get asked if you have any more questions throughout your interview day! If you truly have no more, it's completely ok to say no! Many times, this allows you to continue a conversation that may have gotten cut short/ chat about something else on your CV! #medstudentchat

MedStudentChat A4 Programs are trying to get a sense of you too! Do not be afraid to have a few unique but not distracting items in the background that can bring out your personality/can be talking points for them to remember you #MedTwitter #MedStudentChat

MedStudentChat A3 As we move into second or third waves of COVID I think it is important to ask lessons learned from the first ways and ask for specific schedules, operating procedures and paths for support that have been put in place since the spring #medstudentchat

Thanks so much for joining us for tonight's #MedStudentChat ! Feel free to keep chatting over the week!
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Do you have any questions regarding this virtual interview season?
What are some tips/suggestions that will help applicants stand out on the virtual interview trail?

🌟Don't forget A4 in your answer!
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MedStudentChat ❤️ Zoom socials & videos of hospitals. Bonus points for candid live clinic tours. On one we got an inside scoop about the city from an attending that happened to be there 😂 Definitely get a sense for the level of chillness/ or lack thereof which to me is key! #MedStudentChat

MedStudentChat A2: my fav thing is seeing residents and faculty interacting with each other on zoom. Even the small things, resident/faculty: “Dr. X, did you get your Starbucks this AM?” *laugh/joke/convo/*. It shows me that the ppl actually know and enjoy each other. #medstudentchat

MedStudentChat A1: pros-reduced cost of travel, more interview invites sent, opportunity to see creativity and effort of how programs coordinate interview social/day. Cons-more apps for programs, challenges of “feeling the vibes” of the resident/faculty/staff, zoom fatigue #MedStudentTwitter

Coronavirus has highlighted the vulnerability of residents & the need for applicants to get a good feel for resident safety & wellness.

What are some ways you can tactfully ask how supportive programs are of their residents? What questions may you want to avoid?
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Yes! Especially the first few questions today. We would love to have our premed peers join!

How are programs trying to help applicants get a feel for their program?

What are some things that successfully show a program's culture? What are some things that don't?

🌟Don't forget A2 in your answer!
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Q1: Virtual residency interviews have made the interview season vastly different this year for applicants and programs.

Are there any benefits to a virtual interviewing? What are some drawbacks to virtual interviewing?

🌟Don't forget A1 in your answer!
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If you are applying this year (or would just like to give us your thoughts as a resident, etc!), join us at MedStudentChat now!

First, let's get to know each other.
Introduce yourself in the replies!
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Welcome to #MedStudentChat ! We (Priya Kantesaria, MD, Briana Christophers (Ruíz), Shana Zucker, MD, MPH, MS, Travis Benson, MD, and our guest moderator
Margaret-Ellen Johnson, MD) are so happy to have you join us, #MedStudentTwitter !

Just 5 (!) minutes until our #medstudentchat tonight! Hope to see you there #medstudenttwitter !

We hope you stop by MedStudentChat tonight at 8 pm EST to chat about this virtual Interview season! Can't join tonight? No problem! Feel free to answer over the week to keep the convo going! #medstudentchat #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter

Don't forget to be here at 8!