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

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Students With Disabilities in Medical School | SDN

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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

The Premed Competencies for Entering Medical Students

Successful medical school applicants are able to demonstrate skills, knowledge, and abilities in these areas.

students-residents.aamc.org

What Medical Schools Are Looking For: Understanding the 15 Core Competencies | SDN

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How to Assess Your Academic Competencies | SDN

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

How to Assess Your Pre-Professional Competencies | SDN

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Also, The Physician Charter (ABIM)

Physician Charter | ABIM Foundation

The Physician Charter intends to encourage dedication to medical professionalism to improve the health care system for the welfare of society.

abimfoundation.org