Jose Unregistered User (5/18/00 7:00:49 pm) Reply P. Statement Can anyone comment on the ortho personal statement for ERAS; suggestions on personal qualities/attributes to be included, demeanor, etc... Thanks, Jose OrthoDoc Administrator (5/18/00 8:45:35 pm) Reply Re: P. Statement Make it short and sweet. Most programs do not even look at personal statements until the interview period. In my interviewing experience, the CV and the personal statement came out during the interview and the doc would quickly scan one or the other over to look for something to talk about. Therefore, make the PS interesting and worthy of conversation. Just a few short paragraphs. Long exhausting personal statements discussing the numerous honors obtained, etc.. quickly get disregarded. mootalot Global user (5/21/00 9:25:06 pm) Reply PS One suggestion - leave out your personal history of orthopaedic trauma or how you had a scope and then decided to be an orthopaedist. everyone does it and its low yield. Make it interesting - include something you want to talk about. Be careful what you boast. In mine, I noted that I had taught upper extremity/shoulder anatomy - my first question in one interview was what are the 17 muscles that attach to the scapula. - Anything you say is FAIR GAME.