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A quick history. Last year was my first cycle (MD only) and I received one interview and was eventually waitlisted. I applied ED to that same school this cycle but it has been radio silence and I am worried that I will be placed in the RD pool or rejected. As a result, I was wondering if it would be appropriate to apply to DO schools right now. If so, which ones?
State/Country of Residence: Georgia/USA
* Ties to other States/Regions: Not me personally but my wife has family in Nevada, Ohio, and Vermont
* [URM](Y/N): No. I am a first-generation college student though from a low SES household. Idk how much that matters.
* Degrees: BS in Environmental Health
* Cumulative GPA: 3.05
* Science GPA: 3.03
* Postbacc GPA: 4.0 (67 credits total, 55 credits of upper level science)
* MCAT Score(s): 507 (127/125/128/127)
* Research Experience: 350 hours of basic science research in a toxicology lab.
* Clinical Experience: 6,000+ hours as an emergency department technician at one of the busiest emergency departments in the country.
* Publications/Abstracts/Posters: None
* Physician Shadowing: 120 hours total, 105 hours with an orthopaedist, 5 hours with a PCP, and 10 hours with a pediatric Hem/Onc
* Clinical Volunteering: 300+ hours as a phlebotomist at a community clinic that serves uninsured patients and 100 hours at an orthopaedic clinic
* Non-Clinical Volunteering: 33 hours as a volunteer coordinator for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
* Other Extracurricular Activities: I am the lead emergency technician at my job and I have dedicated a lot of time outside work to expanding the role and I attend many upper hospital management events and meetings. Below are the highlights:
* Awards: Presidents List (4x), Star service award for helping to save a patient's life
* Hobbies: Motorcycle riding through the countryside, woodworking, drawing, painting, reading, boxing
State/Country of Residence: Georgia/USA
* Ties to other States/Regions: Not me personally but my wife has family in Nevada, Ohio, and Vermont
* [URM](Y/N): No. I am a first-generation college student though from a low SES household. Idk how much that matters.
* Degrees: BS in Environmental Health
* Cumulative GPA: 3.05
* Science GPA: 3.03
* Postbacc GPA: 4.0 (67 credits total, 55 credits of upper level science)
* MCAT Score(s): 507 (127/125/128/127)
* Research Experience: 350 hours of basic science research in a toxicology lab.
* Clinical Experience: 6,000+ hours as an emergency department technician at one of the busiest emergency departments in the country.
* Publications/Abstracts/Posters: None
* Physician Shadowing: 120 hours total, 105 hours with an orthopaedist, 5 hours with a PCP, and 10 hours with a pediatric Hem/Onc
* Clinical Volunteering: 300+ hours as a phlebotomist at a community clinic that serves uninsured patients and 100 hours at an orthopaedic clinic
* Non-Clinical Volunteering: 33 hours as a volunteer coordinator for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
* Other Extracurricular Activities: I am the lead emergency technician at my job and I have dedicated a lot of time outside work to expanding the role and I attend many upper hospital management events and meetings. Below are the highlights:
- I have written standard operating procedures for the various responsibilities for my position
- I created a skills training course for nurses, paramedics, and technicians
- I interview new applicant nurses, secretaries, technicians, and safety sitters
- I was selected as a representative for a week long Lean event with the mission of identifying wasteful processes in the emergency department and creating possible solutions to address those processes
- I wrote a proposal on stratifying the emergency technician position in order to provide more opportunities for leadership
- I train new resident physicians, new nurses and technicians on splinting fractured and dislocated joints and bones
- I am a preceptor for new emergency technicians
- I recently joined the community outreach, disaster, and STEMI review committees
* Awards: Presidents List (4x), Star service award for helping to save a patient's life
* Hobbies: Motorcycle riding through the countryside, woodworking, drawing, painting, reading, boxing
