Age- 27
(probably 29 or 30 by matriculation)
cGPA- 3.4
sGPA- 3.33
Last 40 credits GPA- 4.0
No MCAT yet
AAS Emergency Medical Services- Paramedic- GPA- 4.0 (President’s List)
Currently working on Bachelor’s and prerequisite courses
Paid HCE-
100 hours as Wilderness Medical Instructor across US and Internationally
200 hours as Paramedic/EMT Preceptor and Instructor
3000 hours as Paramedic
2500 hours as Emergency Department Technician
1500 hours as Psychiatric Technician
4000 hours as EMT/Ski patrol
500 hours EMT rural 911 service
Shadowing Hours MD- Orthopedic Surgeon in OR- 20 hours, MD- Emergency Medicine- 20 hours, MD- Family Medicine- 20 hours
Certs- NREMT-Paramedic, PALS, ACLS, PHTLS, AMLS, CPR, NRP
ECs/Volunteer-
1 year leader/events coordinator of large international nonprofit promoting women in the outdoors
1 year volunteer at free medical clinic for refugees, immigrants, and homeless populations
20 hours medical coordinator for outdoor mountain festival
1 year member of domestic violence committee at hospital
1 year member of disaster response team at hospital
2 years biohazard/hazardous materials team
2 years Secretary Snowboarding Team
1 year VP Snowboarding Team
6 years semi-professional/competitive athlete: mountain/endurance (climbing, mountaineering, ski mountaineering, running)
2 years medical team member of mountain search and rescue team
1 year member of Sustainability Club
1 year Assistant Physical Education Instructor K-3rd grade
1 year Program Assistant for After School Science Education K-5th grade
40 hours medical volunteer at 100 mile ultramarathon trail running race
1.5 years volunteer at environmental nonprofit
I am attempting to combine my love of the outdoors with my love of emergency medicine. My goal is to work as an Emergency Medicine MD locally but also work on high altitude/remote expeditions mainly in mountaineering and climbing and work as base camp medical for different climbing areas such as Denali or Everest, as well as general remote and wilderness medical experiences. I would love opportunities to work with different search and rescue teams, National Parks, etc. in developing and implementing medical training and protocols and improving wilderness/remote medicine across the world. I also have an interest in global health and orthopedics. I know my career goals are a little more non traditional than most MD students. Would I be considered a competitive applicant? (I'm hoping to improve my GPA by .1-.15) Do you have any suggestions on how to better my application? Are my career goals too far-fetched for most MD programs? Thank you for taking the time to read this extensive post!
Looking at...
U of Utah
RVUCOM
COMP-NW
U of Colorado
AT Still
PNWU COM
MCW
OHSU
U of Arizona
U of Wisconsin
Any California schools I should add to the list?
(probably 29 or 30 by matriculation)
cGPA- 3.4
sGPA- 3.33
Last 40 credits GPA- 4.0
No MCAT yet
AAS Emergency Medical Services- Paramedic- GPA- 4.0 (President’s List)
Currently working on Bachelor’s and prerequisite courses
Paid HCE-
100 hours as Wilderness Medical Instructor across US and Internationally
200 hours as Paramedic/EMT Preceptor and Instructor
3000 hours as Paramedic
2500 hours as Emergency Department Technician
1500 hours as Psychiatric Technician
4000 hours as EMT/Ski patrol
500 hours EMT rural 911 service
Shadowing Hours MD- Orthopedic Surgeon in OR- 20 hours, MD- Emergency Medicine- 20 hours, MD- Family Medicine- 20 hours
Certs- NREMT-Paramedic, PALS, ACLS, PHTLS, AMLS, CPR, NRP
ECs/Volunteer-
1 year leader/events coordinator of large international nonprofit promoting women in the outdoors
1 year volunteer at free medical clinic for refugees, immigrants, and homeless populations
20 hours medical coordinator for outdoor mountain festival
1 year member of domestic violence committee at hospital
1 year member of disaster response team at hospital
2 years biohazard/hazardous materials team
2 years Secretary Snowboarding Team
1 year VP Snowboarding Team
6 years semi-professional/competitive athlete: mountain/endurance (climbing, mountaineering, ski mountaineering, running)
2 years medical team member of mountain search and rescue team
1 year member of Sustainability Club
1 year Assistant Physical Education Instructor K-3rd grade
1 year Program Assistant for After School Science Education K-5th grade
40 hours medical volunteer at 100 mile ultramarathon trail running race
1.5 years volunteer at environmental nonprofit
I am attempting to combine my love of the outdoors with my love of emergency medicine. My goal is to work as an Emergency Medicine MD locally but also work on high altitude/remote expeditions mainly in mountaineering and climbing and work as base camp medical for different climbing areas such as Denali or Everest, as well as general remote and wilderness medical experiences. I would love opportunities to work with different search and rescue teams, National Parks, etc. in developing and implementing medical training and protocols and improving wilderness/remote medicine across the world. I also have an interest in global health and orthopedics. I know my career goals are a little more non traditional than most MD students. Would I be considered a competitive applicant? (I'm hoping to improve my GPA by .1-.15) Do you have any suggestions on how to better my application? Are my career goals too far-fetched for most MD programs? Thank you for taking the time to read this extensive post!
Looking at...
U of Utah
RVUCOM
COMP-NW
U of Colorado
AT Still
PNWU COM
MCW
OHSU
U of Arizona
U of Wisconsin
Any California schools I should add to the list?
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