RAFFLE ITEM: 1 Platinum Membership to the Medical Mastermind Community (http://medical-mastermind-community.com).



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Direct Access to Doctor Dan


This is the only membership level that allows private, direct access to Doctor Dan.
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There are 2 reasons for this.


First, members of our Mastermind Community have become so well trained that taking questions to the group allows for a much more comprehensive answer than I could give alone. My response is included, but the Mastermind calls are a wonderful way to see the Mastermind principle in action! Therefore, non-members and other, lower-level members send me questions and we answer them as a group. The recordings of these sessions are uploaded with the archived training videos. (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/video-archives)

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Second, the Medical Mastermind Community has grown in popularity and membership so great that I simply can not devote the time it takes to single-handedly answer all of the questions I get with the level of thoroughness and attention they deserve. This is why the Platinum Membership is necessary.

One-on-One Consulting with Doctor Dan


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As soon as you join this preferred group, email me, Doctor Dan, directly through my contact page (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/contact) to schedule your first consulting phone call. You will then fill out my custom Needs Assessment Form, which I have developed over the years to guide our initial conversation toward action-oriented goals for your success. Through 3 hours of private coaching, I will help you map out an Action Plan in writing that you can feel confident in!

Choose Training Topics

All of the training in the Medical Mastermind Community (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/member-content/getting-started), practically speaking, has come directly out of previous requests from past Platinum Members. So, whatever your specific situation is, I will research the literature and present a lecture style presentation to meet your needs. The training sessions you request will be recorded for future use, so you don’t even have to be on the live conference call! Click here to see thearchived training videos (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/video-archives)that aren’t already integrated into the Career Training and Exam Prep navigation menus.


Additionally, you can ask me to interview authors, speakers, or leaders in an area that interests you and I will ask them YOUR questions on the Medical School Podcast! Previous examples include leaders from Gold Standard MCAT, Test Prep New York, and Admissions Consultants.
This is a truly amazing and empowering benefit of the popularity of the Medical Mastermind Community. We have access to nearly anyone you’d like to hear from because they really love the free advertising.

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I'd like to enter the raffle. Thank you.

What, exactly, sets your program apart from your competitors (e.g., MedEdits)? How does your consulting service differ? There appears to be a fair amount of overlap so I'd be interested in hearing a bit more about your "niche."

I've been listening to your podcasts for a couple of years and I've learned so much from you. I think your program is a great resource for people at any point in the journey toward becoming a physician. When I saw the email about this raffle I was so excited... I'd love to win!

Then I read the rules. I've been here on SDN for a few years too, but I don't have the required 20 posts so I'm ineligible. I'll still give my $0.02 though.

I like the variety of information that you present. You've been through the process, so you're not just Some Guy Talking. I'm non-traditional and you know what that's like. I'm not particularly interested in hearing that I should have done better in my freshman year of college (ancient history at this point)- I'd much rather hear useful tips about how to study better, how to prepare for the MCAT and exams, what to expect as I go along, and input from those who are doing the same thing as well as those who have already done it. You've got that and much more.

I could keep going. You've got a good thing!

What, exactly, sets your program apart from your competitors (e.g., MedEdits)? How does your consulting service differ? There appears to be a fair amount of overlap so I'd be interested in hearing a bit more about your "niche."

I don't write essays for people, or edit their applications directly. I mentor students, not just help them get into medical school or residency.

The truth is that I don't think I can say it as well as the students themselves.

Read through these and see if you can tell a difference between what I do and a personal essay writing service:

Feb. 2011 “Before I joined Mastermind I was truly lost. I had a purpose/dream that I had always harbored but some how lack a way to achieving it. Your site has help me to become unglued from my situation, changing from just thinking into doing and changing from frustration to focused will. Its still a long road in front of me with many obstacles and a lot of nay sayers. But with what you have created and share I no longer feel alone nor do I feel afraid.” Bryant

Dec. 2010 “I’ve been a fan of yours for years and have successfully moved from the middle of no-where in Mississippi after high school to getting interviews at great schools. I owe a lot of my success to you, your podcasts and website. Thank you. As you’ve mentioned, getting interviews are tough. However, performance during the interview can be equally difficult. This timeline allows students to anticipate and correctly identify these shortcomings, and I know from following you these past 2-3 years, you give the students everything they need to survive this “game”. Thank you for taking time out of your life to helping those that are sincere and committed to giving care.” Jake, Middle-of-Nowhere, Mississippi

Nov. 2010 “I never thought that gaining knowledge about medical school would be this easy. It has always seemed so cryptic to me, like being an astronaut, or in the CIA. I feel lucky to have the luxury to download podcasts and listen to them while I drive, while I run, while I take a lunch break, literally anywhere! The real accomplishment of this podcast is giving me confidence. It makes me feel like I am not wasting my time, it is not too late to pursue this, and this dream can be a reality! I hope this serves everyone just as much as it is serving me!” U.S. Soldier

Sep. 2010 “I just wanted to congratulate you on the success of your course materials and in getting your message out. I started listening to your podcast two years ago when I started considering trying to transition into the career as a physician. I’ve watched your websites and podcasts grow. Recently when AMSA began starting a medical mastermind community to support medical students, I thought it had the overall intentions of the groups you were working on. Come to find out, it appears that you are one of the driving forces behind it! Congratulations. Best regards,” Brian H. from Boston Massachusetts


Aug. 2010 “First I would like to thank you for spending the time to help those who have decided to pursue the medical career. I for one would have never thought I could even stand a chance at attempting to become a physician, but after listening to your pod-cast I have a new faith in becoming one.” Eugene Javorsky from Kochi, Japan


Jun. 2010 “Big ups to you! I appreciate you taking to the time to assess my needs for my premed journey over the phone. In particular, I liked how stayed focused during the conversation and helped me come up with a plan of action for success. I’ve been taking heed and feel more confident. Thank you : )” Bill Christian from Orlando, Florida

May 2010 “I have enjoyed listing to your videos, and reading you emails they are every inspirational and I commend you for your service to others by helping us. Thank you for your time.” Randy Freeman from Tulsa, Oklahoma

Apr. 2010 “I am a non-trad premed preparing for the MCAT, and i have been a member of Medical Mastery for about a month. I received my first disc about 3 weeks ago and the entire module is by far one of the best resources on the market! The Free Mind format is easy to use, and makes the information not only easily accessible, but the meat of the material is unlike anything else online or sold on the market. This is BY FAR one of the most significant bodies of information available for pre-med and medical students and I am so appreciative for all you are doing for us. Thank you for using some of what little free time you have to make the next generation of doctors prepared academically, emotionally, economically, and spiritually for the fantastic journey we have ahead.” Toni Ognibene from Fresno, California

Mar. 2010 “Thank you very much. I would just like to tell you that I am so glad I ran across your podcast while searching for premed-related items on iTunes! You are extremely helpful and encouraging, and I feel much less scared of the whole application process as a result http://medical-mastermind-community.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif ” Sukriti Dabral from Boston University ’09

Feb. 2010 “Your podcasts have been a tremendous amount of help! Keep up the good work! Thank you.” Brittin Southard, a senior in High School

Jan. 2010 “Hi, Dr. Williams! I just wanted to say hello and THANK YOU! for everything that you do for us pre-med students. You are inspiring and such a positive beacon on an often daunting and unlit path. You seem to squeeze 48 hours out of a 24 hour day with everything that you do! You are truly a blessing to me. I am really excited about the new community.” Heather de Anda from Austin, Texas

Dec 2009 “I think this service is an absolute Awesome idea. You are showing us a side of the medical field that many institutions do not delve into. I am looking forward to future lectures!!! And just my personal advice to Dr. Daniel. Don’t ever change your personality and attitude. They’re great up-lifters for those of us who are looking for role models.” Adil from Stafford, Texas

Nov. 2009 “After asking for correct and supportive guidance from various people and sources, I thought Daniel was the best and he is really supportive. I can’t wait for this entire process of coursework to start. After finding a person who has been through a lot of struggles, I am really proud to get help from him and i think its great and would highly recommend this to any premed student. thanks Daniel for everything. I feel a lot more confident about my dream and appreciate all your support. Thanks once again.” Sweta Patel from Cleveland, Texas

Oct. 2009 “The lecture series are great because we often don’t know the real thing about med school. All we know about is TV shows, movies, friends, etc. So the lectures provide us with a real-life experience and gives us moral support. And we really need this most of the time.” Stephanie from Lima, Peru

Sep. 2009 “So far, the lectures seem helpful. The insider information is usually helpful. I am very interested in hearing more about more productive ways to study, medical school interviews, and balancing family and medical school.” Katerina from Tomsk, Russia

Aug. 2009 “ I really liked the lecture a lot. After hearing your story, I am a little more confident about myself and my chances of getting into a med school.” Shafi from India

Jul. 2009 “I think the lecture series are informative and dispel any misconceptions that some premed students have, like me for example. I appreciate the opportunity to know about the background info for getting into med school.” Bulaguru , from Dallas, Texas


Jun. 2009 “The information given in today’s lecture helped tremendously. It helped to reassure me that persistence can help me to achieve my goals of a career in medicine. Sometimes discouraged by peers and counselors, but the info from the (your) session helped to give back the spark of wanting to pursue this career (especially from someone who has gone through the process).” Jessica from Greenville, Texas

May 2009 “I am an undergraduate in my junior year and believe this course will inform me of the next steps I need to make to advance toward a medical career.” Patricia from Houston, Texas

Apr. 2009 “The presentation was really well organized and I appreciated all the effort that was put towards helping out premed students and preventing them from changing their minds.” Saliva from Karachi, Pakistan

Mar. 2009 “I was so happy to find your information on iTunes. I have been trying to decide where I was going with my career for a few years, since I left active duty with the Army. I always wanted to do something big, and find a way to make a change. I just kept finding myself taking the easy way out, and taking short vocational classes that ended up at a dead end. I was interested in becoming a physician but I thought you had to be rich, or come from a better background to make it. Your podcast really gave me the confidence and motivation I needed. Thank you for putting this together and keep up the good work. You are making more of a difference than you could ever imagine.” Ron from Cedar Hill, Texas

Hi,

I have been listening to Dr. Dan's podcasts for the last couple of months. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning more about life as a physician and the medical school process. The resources on his website and webinar conference calls have helped me demystify the process and refine my gameplan. I highly recommend this unique resource and encourage anyone out there who is exploring the website to get as involved as possible.

In regards to the admissions theme of this thread, the best advice I have is to focus on a couple of key schools that you think you have a good chance of being accepted at and learn as much as you can about the type of student they regularly recruit. It is a common assumption that you should apply to as many schools as possible to "increase" your odds. This usually just leads to a lot of application fees and potentially burnout from having to do too many supplemental applications and interviews. Narrow down the selection and then do your best to meet the requirements. I have been looking into med schools for quite a while now and I even recently learned some new information about one of my top choices, University of Minnesota that is essential for my application. After talking one-on-one with one of the admissions directors, he notified me I needed to have my letters of recommendation sent from my college with a letter explaining why the committee was not submitting a committee letter of recommendation. If I did not learn this piece of information my application would have been rejected. This story serves to show that there are sometimes individual quarks to medical schools that need to be adhered to.

I wish you all the best and continued success in your medical career aspirations.

Glen R.

Hi,

I have been listening to Dr. Dan's podcasts for the last couple of months. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning more about life as a physician and the medical school process. The resources on his website and webinar conference calls have helped me demystify the process and refine my gameplan. I highly recommend this unique resource and encourage anyone out there who is exploring the website to get as involved as possible.

In regards to the admissions theme of this thread, the best advice I have is to focus on a couple of key schools that you think you have a good chance of being accepted at and learn as much as you can about the type of student they regularly recruit. It is a common assumption that you should apply to as many schools as possible to "increase" your odds. This usually just leads to a lot of application fees and potentially burnout from having to do too many supplemental applications and interviews. Narrow down the selection and then do your best to meet the requirements. I have been looking into med schools for quite a while now and I even recently learned some new information about one of my top choices, University of Minnesota that is essential for my application. After talking one-on-one with one of the admissions directors, he notified me I needed to have my letters of recommendation sent from my college with a letter explaining why the committee was not submitting a committee letter of recommendation. If I did not learn this piece of information my application would have been rejected. This story serves to show that there are sometimes individual quarks to medical schools that need to be adhered to.

I wish you all the best and continued success in your medical career aspirations.

Glen R.

Hi, Glen!

Glen is a fairly new Medical Mastermind Community member and I enjoyed talking with him about a week ago on a live Mastermind Webinar (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/live-webinars).

As most people in SDN know, PreMed Committee letters are expected in most places in the country. I'm just glad you had a decent adviser - many have bad ones, which is worse than not having one at all.

I'm blessed to provide the Medical Mastermind Community (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/) as a virtual adviser for so many disadvantaged students (those without stellar advisers).

Furthermore, advising people on how many schools to apply to is a dangerous business because everyone's situation is so different. I've had to learn to keep my comments general in the Medical School Podcast (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/category/podcast) and get into more specific recommendations in the private coaching (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/platinum-members).

The last thing I want is a student to do is write me and say they applied to too few schools based upon my recommendation, even though I had no chance to know their personal story. In fact, I would seek out the most prestigious school that I plan on applying to and write at the highest level possible, expecting great things - then send that application to a large spread of schools.

Again, if you want to thrive in medical education and not just get by, then join in a Mastermind Webinar (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/live-webinars) and prepare to get totally thrilled!

Best,

I'd also like to enter the raffle. Thank you.

I've been listening to your podcasts for a couple of years and I've learned so much from you. I think your program is a great resource for people at any point in the journey toward becoming a physician. When I saw the email about this raffle I was so excited... I'd love to win!

Then I read the rules. I've been here on SDN for a few years too, but I don't have the required 20 posts so I'm ineligible. I'll still give my $0.02 though.

I like the variety of information that you present. You've been through the process, so you're not just Some Guy Talking. I'm non-traditional and you know what that's like. I'm not particularly interested in hearing that I should have done better in my freshman year of college (ancient history at this point)- I'd much rather hear useful tips about how to study better, how to prepare for the MCAT and exams, what to expect as I go along, and input from those who are doing the same thing as well as those who have already done it. You've got that and much more.

I could keep going. You've got a good thing!

Totally agree. I'm non traditional also and I enjoy listening to the podcasts as well.

I've been listening to your podcasts for a couple of years and I've learned so much from you. I think your program is a great resource for people at any point in the journey toward becoming a physician. When I saw the email about this raffle I was so excited... I'd love to win!

Then I read the rules. I've been here on SDN for a few years too, but I don't have the required 20 posts so I'm ineligible. I'll still give my $0.02 though.

I like the variety of information that you present. You've been through the process, so you're not just Some Guy Talking. I'm non-traditional and you know what that's like. I'm not particularly interested in hearing that I should have done better in my freshman year of college (ancient history at this point)- I'd much rather hear useful tips about how to study better, how to prepare for the MCAT and exams, what to expect as I go along, and input from those who are doing the same thing as well as those who have already done it. You've got that and much more.

I could keep going. You've got a good thing!

I am having my own raffle for a free Lifetime Membership to the Medical Mastermind Community (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/raffle-for-lifetime-membership) - and it's not too late to enter!!

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Thanks so much!!

Wouldn't having a service write or edit your essays for you be unethical? The essays are suppose to represent you and your work. I think mentoring and personal ADVICE are fine, though.

I haven't seen any of these podcasts (don't own an iPod). Are these videos available elsewhere online (e.g. youtube)?

Wouldn't having a service write or edit your essays for you be unethical? The essays are suppose to represent you and your work. I think mentoring and personal ADVICE are fine, though.


Absolutely, they're unethical! The application services expressly forbid anyone from hiring people to write their essays and applications for them, yet there are paid services out there where people do this all the time! Even AMSA and SDN may sometimes condone these activities because of ad revenue, though they may not realize the extent of the fraud here. I'm talking about names you would recognize...

I mean, it's nice to share your input and all, but these services literally login to the online application service under the students' name and edit its contents. Highly illegal and unethical, yes.

Most "essay work" in the Medical Mastermind Community happens on live teleconferences where we explore each others' motives and explanations of experiences to see how each person can be put in the best light on an application.

The students do the writing and some of them share their actual before, during, and after essays in our private, members-only forum.

I haven't seen any of these podcasts (don't own an iPod). Are these videos available elsewhere online (e.g. youtube)?


You can listen online or in iTunes to medical podcasts for free, even if you don't have an iPod or iPhone.

Free Medical Podcasts online (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/category/podcast)

or

Download iTunes for Free (http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/)
(search "Medical School Podcast" and "PreMed Podcast" in the iTunes Store)

What does the 3 hours of private coaching emphasize?

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What does the 3 hours of private coaching emphasize?

Thanks!

The Private Career Coaching can be used anyway you want, depending on where you are in the Medical Education Journey. Here are the most common examples:



PreMCAT Years: Study techniques, Time Management
PostMCAT Years: Interviewing Skills, Essay and Application work
Basic Science Years: Burnout Prevention and USMLE Prep
Clinical Science Years: The Malignant Residency Program course


We start out with a formal assessment tool for all clients to determine your exact needs and then write up an Action Plan for accountability.

This includes a private, personal blog for tracking progress and group interaction if you want it.