At their ECHO (ECFMG certificate holders office) resource section
I found some Dont’s pertaining to personal statement. Instead of list after list
of pointers that are available on other sites, I decided to make a infographic highlighting
the key DONTS of your personal statement. The Infographic is shown below
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| DONTs of personal statement |
Key things to consider are
- DO NOT
rush through your personal statement: take enough time to work on it.
- DO NOT
make your personal statement a running list of your achievements, let the
CV do that for you. Thus, your PS and CV should not read the same.
- DO NOT
mention politics, no democrat – republican – libertarian, none of that is
a good idea here, not even US
foreign policy.
- DO NOT
use paid services. ECFMG insists that one should not use these but there
can be an exception in some cases who need help. Just make sure that the
essay is unique and reflects you.
- DO NOT
speak negatively in your personal statement - regarding your previous job or school or boss etc
- DO NOT
plagiarize your essay.
- DO NOT
have others write your essay because you can run into problems of copying
the material or ideas not being original
- DO NOT
mention religious topics in your statement
No matter what specialty you apply to, be it family medicine
or psychiatry, pediatrics or any other, you MUST focus on your personal statement
and make it the best literary masterpiece that you can create in your life! For
the DO's of a personal statement read on...
Personal statement of purpose in which an applicant outlines his or her career goals and states reasons for applying to a particular program is considered to be one of the most important and crucial documents in your application package. writing statement of purpose
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