DjFreshLettuce
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Hello, I am currently applying to medical schools and I am anticipating that I will need to re-apply this coming cycle! I was hoping to get some advise on my school list.
Stats and information about me
GPA: 3.83
MCAT: 513
Oregon resident, 24 year old, male, ORM, first-generation college graduate with human physiology degree and a minor in chemistry.
Activities
Work
Clinical paid: 2200 hours of emergency department scribing (5 hospitals: urban trauma I with stroke and STEMI certifications, suburban, and pediatrics)
Non-clinical work: 1000 hours of pre-school teaching throughout summer's of college with some ongoing work with this group for both maintence and creative projects (graphic design mostly)
Volunteering
Non-clinical volunteering: 150 hours of volunteering with local homeless shelters, 75 hours of volunteering through college club involvement (food pantries, blanket making for post operative children, cooperative farms, and with cancer foundation)
Clinical volunteering: 100 hours of volunteer scribing at a free clinic.
Research
Research non-paid: 1000 hours of undergraduate chemistry/physics research on grinding coffee (weird I know)
Two open access publications both from the same lab: third author publication in Matter IF of 15, fourth auther publication in Nature Communications IF 15
One poster presentation at a conference.
Shadowing
50 hours of in person shadowing with addiction medicine, trauma/general surgery, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, primary care, and in the neuro/trauma/ICU. Have been able to watch multiple proceedures, follow-up care, and been to the OR for a BKA.
Leadership:
100 hours of scribe training in both the emergency department and free clinic
100 hours of college club leadership (organizing service at food pantries and fundraising for cleft pallate surgeries)
Awards:
Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude, honors thesis award, graduate honors college, scholastic national gold key in photography, triple varsity athletics, 9 time dean's list recipient
listed: wood working and backpacking.
What I changed in the last year
added 1200 hours of scribing, 50 hours of shadowing, 200 hours of volunteering, and 100 hours of scribe training. Second publication (the one listed in Nature Communications above) was accepted. Basically did the same stuff I was doing last year and added a few more things! Does this show enough growth?
School list from last year (off the top of the head--could be missing one or two)
This cycle I had two interviews: oregon health and science university (in-state) and wake forest. WL at Wake Forest and application still on hold at OHSU.
OHSU
Wake Forest
Tulane
Tufts
Albany
Roslind Franklin
George Washington
Drexel
Dartmouth
Brown
Boston university
University of Colorado
University of Arizon--Tucson
University of Vermont
University of Colorado
University of Indiana
Current reapplication list
Current MD programs that I am considering. Have yet to evaluate DO options but I will be doing this shortly. Anything you would remove or add? All insight isappreciated and welcomed.
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Drexel University College of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
New York Medical College
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Penn State College of Medicine
Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
TCU School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Stats and information about me
GPA: 3.83
MCAT: 513
Oregon resident, 24 year old, male, ORM, first-generation college graduate with human physiology degree and a minor in chemistry.
Activities
Work
Clinical paid: 2200 hours of emergency department scribing (5 hospitals: urban trauma I with stroke and STEMI certifications, suburban, and pediatrics)
Non-clinical work: 1000 hours of pre-school teaching throughout summer's of college with some ongoing work with this group for both maintence and creative projects (graphic design mostly)
Volunteering
Non-clinical volunteering: 150 hours of volunteering with local homeless shelters, 75 hours of volunteering through college club involvement (food pantries, blanket making for post operative children, cooperative farms, and with cancer foundation)
Clinical volunteering: 100 hours of volunteer scribing at a free clinic.
Research
Research non-paid: 1000 hours of undergraduate chemistry/physics research on grinding coffee (weird I know)
Two open access publications both from the same lab: third author publication in Matter IF of 15, fourth auther publication in Nature Communications IF 15
One poster presentation at a conference.
Shadowing
50 hours of in person shadowing with addiction medicine, trauma/general surgery, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, primary care, and in the neuro/trauma/ICU. Have been able to watch multiple proceedures, follow-up care, and been to the OR for a BKA.
Leadership:
100 hours of scribe training in both the emergency department and free clinic
100 hours of college club leadership (organizing service at food pantries and fundraising for cleft pallate surgeries)
Awards:
Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude, honors thesis award, graduate honors college, scholastic national gold key in photography, triple varsity athletics, 9 time dean's list recipient
listed: wood working and backpacking.
What I changed in the last year
added 1200 hours of scribing, 50 hours of shadowing, 200 hours of volunteering, and 100 hours of scribe training. Second publication (the one listed in Nature Communications above) was accepted. Basically did the same stuff I was doing last year and added a few more things! Does this show enough growth?
School list from last year (off the top of the head--could be missing one or two)
This cycle I had two interviews: oregon health and science university (in-state) and wake forest. WL at Wake Forest and application still on hold at OHSU.
OHSU
Wake Forest
Tulane
Tufts
Albany
Roslind Franklin
George Washington
Drexel
Dartmouth
Brown
Boston university
University of Colorado
University of Arizon--Tucson
University of Vermont
University of Colorado
University of Indiana
Current reapplication list
Current MD programs that I am considering. Have yet to evaluate DO options but I will be doing this shortly. Anything you would remove or add? All insight isappreciated and welcomed.
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Drexel University College of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
New York Medical College
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Penn State College of Medicine
Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
TCU School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
