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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 08:15 |
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This might be obvious to many applicants but it amazes me to see one or two applications that come my way where the application has nothing listed for clinical. Most often the case, an applicant who is doing clinical research (i.e. drug trial, developing cardiac pacemakers, etc.) thinks that because there is an overlap between research and clinical, that they can list the work under research and that the admissions committee will read the description and count part of it as clinical. You will often find somewhere in that research description that they shadowed Dr. X, their research supervisor, in for surgeries or grand rounds. What you should do in this case is to list those two items separately. List the research under research, and list the clinical shadowing under clinical. Even if you shadowed a physician for just a couple times, at least put it into the clinical section of AMCAS. It is better than not having anything at all. |
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Monday, 09 November 2009 01:43 |
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If you reapply for medical school and don't have any new letters of recommendations, that is the "kiss" of death. Not having any new letters of recommendations tells the committee one of two things about you.
- You are too lazy and unmotivated to improve your medical school application, hence not asking for new letters of recommendations or asking your previous letter writers to rewrite a new letter with new information concerning your community service, clinical experiences, and research experiences.
- You did absolutely nothing new since you last reapplied, therefore you had no opportunities to ask for new letters of recommendations.
Don't fall into complacency. Make this second time that you are applying to medical school your last time. Make your reapplication COUNT! Details are very important, and that means refreshing letters of recommendations.
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Last Updated on Monday, 09 November 2009 02:24 |
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 07:07 |
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Every university will have a health worker program where undergrads can volunteer to become the point of contact for health information from their peers. Many times, these health workers live in the community (i.e. fraternity, sorority, co-op, dormitories) and can answer basic health questions or help connect them with people who would know the answer.
The most frequent duty will be to provide health information on diseases (i.e. HIV, H1N1 flu, STD), provide contact information for peers who need information on finding doctors, and provide condoms. These programs will train you before the school starts during the summer and train you on first aid and CPR. There will also be weekly meetings where you learn numerous aspects of college health and preventative health information for young adults.
Furthermore, as a health worker, you should ask physicians working at the student health center if they are willing to let you shadow them. Being a health worker is a great way to get that inside connection to shadowing a physician which is a must if you are applying to medical school.
So, being a health worker is a great opportunity to give back to your community. You will learn a lot about health care issues facing young adults which will be critical for your future career as a physician. Plus, it helps your medical school application shine. |
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