Trust me when I tell you that your PhD means absolutly nothing to addmissions committees. I know that seems shocking since you have clearly shown drive, ambition, and the will to work hard, but they don't really care. I think in a lot of ways the PhD can hurt you. I'll also disagree with the previous poster that your PhD doesn't give you an great advantage on the MCAT. I feel like my training as a PhD actually inhibited my ability to "find" an answer since I would continually think of possible ways in which multiple answers could be the right one. The biology section of the MCAT would have what was supposed to be a western blot, but looked absolutly nothing like a western I've every run and I've done hundreds. I would like to tell you that you'll have no problem getting into medical school at your school you did your PhD, but that wasn't the case for me, but that really depends on where you went and who your mentor knows. If you're at a small school like I was, there may not be a focus on research in the medical school and you are screwed. I don't mean to sound so negative about it, but you would think that academically you are far above the average (and above average) undergraduate who is applying as well, but the fact is you're not seen in that light. Just don't be blindsided like I was last year. No matter what, good luck and don't give up. I assume you've finished your PhD so the last part you already have practice with.
