Their average is around ~1k clinical and ~1k volunteering. I don't know if there's a particular cut off that they screen for, though. If you think you fit their mission and write good essays, I think it's worth putting your hat in.
Is that for clinical or non clinical?
Should be non-clinical. Though you should also have clinical hours too.
I wonder how they look at that. I have non clinical volunteering through my intercollegiate sport and I listed the volunteering in the activity description. Hopefully they dont just look for total hours under an activity listed non clinical volunteering :/
I do not think so. I believe it is listed under "Military Service," both in AMCAS and in the MSAR. It can be an extraordinary or stellar EC, however, but I don't think it has the potential to overlap with non-clinical volunteering.
It doesn’t. Plus don’t you get paid for it along with some other benefits? Was there a particular part of it you were trying to spin as non clinical volunteering?
Exactly. There's nothing volunteer-like about it if you're receiving a salary plus BAS/BAH plus health insurance plus more... if you volunteered with an organization as a result of being in the military (soup kitchens with fellow officers, etc.), then maybe make that a separate activity, if you have substantial hours.
I think being in the military makes you a very non-traditional applicant. While Rush prioritizes volunteer hours, I wouldn't count you out if you're 'weak' in that area. Being in the military can definitely embody servant leadership, sacrifice, integrity, and many other great qualities.
Hmmm ok! Ill def keep them now! I have above avg research I think (1600 hours and an abstract) and am also a white middle class male but also LGBT from rural consecrative midwest with a lot of involvement in the LGBT community with a mission to decrease LGBT healthcare disparities in medicine. I dont have a ton of hours but I think you can tell through my essays that Im really passionate about his mission. And with Rush being in Chi, I think it will help me push towards this goal with the city being very accepting of LGBT people. Ill keep you posted!
are the prompts the same as last years?
When did you apply to Rush. Can you please post secondary questions?
1. Describe personal attributes you possess or life experiences you have had that will enable you to better understand patients with a culture different from your own. Please include your self-reflection on how this experience has changed your insights, beliefs, and/or values. (1000 characters)
When are you verified ? I had send application on June 10th. It is not verified yet.
Nothing on my end yet
+1
Didn't realize they even have one lol
I think their site says 150 non clinical volunteee hours and 150 clinical.
I think you should go ahead and apply anyways because 500+ hours of service is quite a bit, and I'm not sure how hard they stick to their hour minimums. The point of non-clinical volunteering is to show that you care about serving others, not just about medicine/clinical things, so if your 500 hours include some significant impact especially on underserved populations, you may be in the clearcan you link me to where on the website? I searched around on their website and didn't find any of the hour requirements. Thank you! I did not realize they had 150 non-clinical volunteer/service requirement :/ I have over 500+ hours of clinical experience (summer internships at a clinics - all paid) and 500+ hours clinical community service/volunteering hours (unpaid). I don't have any nonclinical volunteer experiences that are unpaid though
I saw somewhere on reddit about it. I could have sworn I saw it on their site somewhere but can't find it now.Def apply because I was lower than 150 non clinical and about 300ish clinical volunteer hours and still got one so theres a good shot if they like your other ECs!can you link me to where on the website? I searched around on their website and didn't find any of the hour requirements. Thank you! I did not realize they had 150 non-clinical volunteer/service requirement :/ I have over 500+ hours of clinical experience (summer internships at a clinics - all paid) and 500+ hours clinical community service/volunteering hours (unpaid). I don't have any nonclinical volunteer experiences that are unpaid though
I don't think so. I got mine 3 days after adding them and Im not a resident. I think they look at service commitment the most but will consider other factors if you aren't super service heavy.
Was it paid work?
You're a genius
blessI did mine about going into a situation (shadowing) expecting to just learn about that but the physician was super open and honest and I learned about a lot of stuff like balancing a family, how to deal with rejection, etc.
I would count it
I'm fairly sure that doesn't count. They're trying to assess if you had to work while taking classes to survive/help family and whether or not that might have affected grades or shows multi-tasking and great time management in the positive case. If you're not taking classes in the summer, you're not "enrolled". Not trying to be a stickler, this is just my experience with these types of questions.
