Dr. Gina Badalato

Yeah, I think so. The Society of Academic Urology has some clear rules about post-interview communication. The program really can't initiate any of that communication after the interview. You could send a thank you note. That's courteous. That's nice. I always tell my advisees that really, that's a lot of work. It's a lot of work.

For a given program, you may be interviewing like five or six different interviews with multiple people in a room. I don't really think it's expected and it's very time consuming. So I wouldn't worry too much about that.

For a given program, you may be interviewing like five or six different interviews with multiple people in a room. I don't really think it's expected and it's very time consuming. So I wouldn't worry too much about that.

For a given program, you may be interviewing like five or six different interviews with multiple people in a room. I don't really think it's expected and it's very time consuming. So I wouldn't worry too much about that.

If there's something personal that, you know, a personal connection you had with somebody certainly can do that, but it's definitely not expected and then people shouldn't feel like they have that responsibility. And so, yeah, officially the program can't really initiate a lot of the contact after the interviews are over.

If there's something personal that, you know, a personal connection you had with somebody certainly can do that, but it's definitely not expected and then people shouldn't feel like they have that responsibility. And so, yeah, officially the program can't really initiate a lot of the contact after the interviews are over.

If there's something personal that, you know, a personal connection you had with somebody certainly can do that, but it's definitely not expected and then people shouldn't feel like they have that responsibility. And so, yeah, officially the program can't really initiate a lot of the contact after the interviews are over.

Students will, close to the time of after they've submitted their rank list, they can reach out to programs to say, you're my top choice or something like that. But the program really shouldn't really respond to those types of outreach, at least according to the rules of the match. I don't know if anybody else wants to roll in on that.

Students will, close to the time of after they've submitted their rank list, they can reach out to programs to say, you're my top choice or something like that. But the program really shouldn't really respond to those types of outreach, at least according to the rules of the match. I don't know if anybody else wants to roll in on that.

Students will, close to the time of after they've submitted their rank list, they can reach out to programs to say, you're my top choice or something like that. But the program really shouldn't really respond to those types of outreach, at least according to the rules of the match. I don't know if anybody else wants to roll in on that.

Yeah, I would encourage potential applicants applying this year to go to the Society of Academic Urology website and just read through, familiarize yourself with all of the rules. This is just one of them, but understand some of the rules that apply to the match this year. As Yash mentioned, there were some changes. There's a lot of great information there and it's great to kind of

Yeah, I would encourage potential applicants applying this year to go to the Society of Academic Urology website and just read through, familiarize yourself with all of the rules. This is just one of them, but understand some of the rules that apply to the match this year. As Yash mentioned, there were some changes. There's a lot of great information there and it's great to kind of

Yeah, I would encourage potential applicants applying this year to go to the Society of Academic Urology website and just read through, familiarize yourself with all of the rules. This is just one of them, but understand some of the rules that apply to the match this year. As Yash mentioned, there were some changes. There's a lot of great information there and it's great to kind of

have those ground rules in place as you go through the process and clearly read through them. It's a great resource and the website has just been updated so I highly encourage. There's actually a section for students and some facts and commonly asked questions and it's a valuable resource.

have those ground rules in place as you go through the process and clearly read through them. It's a great resource and the website has just been updated so I highly encourage. There's actually a section for students and some facts and commonly asked questions and it's a valuable resource.

have those ground rules in place as you go through the process and clearly read through them. It's a great resource and the website has just been updated so I highly encourage. There's actually a section for students and some facts and commonly asked questions and it's a valuable resource.

Yeah, I agree. I think the best interviews, as we were saying earlier, are conversational. So realize that these are urologists taking time out of their day to chat with you. They're not professional interviewers. So they may say, well, what questions do you have for me? Be curious about that person. Ask them questions about their life, their training, what they like about that program.

Yeah, I agree. I think the best interviews, as we were saying earlier, are conversational. So realize that these are urologists taking time out of their day to chat with you. They're not professional interviewers. So they may say, well, what questions do you have for me? Be curious about that person. Ask them questions about their life, their training, what they like about that program.

Yeah, I agree. I think the best interviews, as we were saying earlier, are conversational. So realize that these are urologists taking time out of their day to chat with you. They're not professional interviewers. So they may say, well, what questions do you have for me? Be curious about that person. Ask them questions about their life, their training, what they like about that program.

Don't let that opportunity go by. You're going to be asked, what questions do you have for me? Always have some good questions in your pocket. And don't be afraid to ask about that person because people like it should be bi-directional. So be prepared for that and be curious.