Currently a medical student thinking about taking a year off before residency applications, figured that I would apply and figure things out later. My interest in public health is a later interest, so I have a lot of basic science experience prior to now. Not sure how competitive I am or how being a medical student is weighted. Have not heard back from a single school yet lol so here goes!
Undergraduate School/School type: Top Midwest University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.64
Major/minor: Major in Biology, Minor in Music
Grad GPA (if applicable): Pass/Fail at my medical school
Grad studies (if applicable): Third year medical student, East Coast
GRE(including date taken): MCAT 516, didn't take GRE
Bolded most relevant experiences:
Research:
- 1 year neurophysiology lab at my undergrad university
- 1 summer in genetics/psychiatry lab at JHU
- 1 summer in neurobehavioral lab at university in Japan
- 1 summer in interventional psychiatry lab at Stanford
- 3 years in cognitive neuroscience lab at my undergrad university
- 1 summer in pediatric neuro/psych refugee health at Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Studied resignation syndrome, which is a neuropsychological condition only affecting refugee children where they deteriorate into a comatose-like state after a traumatic event.
- ~2.5 years research for the resiliency curriculum at my medical school.
Publications: Only a few of these are public health related, most are basic science. All summer research funded by various grants/fellowships.
- 2 publications
- 1 abstract
- 3 oral presentations
- 11 poster presentations. 1st place poster at global health symposium
Work:
- 1 year working in a private dermatology clinic
- Studied abroad in Denmark, medically related program
Volunteer:
- 1 year English tutoring for refugee support organization
- 2.5 years as director of my school's asylum clinic. We provide medical evaluations and write legal affidavits for asylum seekers, and provide expert declarations supporting release from detention centers due to COVID19.
- 2 years working for human rights/aviation NGO. We use donated frequent flyer miles to book flights reuniting refugees families.
- few months temperature screening at local hospital during COVID
- 2 years participation in health policy discussion group at my medical school.
Letters of Rec:
1) Med school psychiatry professor who I work with for the asylum clinic
2) Health policy group facilitator who has had high positions in AMA, Peace Corps, etc.
3) Supervisor for research at Karolinska
Interests: Refugee health and emergency medicine. Looking for programs that have a big social justice focus, particularly in relationship to forced migration and displacement
Applied: Harvard (MPH Global Health), Karolinska Institutet (MSc Global Health), London School of Economics (MSc Health and International Development), London School of Economics (MSc International Migration and Public Policy)
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