WAMC 3.7/510(retake) URM

[hopefulsunshine45]

Posting for a friend as they don’t have an SDN account

State of residence: Florida

Ties to other states (if applicable): None

URM? (Y/N): Y- AA female

Undergraduate vibe: Public school in Florida

Undergraduate major(s)/minor(s): Public Health

Cumulative GPA: 3.7 Science GPA: 3.6

MCAT Score: 496,496,510

Gap years?: 3

Institutional actions?: None

First application cycle? (If no, explain): Yes

Extracurriculars:

Research experience:

- about 900 hours of clinical research, 2 abstract presentations

Publications?: yes, 1 publication

Clinical experience:

3,000 hours as a medical assistant in an underserved area

Physician shadowing: 70 hours - internal medicine

Non-clinical volunteering + other activities:

-Meals on Wheels: 200 hours
-Mentor for high school students in underserved areas (200 hours)
-Intern for an organization that promotes going out to vote and health (300 hours)
-created hygiene kits for family home country since middle school (3000 hours)

School list so far:
All Florida schools and HBCUs

Please give me advice on what schools she should add for the 2025-2026 cycle. Thanks!

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[Mr.Smile12]

It's free to create an account, so please encourage your friend to post and/or follow.

Has this person connected with SNMA chapters or any mentoring organizations for aspiring Black physicians? What is this person's purpose as a physician?

 

[hopefulsunshine45]

It's free to create an account, so please encourage your friend to post and/or follow.

Has this person connected with SNMA chapters or any mentoring organizations for aspiring Black physicians? What is this person's purpose as a physician?

No they haven’t. Her main focus is to work in underserved communities bc her family went through a phase where they couldn’t receive the proper healthcare they needed due to their financial background.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

No they haven’t. Her main focus is to work in underserved communities bc her family went through a phase where they couldn’t receive the proper healthcare they needed due to their financial background.

Can you define underserved area? Rural or highly urban?

Why specifically medicine? Is there a reason why not public health without the medical background? The description isn't a purpose to me. I think she can connect with underserved communities in other ways, not just as a doctor.

 

[Faha]

Your friend could add any of these schools to her application:
Tulane
Belmont
Emory
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Hackensack
Albany
New York Medical College
Vermont
TCU
Alice Walton
Creighton
St. Louis
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State