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Sunday, 21 March 2010 21:34 |
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So maybe its a little bit too far out to think about residency programs since you haven't even started medical school. But those who are curious about the USMLE (Board) scores, research, AOA (medical school honor society), etc of the typical accepted applicant into different residency programs are, you can find it here. Yes, even in medical school you should do research to get into more difficult specialities like dermatology and radiation oncology. Why? Because most applicants for those residency positions do do research and if you don't your application won't look competitive enough.
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Sunday, 21 March 2010 06:21 |
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Did you know that American Association of Medical Colleges has statistics for MD/PhD matriculants?
Quick facts:
60.3%/39.7% Male:Female Applicant Ratio
1703 applicants for MD/PhD programs in 2009 but only 816 were actually accepted.
On average applicants have a 3.54 Science GPA, 9.7 Verbal, 10.4 Physical Sciences, and 10.9 on Biological Sciences.
For those that were accepted and matriculated into the program, the average science GPA is 3.71, 10.7 Verbal, 11.6 Physical Sciences, and 12 Biological Sciences.
You should check them out their website and view the statistics yourself.
AAMC MD/PhD Data
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 17:48 |
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Take initiative to publish your undergraduate research. Many undergraduate institution have a peer-reviewed journal that publishes the research of undergraduates. It's not the same as publishing in a science journal peer-reviewed by other scientists, but at least you have shown initiative to the medical school that you did take time to put together the data that you collected over the years into a publishable format. This is definitely a positive mark on your application and looks better than if you didn't publish in your undergraduate journal.
If you want more visibility, then you may want to consider publishing in Journal of Young Investigators (www.jyi.org). This is a journal for undergraduates around the world publishing original research in various scientific disciplines in addition to publishing feature articles. The scientific manuscripts are peer reviewed by undergraduates majoring in that discipline along with a faculty mentor who helps critic the manuscript alongside the undergraduate reviewer. I highly suggest that you look into this.
Publishing anywhere shows initiative. Especially if you are MD/PhD, try to publish and if not submit your work as a poster at a conference. |
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