Episode 16: Imposter Syndrome & Self Promotion - How to Put Your Best Foot Forward for VSLO & Residency

I think that people need to feel more confident about the skills they have because If you don't believe in what you're selling, why would anyone that you're selling it to believe either?

Welcome to the UAMS Residency Prep Podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Karina Clemmons.

Our guest hosts today are Dr. Karen Dickinson, M4 Riley Mangold, and M4 Andrea Carter.

We're joined by Dean Sharanda Williams and residents, Dr. Sharon Amole and Dr. Charlotte Jean.

Today we'll discuss overcoming imposter syndrome and telling your unique story for vSLO and residency applications.

Hello and welcome everybody to our VSLO podcast today.

My name's Karen Dickinson.

I'm Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Interprofessional Simulation and Clinical Skills Training.

I'm very lucky to be joined today by some of our medical students in year three and four and Dean Williams also.

The title of the podcast today is Imposter Syndrome and Selling Yourself in the Context of Imposter Syndrome, but just in general as well as we consider applying for and performing on Veslo.

So we have Riley and Andrea, our medical students here, three students.

with us today and Sharon and Charlotte.

Thank you, our MS4s today and Dean Williams.

I'm going to let everyone have the chance to introduce themselves and then we're going to go straight into it.

Andrea and Riley, if you want to introduce yourself first.

Hi, I'm Andrea

and I'm an M3.

I'm Riley.

I'm also an M3.

My name is Charlotte Zhang and I am an M4.

My name is Sharon Molle and I'm an M4.

I'm Sharanda Williams.

I'm the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.