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Hello, I am a not traditional student with a lot of varied experiences (Listed below). I have a MS degree in Biomedical Engineering and have been heavily involved in military research for the past two years. I have worked alongside physicians and would like to move into medicine. What approach should I use accentuate the proper characteristics for medical school and maximize my chances of acceptance? Thank you for your help.
- cGPA: 3.53 sGPA: 3.46
- MCAT: 31(P:12 V:10 B:9)
- Clinical volunteer activities (376 hours)
o Open Door Clinic (96 hours)
o ER assistant (64 hours)
o Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House assisting patient families (120 hours)
o ICU assistant (96 hours)
- Physician shadowing (72 hours)
o Primary Care (22 hours)
o Trauma Surgery and Care(20 hours)
o Orthopedics (20 hours)
o Pulmonary Intensivist (10 hours)
- Research (7649 hours)
o Undergraduate research in biological fermentation processes (1 conference) (1330 hours)
o Graduate research in injury biomechanics and computational human body modeling (3 refereed publications and 4 national conferences) (4080 hours)
o Post graduate research for US Army studying soldier injuries from IED explosions (very difficult to publish) (2239 hours)
- Nonclinical volunteer activities (720 hours)
o Biomedical Engineering Society student chapter secretary (280 hours)
o Engineering in Medicine and Biology student chapter secretary and web master (170 hours)
o International service trip teaching English and building community centers (100 hours)
o Engineers Without Borders member developing clean water systems for rural Bolivia (120 hours)
o International student outreach to teach English and American customs (100 hours)
o Watching children of US Army service members of local church (50 hours)
- Employment (non-clinical) (1295 hours)
o Resident Advisor (375 hours)
o Engineering Camp Counselor (920 hours)
- cGPA: 3.53 sGPA: 3.46
- MCAT: 31(P:12 V:10 B:9)
- Clinical volunteer activities (376 hours)
o Open Door Clinic (96 hours)
o ER assistant (64 hours)
o Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House assisting patient families (120 hours)
o ICU assistant (96 hours)
- Physician shadowing (72 hours)
o Primary Care (22 hours)
o Trauma Surgery and Care(20 hours)
o Orthopedics (20 hours)
o Pulmonary Intensivist (10 hours)
- Research (7649 hours)
o Undergraduate research in biological fermentation processes (1 conference) (1330 hours)
o Graduate research in injury biomechanics and computational human body modeling (3 refereed publications and 4 national conferences) (4080 hours)
o Post graduate research for US Army studying soldier injuries from IED explosions (very difficult to publish) (2239 hours)
- Nonclinical volunteer activities (720 hours)
o Biomedical Engineering Society student chapter secretary (280 hours)
o Engineering in Medicine and Biology student chapter secretary and web master (170 hours)
o International service trip teaching English and building community centers (100 hours)
o Engineers Without Borders member developing clean water systems for rural Bolivia (120 hours)
o International student outreach to teach English and American customs (100 hours)
o Watching children of US Army service members of local church (50 hours)
- Employment (non-clinical) (1295 hours)
o Resident Advisor (375 hours)
o Engineering Camp Counselor (920 hours)
