thanks!

[ineffableapplicant]

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[Mr.Smile12]

What is your mission fit? Why is medicine your calling? What diseases do you want to routinely handle 10 years from now?

 

[ineffableapplicant]

What is your mission fit? Why is medicine your calling? What diseases do you want to routinely handle 10 years from now?

Thanks for the reply! I was attracted to medicine after having the chance to see the longitudinal impact that physicians carry in patient's lives especially in the context of chronic diseases, as I followed a loved one through their process of receiving treatment. This interest was deepened after I worked as a scribe, which is with a pain management clinic where we see many complex cases of chronic pain and have to figure out a treatment plan for them where other providers have been unable to help. Thus, I see myself seeing patients with chronic illnesses such as DM, or CKD with nephrology or endocrinology as a physician in an outpatient setting since I've found both of these specialties appealing from shadowing or volunteering close to physicians who work in these fields.

With respect to fit, I am probably interested in med schools oriented toward research and preparing physicians for academic medicine rather than centered on primary care. I am interested in continuing research in these fields (likely some form of translational research) after I become a physician and having the opportunity to teach students as part of my career because I've found teaching to be another passion that was fulfilling for me as an undergrad.

 

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You could add schools such as Hofstra Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Jefferson.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

So you don't list any Philadelphia schools (Jefferson or Penn) or California schools like UCSF, Stanford, UCSD, or UCLA. I totally get not going for California because it's tough but you have the stats to give yourself a chance.

So what pain management centers are you looking to work at by 2035? Chronic pain is very difficult (to me), and frustration is a big challenge. Would you go for HPSP? Military and veterans are challenged with pain management. (Others please differ if you know more.)

 

[ineffableapplicant]

So you don't list any Philadelphia schools (Jefferson or Penn) or California schools like UCSF, Stanford, UCSD, or UCLA. I totally get not going for California because it's tough but you have the stats to give yourself a chance.

So what pain management centers are you looking to work at by 2035? Chronic pain is very difficult (to me), and frustration is a big challenge. Would you go for HPSP? Military and veterans are challenged with pain management. (Others please differ if you know more.)

Thanks for the suggestions! I was unsure if California schools would be a good choice to include due to their generally high selectivity for OOS applicants and I will for sure add Penn as well as Jefferson.

As for your second point, I can't say that I have a true idea of where I'd like to work at. I haven't heard of the HPSP before and will be sure to look into the program a bit more.

 

[ineffableapplicant]

You could add schools such as Hofstra Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Jefferson.

Thanks! I'll look into those schools as well