Jakob Tischer Wagner Str. 44c . 80802 Munich . Germany
Telephone: +49-89-631275 . E-mail: [email protected]
October 30, 2007
Noeleen Stewart
Coordinator of Electives Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009
Australia
Application for an elective attachment in Accident and Emergency
or in Surgery in summer 2006
Dear Ms. Stewart,
I am a student of medicine at Munich University in my fifth year
of a six-year medical degree. As part of my medical
training in years three to five I have to do three elective
attachments of four to eight weeks in duration. I am very
interested in gaining clinical experience in Australia and would
therefore like to apply to do a six-week elective at the medical
faculty of the University of Western Australia.
I already have practical clinical experience from electives at a
general practice in Germany and in Anesthesiology at a hospital in
London, England. The general practice I did my elective at serves a
large rural area and was an excellent
introduction to general medicine, enabling me to gain experience
in basic skills such as diagnosis and patient case
histories, ultrasound, dressing wounds and suturing. During my
second elective at Hammersmith Hospital, London, I
worked primarily in a team of anesthetists in Surgery, Emergency
and Intensive Care, and was able to observe and
practice drug preparation, different anesthetic methods,
reanimation and pain therapy.
My elective in London convinced me of the insights to be gained
through clinical experience in other countries. In
Germany, Australia is well-known for its excellent medical
training. This is why I feel an elective in Australia would be
a
very valuable addition to my medical studies.
My curriculum only makes it possible for me to do an elective
attachment during vacation, and I have stated my
preferred dates from August 7, 2006 to September 18, 2006 plus
alternative dates in the application form. I would be
able to arrive on August 1, 2006 for MRSA testing prior to
starting the elective.
Thank you in advance for considering my application. I very much
hope you will be able to place me for an elective at
the UWA.
Sincerely,
Jakob Tischer
Enclosure:
Resume and completed application forms Completed credit card
payment form for the $300 (Australian) elective fee A letter from
the Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Munich 1
passport-size photograph endorsed by the Dean of Student Affairs,
Munich University A letter from the Language Center of Munich
University certifying my proficiency in spoken and written
English
Kommentar: For an Australian application, Jakob uses U.S. letter
style.
Kommentar: You'll usually find the name and address of the
person to address your application to on the faculty website
Kommentar: The subject line clearly states the content of the
letter.
Kommentar: It's important for Jakob to clearly describe his
level of training as German and Australian medical training are not
identical.
Kommentar: The term "elective attachment" is often used in
Australia.
Kommentar: Jakob knows from the medical faculty website of UWA
that overseas students can only do six-week electives. By stating
this here, he is acknowledging that he has understood the
ruling.
Kommentar: Jakob shows that he has experience in different
medical environments in this paragraph.
Kommentar: It states in the application form that elective
students have to arrive on the Tuesday before electives are due to
start for MRSA testing. Again, Jakob acknowledges in this sentence
that he has understood the regulations.
Kommentar: A typical ending for Australian letters is
"Sincerely" or "Sincerely yours".
