Don't Fall at the Last Hurdle!​


Residency interviews can be one of the most critical aspect of your USMLE match journey. According to the NRMP Program Directors survey, more than 96% of the Program Directors cite ‘Interaction with faculty during the interview’ as the most important factor in ranking the applicants. Other top factors which determine the ranking include interpersonal skills (95%), interaction with house staff and feedback from residents, as part of your interview process.

However, the same survey also reveals that only 6.7% of the applicants (Internal Medicine) of the average 2,200 that apply to a program ​are ranked by the program.
Without a doubt interview performance can be the difference between your coveted residency spot or an unsuccessful season.
So, don’t fall at the last hurdle!
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Now is the time to start preparing for this important step. Let us help you gain confidence and interview experience with in-depth preparation courses and mock interviews with our Silver Plan.

Interview preparation (Silver)- Classes, practice and mock interviews

The following classes are part of the Interview Preparation plan
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  • Basics of residency interviews ​
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  • Behavioral questions and practice sessions
 
  • Medical questions, healthcare policy and practice sessions
 
  • Preparing for Virtual residency interviews
 
  • Program outreach after Oct 21
 
  • Post-interview communication
 
  • How to prepare  Rank Order List 


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See below for the details of the content we cover in our interview preparation classes in Silver plan. In addition to these classes, you will also get
  1. Program specific guidance
  2. Access to our questions bank and
  3. Access to our closed group community​ (Telegram) to get more guidance and discuss the Match tips and tricks
  4. Access to other classes helpful for your match (like Rank order list class, Second Visit class, How to get more interviews etc.

 

 

Silver Plan Monthly Schedule (September, October, November)

 

Class Schedule

Topics

Typical Duration (hours)

Class 1

Basics of Residency Interviews

4-5

Class 2

Behavioral questions strategy

3

Class 3

Practice (Behavioral questions)

3

Class 4

Medical & Healthcare Policy questions strategy

3

Class 5

Practice (Medical & Healthcare Policy strategy

3

 

Main features of Silver plan

Main features of this plan are:
  1. Exclusive focus on Interview Preparation classes and guidance.
  2. In addition to interview preparation classes, you will get all subsequent classes like 'Program outreach', 'How to prepare Rank order list', guidance on second visits and all tips and guidance.
  3. Set up unlimited 30 min sessions with Chief Mentor (Pawan)  to get guidance and plan your Match.
  4. Mock interviews are optional and additional
  5. Program specific guidance- You will have access to our comprehensive IV-Question Bank, specific to programs.
  6. Guidance on Rank Order List
  7. In addition to the core classes listed below, you will have access to other recorded and live classes listed here.

Silver Plan classes

The classes are mentioned below. For all other classes, Click here for details of classes and the topics covered.

Mock interviews

Mock interviews are optional, if you need. These interviews are customized for you and based on your profile. Mock interviews are conducted on Skype and you will be given comprehensive feedback. To know more about Mock interviews, click here

Silver plan fee

  • Silver plan classes and other classes per plan eligibility: $1000
  • Classes plus one mock: $1300
  • Classes plus two mocks: $1500

Membership duration

All students are covered by our 'Sarthi Match Guarantee'-In other words, you are our student till you Match, even if it take more than one season for you to Match. You will continue to have access to our resources like classes, without additional payment, based on plan.
​(Conditions apply)

Payment options

  •  Installment options may not be available for Silver plan. Please email/call us to check
  • You can pay by credit/debit card or by check, drawn on a US bank. International wire transfer is also an option.

Sample Silver plan schedule

The class curriculum is given in next section. Silver classes start every month October, November & December. All classes are recorded so will not miss anything even if you join in a later month. Silver class students will also have access to other recorded classes.

Silver Class curriculum 

Basics of usmle Residency interviews (Class 1)
​In this class our panel will teach the following topics
  • Importance of IV in the process
  • Commonly asked questions in the interviews
  • Framework of response
  • How to handle questions from CV
  • How to handle questions from PS
  • Preparing for University program IV
  • Discussing Research questions
  • Ethical scenario questions
  • handling red flags
  • Best practices for IV
  • What NOT to do in IV
  • How to leverage your recommenders
  • Post IV strategy
  • Body language, Communication strategy (by Max Dible- the US Journalist on our panel)
Behavioral and Medical Questions and Practice sessions (Classes 2-5)
​After Basics of Residency Interviews class, we then discuss in detail the most commonly asked questions in the interviews. The Basics class gives you the tools and frameworks but in these Practice sessions each question is analyzed in detail. This includes both behavioral and medical questions and is spread over multiple days so that students have more than enough time to frame their responses.
 
Some questions we discuss during the Practice session include:
 
Behavioral questions sample
  • Tell me something about yourself/How can I help you?
  • Who is your role model?
  • What qualities do you have that differentiate you from other candidates?
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Success
  • Failure
  • Differences between healthcare system in your country and US
  • Your goals for the residency (or what you want to achieve in 3 years)
  • Long term goals
  • How do you see healthcare evolving globally/In your country/in US in coming years?
  • Dealing with difficult/angry/non-compliant patient
  • Dealing with difficult attending
  • Dealing with difficult co-worker
  • Ethical dilemma
  • How was your medical school experience?
  • How will you contribute to our program?
  • If you were an animal, which one would you be? Car?
  • If I didn’t look at your CV, what is the one thing you would want me to know about you?
  • What have you done to inform yourself about the specialty?
 
And many more…
 
Medical questions sample
  • Present a case of your choice.
  • What do you know about the business side of medicine?
  • Tell me the latest acute/chronic treatment of _____ (usually guideline based)
  • Let’s pretend that I come to the ED complaining of _____, how will you proceed? (used for history taking, physical exam, diagnosis, treatment, case presentation)
  • Tell me about the research that you mentioned on your CV.
  • Give an example of a rare case that you saw and how you managed it.
  • Have you worked at a community clinic before? What are some of the things you liked vs disliked about it.
  • Describe your experience with EMR.
  • Describe the best/worst clinical experience/case you have had
  • Discuss your experience in dealing with end of life issues
 
And many more….Click here for more questions we coach you on.
MOck interviews (optional)
​Mock interviews can be very helpful to you as you get ready for the program interviews. We offer upto two mock interviews with our panel physicians which will allow you to hone your interviewing skills. Click here to get more details on the mock interviews.

Pricing (Silver plan)
​Classes and practice sessions (Classes 1-5 listed in course schedule): $1000
Classes, practices sessions (Classes 1-5)  and one mock interview: $1300
Classes, practice sessions ((Classes 1-5) and two mock interviews: $1500
Dates
Classes will be held in October, November and December.​​ These are live, online &  you can attend from anywhere.
  • All classes will be recorded.
  • Since discussions and student questions may differ across groups, all groups will have access to all recording sessions
  • Mock interviews are 1:1 with the physician on video and days/times may vary
UPGRADE OPTIONS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS
Bronze plan students (subject to availability):
  • $575 additional
  • The class “Basics of Residency Interviews Class” (Class 1) and two mock interviews are already included in your current plan​  
Platinum/Gold Students:
  • No additional charge
  • Access to all recordings of the classes 2-5
  • You can attend classes 2-5 subject to space availability
  • You can obviously attend the Basics of Residency Interviews Class (Class 1) live
  • Your Guided Interview Practice will continue separately.​​​