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shifalidoc
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09/16/08 - 12:31 PM       #1

Hi All...

Just wanted to tell you all what just happened to me...

I got an email stating congratulations...we would like to invite you to an interview at XYZ hospital (confidential info) etc etc and guess what i was ecstataic but when i took a 2nd look at the email i realised that it was not my name and this was apparently sent to me by mistake. So much for all the happiness and hopefulness. how can these people make such mistakes and take these things for granted...

Anyways just thought i would share this experience with all of you hopefuls....take care and good luck for match 2009.

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09/16/08 - 12:59 PM       #2

This is terrible.Really sorry for you....


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yendor
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09/16/08 - 01:03 PM       #3

did you confirm this? it could be the other way around though... wrong name, right email.. grin

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09/16/08 - 01:11 PM       #4

My invite did not address me by name....it began "Dear Applicant"......my name was never mentioned

Well,...I guess when I call them tomorrow I'll know for sure.....Sorry about your experience...however it will make your first real invite all the more sweeter smiling face

good luck

shifalidoc
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09/16/08 - 01:16 PM       #5

this is in reply to yendor.. nodhaha....you made me laugh....yes i did confirm...

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09/16/08 - 03:25 PM       #6

shifalidoc wrote:
. So much for all the happiness and hopefulness. how can these people make such mistakes and take these things for granted....

It's called a mistake and I have done this in the past. It's not taken forgranted, and I felt like shit. But it was a mistake. A PC isn't going to do this to you on purpose.


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Tuscani
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09/16/08 - 08:20 PM       #7

sorry to hear that... i feel ur pain...
sad

but don't be discouraged ull find a good program!

shifalidoc
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09/17/08 - 10:53 AM       #8

Thanks tuscani...

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09/17/08 - 01:21 PM       #9

Well that reminds me of my recent fellowship application time!!!

A program up north sent me an invitation for Pulmonary-Critical care fellowship program when I had applied for another speciality in that same hospital!!!,, when i e-mailed them back they realized their mistake!!!.

It so happened that cards and pulmonary shared the same PC!!!!, thus the confusion.

I understand the pain and dissapointment of Tuscani, hope it doesnot happen to anybody else.

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09/18/08 - 02:28 PM       #10

hey u know what? this happened to me too. I felt so happy to see invitation interview and started thinking about date and all, when I checked it again (ya, i had read ur post here!) and its not for me ....shockedshockedshocked

I got so depressed disapprovaldisapproval

Anyways, my wait is not still over then, But I wish nobody makes this mistake again. it hurts.sadsad

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nynj
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09/18/08 - 05:42 PM       #11

hmmmm....i can feel your pain...thats the reason i put this post, so that all must confirm twice before celebrating, rather than getting disheartened later. Anyways, i wish u good luck in match 2009.









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