What do ADCOMs expect from undergrads?

[gyukaku]

I am reading these protips for the personal statement, and he keeps mentioning how we should emphasize our accomplishments. What kind of accomplishments can the premed be expected to have outside of dicking around at the hospital? (metaphor)

Here are some examples he gives of good self-advocacy:

if an applicant had a family member with autism and was consequently motivated to do NIH research on the disease, the personal medical story might be a means to introduce her research and associated publications

and

Writing about a patient you saw while volunteering at a Mother Teresa Missionary of Charity clinic could be powerful if it highlights your international community service work and transitions into your masters in public health and tropic disease research

He wants explicit substance in the PS, but I don't see how this would be possible without re-listing the activities section.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

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[Goro]

Academic excellence
Ability to walk and chew gum at the same time
Shadowing
Research (just show us that you have learned something about the scientific principal. You don't need a Cell paper)
Clinical volunteering or employment. Prove to use that you really want to be around sick people for the next 30-40 years AND that you know what you're getting into.
Non-clinical volunteering to show off your altruism and humanism.
Leadership (found a club or organization, and/or be an officer in it. Teach. Coach.)