Hi guys, long time lurker here, but I decided to make an account because I heard something from a friend whose parents are both doctors.
His parents have told him that having ADD and an adderall prescription for it could possibly hurt you in med school admissions. He said that med schools can look into your insurance payments or something and find out that you are prescribed through that. He went on to say that because of this, they pay for his prescription with cash and not insurance so that there's no proof that he takes it.
I find this incredibly hard to believe, not only due to the major invasion of privacy for admissions to look at your insurance history, but also a direct discrimination against psychological disorders. Whatever your personal beliefs on ADD/ADHD, I think this is akin to an admissions board seeing that you are on anti-depressants by looking into your medical records, and denying you as a result.
This can't possibly hold any truth, can it?
His parents have told him that having ADD and an adderall prescription for it could possibly hurt you in med school admissions. He said that med schools can look into your insurance payments or something and find out that you are prescribed through that. He went on to say that because of this, they pay for his prescription with cash and not insurance so that there's no proof that he takes it.
I find this incredibly hard to believe, not only due to the major invasion of privacy for admissions to look at your insurance history, but also a direct discrimination against psychological disorders. Whatever your personal beliefs on ADD/ADHD, I think this is akin to an admissions board seeing that you are on anti-depressants by looking into your medical records, and denying you as a result.
This can't possibly hold any truth, can it?