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Video: Interview with Department of Medicine Chair Linda Boxer, MD PhD

17 June 2011 25 June 2011

Linda Boxer, MD PhD

I just finished watching this very insightful interview with Department of Medicine Chair and Chief of Hematology, Linda Boxer, MD, PhD who discusses her career path and triple success as a clinician, educator, and researcher in this video from Stanford University.  The video discusses her motivations to pursue medicine, how to maintain balance between work and personal life, why she loves science, and her passion for teaching the next generation of physicians.

This video will surely help many people get ideas for personal statements or to help those sitting on the fence to whether pursue a wonderful profession that is medicine.

Video Link: Conversation with Linda Boxer, MD PhD

 

 

Cut and Paste into AMCAS

29 May 2011 26 June 2011

When filling out your AMACAS application, you should NOT type out your responses directly into the website.  Instead you should write out your responses into a word processor like Microsoft Word or Google Docs, perform word and grammar check, and then cut and paste directly from the word processor into your application.   All too often do I see misspellings or grammatical errors in AMCAS applications which could easily be prevented.  In addition, if your internet connection dies or your computer crashes, you may loose your responses that you type directly into AMCAS website.

How to write descriptions of your experiences

24 May 2011

When writing the paragraph description of your experiences in your AMCAS application, whether it be research, clinical, or community service, always include:

  1. your role in the activity
  2. what you contributed to the project
  3. what you learned (experimental techniques, new way of approaching donors for money, etc.)
  4. any outcomes for the project (i.e. publication, poster presentations, continued by a graduate student, raised $3,500 for pediatric cancer research, etc),
Make sure that you at least write three or more sentences to make it a true paragraph description. Never just write one line for a description.

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