Rallying My Fellow URMs: PART 2

[Jamaican MD]

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Originally posted by bullhorn
thanks jamaicanMD for starting this thread....

here are my schools i am applying to:

yale
upenn
howard
umdnj-robert wood johnson
umdnj-njms
drexel
jefferson
temple
nymc
pcom
umdnj-som
nycom
albert einstein

got an interview with pcom next week...

actually interested in EM/IM programs though not many and working in my home areas (either brooklyn where i am from originally or philly where i live now)

No Prob!

You've got a good list of schools. I will be adding more to my original list. I am working with a budget here! Good luck on your interview. 😀

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by bullhorn
Can yall take this debate to another thread? 🙄
the URMs don't care anymore.

Damn straight 😛

 

[Jamaican MD]

Now I KNOW that there are some more URMs on this board so. . .BBBBBUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMPPPPPPP!

Let's keep it going!

 

[doc08]

I don't usually reply to these threads because something positive ends up becoming negative, but I'll give it a try. These are the schools I applied to...

Temple
Drexel
Uniformed Services
Morehouse
Meharry
Howard
PCOM
NYCOM
UHSCOM

All of my applications are complete. I'm on the "hold' list at Morehouse and I haven't heard from the others yet.

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by doc08
I don't usually reply to these threads because something positive ends up becoming negative, but I'll give it a try. These are the schools I applied to...

Temple
Drexel
Uniformed Services
Morehouse
Meharry
Howard
PCOM
NYCOM
UHSCOM

All of my applications are complete. I'm on the "hold' list at Morehouse and I haven't heard from the others yet.

Well, thanks for stopping by anyway. Did you get a secondary from Morehouse? Also, do you have a military/ROTC background?

 

[vixenell]

Originally posted by Jamaican MD
Now I KNOW that there are some more URMs on this board so. . .BBBBBUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMPPPPPPP!

Let's keep it going!

I'm watching.. I'll be applying MSTP in 2005-06.

 

[Selisa]

as am i. i'll be applying next summer hopefully.

 

[doc08]

I got the Morehouse secondary back in July. I don't have any military experience, but there's no secondary app fee for Uniformed Services so I figured I didn't have much to lose. I know they are trying to recruit more minorities and they sent me something in the mail encouraging me to apply and letting me know that my MCAT scores were either competitive or near competitive.

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by doc08
they sent me something in the mail encouraging me to apply and letting me know that my MCAT scores were either competitive or near competitive.

WORD TO THE WISE, when you get these letters from schools, by all means CALL THEM !!!!!!. Let them know you received the letter and want to know about the school. For those who don't know, this is a very good way to NETWORK and put a name on the application. Remember, schools receive thousands of apps, so do EVERYTHING you can to help yours stand out !!!!

Also good to see the URM interest in MD/PhD !!!

 

[bullhorn]

Originally posted by Jamaican MD
No Prob!

You've got a good list of schools. I will be adding more to my original list. I am working with a budget here! Good luck on your interview. 😀

Your signature from carson is my saying of the YEAR. I LOVE IT!

Anyway I JUST got nymc secondary done because I was on a budget also lol. SO, I guess I can add to that. It's been slow but steady.....its definitely a disadvantage to have to wait til you have money to get your secondaries in. Not to mention I had to wait for a month of saving before I could pay for the original amcas fees....yikes.

But the thread is picking up....

Anyone here interview at Howard yet?

 

[Halcyon440]

Good luck to all of you applying this year.

I won't be applying until maybe 2006 (to enter 2007) but I will finally start my postbacc this January.

When I do apply I'm aiming to stay in the NYC metro area.

 

[efex101]

I applied to 28 schools (with secondaries) and received 22 invitations for interviews at:

ETSU (went and accepted)
UT Memphis (withdrew)
Meharry (went and accepted)
Vanderbilt (went and accepted)
Temple (went and accepted)
Drexel (withdrew)
U of Penn (will go)
Jefferson (went and accepted)
Mayo (went and accepted)
Yale (went and still waiting to hear)
U of Michigan (will go)
Creighton (withdrew)
MCW (withdrew)
U of Wisconsin (withdrew)
U of Iowa (withdrew)
U of Chicago (went and accepted)
U of KY (went and accepted)
U of Louisville (withdrew)
U of Indiana (withdrew)
U of Nebraska (withdrew)
SLU (went and accepted)
Wash U (went and still waiting to hear)



I hope this helps...

 

[lotanna]

School list
Michigan State
U of Mich
Wayne state (they are slow on sending the secondary)
Case
UIC
Wright
Temple
Howard
Meharry

Complete everywhere except for Wayne (and they are my state schl 😡 ) Top choice is Mich State, wanna save $$, or Wayne State/U of mich. Basically wanna stay instate, Case wouldnt be bad 😛
I was complete at Meharry as soon as they got Aug MCAT scores on Oct 23, still waiting, been complete at howard since about then too. Temple I was complete there about 2 weeks ago

@efex whats ya top choice 😀 Just give me 1 of urs and I'll be happy. Pls pretty please 🙁

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by bullhorn
Your signature from carson is my saying of the YEAR. I LOVE IT!

Anyway I JUST got nymc secondary done because I was on a budget also lol. SO, I guess I can add to that. It's been slow but steady.....its definitely a disadvantage to have to wait til you have money to get your secondaries in. Not to mention I had to wait for a month of saving before I could pay for the original amcas fees....yikes.

But the thread is picking up....

Anyone here interview at Howard yet?

Yes, I love Mr. Carson too. 😀

No love from HU yet. . .But I was recently processed, so I'm expecting it to take some time. I think I'm gonna go ahead and start sending my LORs out (per Lotanna's suggestion) and pray for the best!

On another note, isn't this process expensive? I mean, I knew that going in, but writing checks/buying money orders is still SOOOOO painful!

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by efex101
I applied to 28 schools (with secondaries) and received 22 invitations for interviews at:

ETSU (went and accepted)
UT Memphis (withdrew)
Meharry (went and accepted)
Vanderbilt (went and accepted)
Temple (went and accepted)
Drexel (withdrew)
U of Penn (will go)
Jefferson (went and accepted)
Mayo (went and accepted)
Yale (went and still waiting to hear)
U of Michigan (will go)
Creighton (withdrew)
MCW (withdrew)
U of Wisconsin (withdrew)
U of Iowa (withdrew)
U of Chicago (went and accepted)
U of KY (went and accepted)
U of Louisville (withdrew)
U of Indiana (withdrew)
U of Nebraska (withdrew)
SLU (went and accepted)
Wash U (went and still waiting to hear)



I hope this helps...

Wow. . .are these interveiw acceptances or actual acceptances from the school. That's GREAT!

 

[efex101]

All the above are actual interviews received, and I went to 11 and accepted to medical school at 9. My top choices right now are Vanderbilt and Mayo.

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by efex101
All the above are actual interviews received, and I went to 11 and accepted to medical school at 9. My top choices right now are Vanderbilt and Mayo.

No Doubt, Efex101 should be SDNer of the year. No one I've EVER heard of before had this many acceptances

 

[Supadupafly]

Sorry it took so long; I've been travelling for another interview.

I am almost certain I'll go PC. Over the next few years, I'll probably wrestle between IM and FP. FP sounds best for now because I'd really like to work with kids and elderly folks in addition to "adults" (why does IM claim to be focussed on "adults", but separate itself from geriatrics; aren't seniors adults also?) I'm working as a Med Tech right now, so I gues that would give me an advantage in Path Lab Med, but I want to work more directlyt with people. Peds, Infectious Disease and possibly General Surgery are options that I have interest in, but doubt I'll follow exlusively.

Does anybody know about Preventive Med? I'm very interested in getting an MD/MPH, and would like to practice in the safety net or with underserved populations. I don't know much about the scope of practice for a PM doc, though. Can you work in PC, bill insurance/medicare, ect. with a PM specialty?

 

[DW]

Originally posted by pathdr2b
No Doubt, Efex101 should be SDNer of the year. No one I've EVER heard of before had this many acceptances

jot had 13 last year 😛

 

[efex101]

Yeah Jot was/is the heat!

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by DW
jot had 13 last year 😛

OLD NEWS, I'm talking about THIS year so as I said before, Efex 101 2003-04 SDNer of the year !!!

 

[efex101]

Thanks Path! I am still hoping to get good news from Wash U and Yale, although I tell you Wash U is just amazing...what a great place. Thanks again.

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by efex101
Thanks Path! I am still hoping to get good news from Wash U and Yale, although I tell you Wash U is just amazing...what a great place. Thanks again.

No problem, just giving credit where credit is due. You certainily earned it and I have a special place in my heart for war veterans ( My late father and SO were/are war vets).

But you liked Wash U? Maybe it's me, but I think St.Louis would take some getting use to. Great school though.............

 

[efex101]

He he, yeah St. Louis is probably not the best place after somewhere like D.C. or Philly but because I am in the Nashville area, St. Louis is very similar. Path was your father a Vietnam vet? mine was. In my family we have had one family member serve in every war since WWII...

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by efex101
He he, yeah St. Louis is probably not the best place after somewhere like D.C. or Philly but because I am in the Nashville area, St. Louis is very similar. Path was your father a Vietnam vet? mine was. In my family we have had one family member serve in every war since WWII...

You know I actually liked Nashville and I figured when I was serioulsy looking at Vanderbilt (they allow the transfer form PhD to MD and have some world class pathologist there too) that as long as Meharry was in the same town, I'd have no porblem finding things that are culturally important to me.

Yes, my Dad was a Vietnam Vet and my family has also had a least 1 member in every war going back to the civil war , on both sides unfortunately🙄

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by efex101
Thanks Path! I am still hoping to get good news from Wash U and Yale, although I tell you Wash U is just amazing...what a great place. Thanks again.

Congratulations again. Do you mind posting your stats?? (PM if you would prefer.)

Thanks

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by Supadupafly
Sorry it took so long; I've been travelling for another interview.

I am almost certain I'll go PC. Over the next few years, I'll probably wrestle between IM and FP. FP sounds best for now because I'd really like to work with kids and elderly folks in addition to "adults" (why does IM claim to be focussed on "adults", but separate itself from geriatrics; aren't seniors adults also?) I'm working as a Med Tech right now, so I gues that would give me an advantage in Path Lab Med, but I want to work more directlyt with people. Peds, Infectious Disease and possibly General Surgery are options that I have interest in, but doubt I'll follow exlusively.

Does anybody know about Preventive Med? I'm very interested in getting an MD/MPH, and would like to practice in the safety net or with underserved populations. I don't know much about the scope of practice for a PM doc, though. Can you work in PC, bill insurance/medicare, ect. with a PM specialty?

I'm kinda conflicted as well. I always thought I'd do OB/GYN but after working in a hospital, I am so much more aware of different specialties--even within Internal Medicine. I also like Peds, Intensive Care, Gen Surg, ER, and I think Interventional Radiology is really cool. What department do you work in as a med tech??

 

[Orange Blossom]

Hey guys, I've been away for a while.

In the middle of the application process.

Hope everything is going well.

Orange 😉

 

[Jamaican MD]

Thanks Orange! 🙂

 

[Supadupafly]

Originally posted by Jamaican MD
What department do you work in as a med tech??

I'm a microbiologist, but work for a small public health lab, so I end up doing alot of core lab tests also. Lot's of T-Cell flow and STD testing. I'm kindof the "go-to" for parasit and med entomology in my region though, so I do a bit of that as well.

 

[pathdr2b]

Okay, guys lets' keep this thread going.......................

Anyone have a dream school? I go back and forth on this, but some days Howard is my dream school and other days it's
Harvard .

 

[rmp]

Hello all,

Currently I'm doing (microbial pathogenesis) basic science research in Infectious Diseases. Thinking about IM with a subspeciality in ID.

In the middle of the application process, started late (shame on me), no interviews yet, but I'm hopeful. It's nice to read your stories. They definitely serve as inspiration (URM, non traditional).

Cheers!
rmp

 

[Treg]

Hello everyone,

I have applied as an hispanic-other and caucasian. I am still confused by the two different sections, ethnicity and race. Oh well.

I am wondering one thing-with the new definition "underrepresented in medicine" by AAMC, how does this affect the process for us? Also, what has been your experience in the application process as an URM? Should we be contacting the offices of minority affairs/recruitment ourselves to show interest, or do they contact us? Does anyone know if adcoms flag URM applications as they receive them, or does that only come up later, if at all?

To clarify, I am not looking for extra attention from the adcoms, I am just curious as to how the process works for us.

(putting on flame-******ant clothing now)

😉

Treg

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by Treg
(putting on flame-******ant clothing now)

You might want to add a titanium coating around that for extra measure.😉

Should we be contacting the offices of minority affairs/recruitment ourselves to show interest, or do they contact us? Does anyone know if adcoms flag URM applications as they receive them, or does that only come up later, if at all?

URM's with competitive MCAT scores are usually contacted directly by the schools. However, I don't think it hurts to contact the schools yourself as well. The best time to do this is after "recruiting" season when the offices aren't as busy. Setting up a personal meeting with folks at the medical school is also a good idea (I've got some "visits" of my own planned for next Spring). I also don't think there's ANYTHING wrong with drawing positive attention to your application. Believe me, many of the students you're competing with will have "built in" attention grabbers like having a parent that went to school with an Adcom member or even a parent that went to that particular medical school.

 

[Treg]

Do any schools make their URM applicant/matriculant stats available? Or is that a lawsuit waiting to happen?

😎

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by Treg
Do any schools make their URM applicant/matriculant stats available? Or is that a lawsuit waiting to happen?

Check here for some stats.: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51012&highlight=stats

 

[doc08]

Originally posted by pathdr2b
Check here for some stats.: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51012&highlight=stats

I just wanted to note that those stats for minorities include all minorities, not just URMs.

 

[pathdr2b]

Originally posted by doc08
I just wanted to note that those stats for minorities include all minorities, not just URMs.

Opps! Then I guess I'll have to do some snooping around for info!!!

 

[efex101]

There is a book that all URM's must have called Minority Student Opportunities in U.S Schools. It is available at aamc.org and gives how many minorities applied (broken down by URM group) how many were accepted and how many matriculated...

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by efex101
There is a book that all URM's must have called Minority Student Opportunities in U.S Schools. It is available at aamc.org and gives how many minorities applied (broken down by URM group) how many were accepted and how many matriculated...

I bought the book, and it was helpful in identifying some programs that I wasn't aware of. It also showed schools that really have no interest in recruiting minorities. I would get the book. It's like $12 I believe.

Is anyone here applying to a post-bacc program as well??

 

[doc08]

Originally posted by Jamaican MD
Is anyone here applying to a post-bacc program as well??

If I don't get any positive news from schools by January, then I'll be applying to post-bacc's. Does anyone know if UCONN'c post-bacc offers a stipend? My friend told me they did a few years ago, but she doesn't know if they still do.

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by doc08
Does anyone know if UCONN'c post-bacc offers a stipend? My friend told me they did a few years ago, but she doesn't know if they still do.

According to the info on the website, they don't seem to offer a stipend. But some programs keep that kind of thing on the low. . .
Maybe you could call the office and ask.

 

[pathdr2b]

Bumping for the hell of it!!!

 

[lotanna]

Got my 1st interview invite today!! Ok I'm a reapplicant so I'm like SUPER excited, taken MCAt multiple times 😛

My state schl/alma mater/former employee, Michigan State College of Human Medicine next thursday Dec 4!

Considering i didnt even get a secondary from them last yr, I'm ecstatic 😀

 

[pathdr2b]

Congratulations Lotanna!!!!!

 

[cocoabutter]

Congratulations and good luck, lotanna!

 

[lotanna]

Thanks path and cocoabutter!

if all goes well, I'll be gettin a phone call in 2 weeks saying i'm accepted 😛
Good thing is that they let u know in 5days if ur in. Interviews are usually Thursday and u find out by Tuesday

 

[divinemsm]

lotanna,
i've seen your posts periodically, so this is great news ! Knock 'em dead !

 

[lotanna]

Originally posted by divinemsm
lotanna,
i've seen your posts periodically, so this is great news ! Knock 'em dead !

Thanks, I'm like so excited, like a soldier in battle, getting ready for war 😀

 

[Jamaican MD]

Originally posted by lotanna
Got my 1st interview invite today!! Ok I'm a reapplicant so I'm like SUPER excited, taken MCAt multiple times 😛

My state schl/alma mater/former employee, Michigan State College of Human Medicine next thursday Dec 4!

Considering i didnt even get a secondary from them last yr, I'm ecstatic 😀

I'm so happy for you!

I'm sure you'll do great.