Special requirements

Regarding programs like HJD that require program-specific information in the personal statement - does ERAS permit you to send different versions of your personal statement to different programs? Obviously the folks at HSS or wherever aren't gonna be to pleased to read about why I want to go to HJD and such
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Thanks in advance for the help.

don't sweat it man. Everyone's CV looks the same on ERAS. That forces the programs to judge you on what you have done, rather than what font you use.

SLUPodHopeful,
There a few programs with web pages that invite you to send a CV of your own formatting either in the mail or scanned as your 4th LOR. I didn't record which because it seemed optional and I'm not up for the additional pain.

Thanks, but that's ok,
If everybody else has that problem then I really don't care. I've actually gotten everything to line up correctly with the exception of the "Additional Activities/Awards" section. It's not that big a deal, I just made it all one paragraph instead of seperate bullets.
Thanks to all those who helped though.

Actually, I convinced my school to scan my CV onto the end of my official transcript. At every interview, people had my nice looking polished CV to look at, and I didn't have to waste a letter of rec space sending it. Also, to answer your questions, you have the ability to create many versions of you PS. I believe that I had three different versions to meet the "special requirements".

Blue: you can make as many personal statements as you want; it's just a pain in the butt checking all of them for mistakes (first hand knowledge).
As for specific letters, I would not gamble with shorting a program a medicine letter. You got honors anyway, so you should be able to get a decent letter. I sent my ortho chairman's letter (who knew me), my advisor's letter (ortho faculty) and a medicine attending letter to nearly every program as long there wasn't a special request. Even programs that asked for a CV, when asked said they were ok with the eras CV. However, be sure to follow the program's instructions to the T (clarify any ambiguity yourself) as they are more than happy to throw out screwed up apps.
I know a lot of you guys are not getting a lot of direction from your school's ortho chairman, so take advantage of the attendings from WVU. The offer to go over your CV and personal statement is gold for those of you going through this alone.
Confident, not cocky and never desperate--that's how you want to be.

Dogbone,

Your post raises a question I have about LORs. Most schools ask for 3 letters and recommend that one of them come from the ortho chair. Is it an unwritten 'rule' that your other letters should come from prescribed sources; ie one medicine/non-surgery letter, and another ortho letter, etc.
I have (perhaps mistakenly) assumed that it would be best, unless otherwise specified by the program, to send all ortho attending letters including one from the chairman, and have them be of of as good a quality as possible, and from someone 'known' if possible. Everyone in the know, please feel free to respond. Thanks