通過美國醫生USMLE考試， 接下來的一步就是申請美國住院醫培訓。 申請美國住院醫培訓類似於求職， 你需要挑選醫院、準備簡歷、求職信等等。 而在求職信中， 最重要的部分之一就是Personal Statement （個人陳述）。
寫好一份個人陳述並不簡單， 你要有詼諧的語言和強而有力的說服力去向你的雇主推銷自己。
面試醫院看個人陳述的目的
寫個人陳述的目是讓雇主知道：1、你為什麼選擇這個職業。 2、你在能力、興趣、技能和個性， 哪些方面與這個專業相匹配。 3、你還必須證明你是一名成熟的專業人士， 你為何需要這份培訓機會。 對於醫院而言， 他們想尋找的是一個有價值、信仰和態度都與他們相近的學員。 他們心中的主要問題是“這個申請人是否適合我們的團隊？”、“我在未來的3 - 7年可否與這個人一起工作？”。 當然， 幽默、聰慧、富有愛心、工作勤奮等個人特質， 也是很受歡迎的。
個人陳述該包含的內容
從描述你為何選擇你的專業開始， 到你描述在輪轉中難忘的經歷或難忘的病人......這些內容， 你最好先整理出大綱， 按照框架書寫。 個人陳述可包含內容如下：
▲ 你的個性、價值觀以及你選擇醫學專業的原因；
▲ 將您的專業選擇與您生活中個人興趣（如攀岩，
▲ 你所擁有的專業技能。 可列舉你的專業工作的個人成就或專業知識的個人成就（使用專業的科學， 醫學語言來描述或說明， 以表明您的專業知識）；
▲ 你感興趣的其他專業領域；
▲ 你喜歡的病人或病人群體；
▲ 你的從醫相關經歷， 你與患者的溝通、相處的體驗， 涉及專業相關的經驗的描述、你學到的技能以及這份經歷如何使你變成一名更好的醫生；
▲ 你的居留計畫與要求（描述你正在尋找什麼樣的居住地和/或你想在工作之後做什麼樣的工作。 ）；
▲ 個人追求和職業目標， 清楚的表達你的未來計畫， 不要含糊其辭。
個人陳述該寫作技巧
寫個人陳述也是有技巧的， 具體如下：
01、一個有趣的開場白
用一些有趣的開場白或故事， 表達出你對你的專業的熱情。
例子： I began medical school with Belonephobia, a fear of venipuncture. How embarrassing it was to bring up my breakfast in front of two hundred peers on my first day of medical school. My classmates and tenured professor carried me from the floor, drenched in sweat, where my parasympathetic system humiliated me beyond return. But I did return. Again… and again. After overcoming that first mortification, I grew to love anatomy and physiology, my surgery clerkships, and now cannot wait to get to the operating room in the early morning hours. Surgery is my reverie and the OR my second home.
（由於Personal Statement 均為英文書寫， 利於參考或避免詞不達意， 不做中文翻譯）
02、使用正式的語言
個人陳述也是一個嚴肅的寫作內容， 不要使用過於口語、俚語、縮寫、詩歌等格式內容。
例子：In college and medical school I got to coach 11-14 year old kids’ soccer in my local community. It was neat to see how the kids got better over time. I led them to victory several times and they blew the top off of the GCSL championship two times in a row. I’d never been able to know I would enjoy hanging out and working with teens without this early experience.
03、開頭結尾相結合
如果你從一個主題或者一個例子開始， 不要忘記把開頭和結尾聯繫起來。 另外， 如果你用一個寓言來描述一個專業的興趣， 那麼你需要確保在整篇文章中使用它， 或者把它帶到一個正式結論。
例子：開頭：
Mr. D, the owner of several local clubs and a sardonic sense of humor, told me he was unable to remember the last time he went to the doctor; a kind of pride hiding in his voice as he said it. In between questions for his admission H&P on my first month of internal medicine, we bonded over being exiled by Hurricane Ike to San Antonio and the disruption to our lives it caused. He blamed the mold growing in his water-logged house for his new fatigue, pallor, and bleeding gums. However, his CBC and bone marrow biopsy filled with blastic cells suggested otherwise. Knowing his outlook was grim, I was nervous about taking on Mr. D as a patient. The patients I had encountered so far were fairly straightforward and were discharged within a few days, but I felt ready for the challenge.
結尾：
A little over a month later, I missed a noon conference on a call day to help admit a new patient. One of the interns from my first service later told me that the hematologists had presented Mr. D’s case. “It’s a shame you weren’t there,” he said, “He was your patient.” At that moment, the role and responsibilities of the internist became very clear to me. The next level of my professional growth was to take full responsibility for my patients and tend to all aspects of their care, answer questions, and to always respect the privilege of having their care entrusted to me. The pivotal role the internist plays in a patient’s life is one I will honor with my deepest dedication.
04、確保你的個人陳述有4-5個段落
較短的段落能使閱讀更加通暢， 也能使讀者保持興趣。 太長的文章容易讓讀者失去讀完的興趣， 不要輕易冒這個風險。
05、避免過度使用“我”和“我的”
作為醫生， 重要的是“團隊”的努力。 因此， 在敘述中， 重點也應該放在病人身上， 而不是放在你身上。 你要盡可能發揮同情心， 同時仍然能夠傳達你的資訊。 專注于病人， 以及如何講述病人的故事， 表達你的職業道德， 同情心， 技能水準等。
例子：錯誤寫法：
Throughout my second year of medical school I found organ system physiology to be very interesting. I also enjoyed learning about the mechanisms of disease and the pharmacology used to treat those diseases. I began to think seriously about a career in Internal Medicine. In mythird year of medical school I was lucky enough to have three very interesting months on myInternal Medicine rotation that solidified my interest in that field. I found that the patients Iencountered during this period taught me a lot about the clinical, social, human and ethical aspects of medicine. On one month I worked along-side a Geriatrician who worked in 4-5 different nursing homes and assisted living centers as well as made home visits. This month taught me a great deal about chronic care as well as about the dying process in nursing homes. Ifound the work that I did that month to be very gratifying.
正確寫法：
During the basic sciences, organ system physiology was fascinating. Learning about the mechanisms of disease and the pharmacology used to treat those diseases were equally enthralling. From this pattern of interests, it occurred to me that themes paralleling a career internal medicine were evolving and Ibegan to consider this field seriously. Three months of internal medicine clerkships, learning from and working beside faculty and residents, completely convinced methat this specialty was the perfect match for me. The patients during this rotation taught me unforgettable lessons about the social, human, clinical, and ethical aspects of medicine and how they inexorably operate together in wellness and illness. One month of the rotation was spent alongside a tireless Geriatrician working in five different settings, as well as making home visits. That very gratifying experience was invaluable in teaching me about chronic care and the dying process in a long term treatment facility.
當然， 寫完個人陳述， 重要之處就是要檢查、檢查、在檢查， 查拼寫、查複雜的措辭、查重複的語句， 相信寫完這份個人陳述， 你的寫作技能和英語能力也會被大大提高不少。
本文屬宏景USMLE原創分享， 轉載請注明出處。