Getting back on track on becoming a physician

[kapodunlop]

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I need some guidance on what I can do to get back on track on getting into med school. I had a lot of personal matters that stopped me from pursuing a career in medicine. Fortunately, I overcame those matters and I’m ready to do what it takes to become a physician.

I graduated in 2015 with a degree in biochemistry, so I took all my prerequisites. I will be applying as a reapplicant because I applied in 2017 with a ~3.6 cGPA and sGPA and a 517 MCAT and didn’t get any interviews. It was a mistake for me to apply. I applied late with a bad school list and with very little clinical and nonclinical volunteering and shadowing. Ever since graduating, I’ve been working in a research lab and received many publications. I understand that I need to take the MCAT again and get volunteering experience in clinical and nonclinical and shadowing, but how many hours should I aim for each? Should I sign up for some courses or pursue a post-bacc degree? What else can I be doing to prepare me for the application cycle?

 

[Goro]

150+ hours each of clinical exposure and nonclinical volunteering
50 hrs+ of shadowing (but no need to gild the lily)
As a non-trad, research is optional.
I see no need to retake courses, but you'll need to double check with each school you apply to if they have an expiration date for coursework. That said, it might be of use to take 1-2 courses just to get your toes wet again at being a student.