Hey SDN! I'm a first time poster, so forgive any prospective deviations from posting standards, etc.
I just wanted to get some advice on MD-PhD prospects. I'm heavily interested in research and am up for the challenge. I have an extensive graduate background in research and know what it's like from being a microbiology slave as an undergraduate to pulling all nighters in the lab getting a uniporter imaging code in Java to compile. Here are some stats.
Age: 31 years old turning 32 in March.
Undergraduate Major:
B.S. Mathematical Biology, B.S. Biomedical Engineering double major
Cumulative GPA: 3.79, conferred degrees at 22
Graduate Majors:
M.S. Mathematical Biology, GPA: 4.0, conferred degree at 25
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, GPA: 3.83, conferred degree at 29
M.S. Biochemistry GPA: 3.85, will confer this summer
I've been blessed to latch on with jobs as TA's, RA's, and government funding for research to pay for graduate school and living expenses. I'm a little bit in debt (~$12,000..)
I've done extensive research in the use of partial differential equations in modeling microbial, molecular, and viral population dynamics, writing code for molecular imaging, and genetic engineering.
I've done internships over the summer with Amgen and Celgene, and as an undergrad got invited for REU's at UCSD and UC Berkeley. I also had the honor of being a biosciences researcher at Livermore National Labs for a summer. I still remain in contact with a lot of my professors who are willing to write me LORs.
I took my MCAT, but will have to apply next round for personal reasons and to focus on my thesis. I got a 35.
I can program heavily, sharp in physics and math. I have published literature (even one in Science as a lead author).
My fiance, who is finishing up her master's in Psychology will also be applying to medical school. We will be applying to the same institutions, and ones that offer MD-PhD for me.
I'm shooting for (not in order):
Brown University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
SUNY Stony Brook
Georgetown
UT Southwestern
Texas A&M
I've been discouraged to apply as I'm "too old" to matriculate through the process and be worth an investment for stipends, medical insurance, tuition, etc. Is this true?
I plan on getting a PhD in Biophysics or Biomedical Engineering and an MD in Oncology.
If it doesn't work out, hopefully I'll just apply for a PhD in Biophysics and become a college professor. Being around academia over the years has been interesting, and it is an avenue to do research and still be around the academic material.
Thank you in advance!
I just wanted to get some advice on MD-PhD prospects. I'm heavily interested in research and am up for the challenge. I have an extensive graduate background in research and know what it's like from being a microbiology slave as an undergraduate to pulling all nighters in the lab getting a uniporter imaging code in Java to compile. Here are some stats.
Age: 31 years old turning 32 in March.
Undergraduate Major:
B.S. Mathematical Biology, B.S. Biomedical Engineering double major
Cumulative GPA: 3.79, conferred degrees at 22
Graduate Majors:
M.S. Mathematical Biology, GPA: 4.0, conferred degree at 25
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, GPA: 3.83, conferred degree at 29
M.S. Biochemistry GPA: 3.85, will confer this summer
I've been blessed to latch on with jobs as TA's, RA's, and government funding for research to pay for graduate school and living expenses. I'm a little bit in debt (~$12,000..)
I've done extensive research in the use of partial differential equations in modeling microbial, molecular, and viral population dynamics, writing code for molecular imaging, and genetic engineering.
I've done internships over the summer with Amgen and Celgene, and as an undergrad got invited for REU's at UCSD and UC Berkeley. I also had the honor of being a biosciences researcher at Livermore National Labs for a summer. I still remain in contact with a lot of my professors who are willing to write me LORs.
I took my MCAT, but will have to apply next round for personal reasons and to focus on my thesis. I got a 35.
I can program heavily, sharp in physics and math. I have published literature (even one in Science as a lead author).
My fiance, who is finishing up her master's in Psychology will also be applying to medical school. We will be applying to the same institutions, and ones that offer MD-PhD for me.
I'm shooting for (not in order):
Brown University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
SUNY Stony Brook
Georgetown
UT Southwestern
Texas A&M
I've been discouraged to apply as I'm "too old" to matriculate through the process and be worth an investment for stipends, medical insurance, tuition, etc. Is this true?
I plan on getting a PhD in Biophysics or Biomedical Engineering and an MD in Oncology.
If it doesn't work out, hopefully I'll just apply for a PhD in Biophysics and become a college professor. Being around academia over the years has been interesting, and it is an avenue to do research and still be around the academic material.
Thank you in advance!
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