Core Competencies Q&A - June 8, 2025 @ 9 PM Eastern

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Holistic admissions are about more than your grades and test scores; they want to know you have the skills to be successful as a healthcare professional. Learn how to identify and highlight your academic and pre-professional competencies.
 
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Technical Standards
Medical school technical standards outline the essential physical, cognitive, and behavioral requirements for successful completion of the MD program, ensuring students can meet the demands of medical education and practice. These standards cover areas like observation, communication, motor skills, intellectual-conceptual abilities, and behavioral/social skills, with accommodations available for those with disabilities. - from Google Gemini-assisted search: "Summarize medical school technical standards."

Core Competencies

I also discuss competencies for DO, DDS/DMD, and DVM/VMD applicants in my article:
 
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