Hi, I'm going to be applying this cycle and I was hoping to get some thoughts on my school list and ECs. Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks!
GPA: 3.97 cGPA, 3.92 sGPA
MCAT: 525 (131/130/132/132)
State: CA
Ethnicity and/or race: ORM
Undergrad institution: UC Berkeley
Community Service/ Volunteer: Medical/ Clinical (Total: 677 hr)
Memory Center: Volunteer (172 hr, Oct 2020 - present)
Community Service/ Volunteer: Not Medical/ Clinical (Total: 467 hr)
Needle Exchange: Volunteer (231 hr, Dec 2022- present)
Research at public health/ policy lab (413 hr, Mar 2021- Nov 2022)
Physician Shadowing/ Clinical Observation (Total: 199 hr (61 hr in person))
Virtual Shadowing (138 hr)
Internist (20 hr)
Pediatrician (15 hr)
Family Physician (25 hr)
Leadership (Total: 476 hr)
Student health insurance and policy advocacy organization (283 hr, Jun 2020 - May 2022), 1 term as presidents, 1 term as committee head
Teaching/ Tutoring/ Teaching Assistant (Total: 69 hr)
Chair for committee on sexual violence prevention (69 hr, Sep 2021- present)
Weightlifting
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Update: edited to remove fractions in the hours spent on activities
GPA: 3.97 cGPA, 3.92 sGPA
MCAT: 525 (131/130/132/132)
State: CA
Ethnicity and/or race: ORM
Undergrad institution: UC Berkeley
- Major (double): Biology and Public Health
- Year in School: Graduating Spring 2023
- First Application Cycle: Yes
Community Service/ Volunteer: Medical/ Clinical (Total: 677 hr)
Memory Center: Volunteer (172 hr, Oct 2020 - present)
- Managed and planned daily activities for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia alongside activities staff.
- Planned and engaged in sensory activities with non-verbal and/ or immobile individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
- Supported and comforted individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia through interactive activities, conversation, etc.
- Provided comfort and diversional activities for individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia undergoing palliative and end-of-life care.
- Coordinated with social workers on weekly patient documentation regarding visitation and patient condition.
- Updated patient families and coordinated with patient families regarding patient needs.
- Coordinated with residents and attending physicians to identify patients who could benefit from motivational interviewing and health coaching.
- Used motivational interviewing techniques to guide and support patients’ self-management of chronic illness and encourage positive behavioral changes.
- Assessed individualized patient health and social needs based on referrals from primary care practitioners to determine appropriate resources and referrals.
- Coordinated with the patient care team and referring physician to determine the best course of action regarding social services and public benefits.
- Documented encounters in patient medical records in a timely manner using Epic software.
- Guided university patients through self-swab COVID-19 testing procedures to ensure accurate results and promote accountability on campus.
- Supported vaccine clinics with line control and patient guidance.
- Supported nurse and medical staff with contact tracing and during rapid response as a runner.
Community Service/ Volunteer: Not Medical/ Clinical (Total: 467 hr)
Needle Exchange: Volunteer (231 hr, Dec 2022- present)
- Distributed over 10,000 clean needles and related paraphernalia, including fentanyl testing strips and naloxone, to participants in order to reduce overdoses and the transmission of bloodborne diseases.
- Educated participants on safe drug practices, including how to use fentanyl testing strips and naloxone in the event of overdose.
- Conducted weekly outreach at local unhoused encampments, distributing an average of 500 clean needles per week in addition to hygiene and wound care supplies.
- Collected client demographic data for grant applications
- Set up and managed weekly sites to ensure smooth operation.
- Supported survivors of sexual assault and abuse with crisis intervention services and referrals to both national and local resources.
- Educated and supported survivors of sexual assault through panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal ideation.
- Educated and provided resources to families of survivors to promote more understanding and informed responses to recent trauma
Research at public health/ policy lab (413 hr, Mar 2021- Nov 2022)
- Performed legal research on county public health orders from over 26 California counties to help determine how such orders have impacted incidences and rates of drinking among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Coded over 100 public health orders and press releases for future data analysis using Microsoft Teams.
- Coordinated with principal investigators and graduate student researchers to update and plan future steps.
- Performed legal research on cannabis retail policies in select California counties to determine the extent of illegal cannabis operations in California.
- Collected data on cannabis retail licenses and active retailers in California cities.
- Coordinated with principal investigators and graduate student researchers to update and plan future steps.
Physician Shadowing/ Clinical Observation (Total: 199 hr (61 hr in person))
Virtual Shadowing (138 hr)
Internist (20 hr)
Pediatrician (15 hr)
Family Physician (25 hr)
Leadership (Total: 476 hr)
Student health insurance and policy advocacy organization (283 hr, Jun 2020 - May 2022), 1 term as presidents, 1 term as committee head
- Guided uninsured community members in enrolling for Medi-Cal and insurance through Covered California.
- Designed educational material to teach community and organization members about the American healthcare system, Covered California, and the enrollment process.
- Oversaw the training and certification of new certified enrollment counselors, resulting in the certification of 21 new counselors.
- Co-drafted and co-sponsored a resolution to establish the a student commission.
- Organized and led events raising over $200 (>$400 over two years) towards the purchase of fentanyl test strips and related harm reduction supplies for the campus and surrounding community.
- Advocated for the expansion and accessibility of harm reduction resources on campus and dormitories.
- Advocated for the use of CANotify on campus to alleviate the stress on university COVID-19 contact tracers
Teaching/ Tutoring/ Teaching Assistant (Total: 69 hr)
Chair for committee on sexual violence prevention (69 hr, Sep 2021- present)
- Designed and taught class exploring the policies and public health impact of sexual violence and sexual harassment in the 21st century United States
- Led project to expand accessibility of sexual violence prevention and awareness resources for students at our school of public health.
- Phi Beta Kappa 23’
- Dean’s List
- Honors to Date
Weightlifting
Schools:
| University of Arizona College of Medicine- Tuscon |
| University of Arizona College of Medicine- Phoenix |
| Stanford University |
| University of California, San Francisco |
| University of California, San Diego |
| University of California, Davis |
| UCLA |
| University of California, Irvine |
| Touro University California - College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Calfornia Health Sciences University- College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific |
| University of Colorado |
| Yale School of Medicine |
| George Washington University School of Medical and Health Sciences |
| Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University |
| University of Florida College of Medicine |
| University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine |
| USF Health Morsani College of Medicine |
| Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science |
| University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine |
| University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine |
| University of Louisville School of Medicine |
| Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine |
| University of Michigan Medical School |
| Wayne State University School of Medicine |
| University of Minnesota Medical School |
| Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine |
| Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| Duke University School of Medicine |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Schools of Medicine |
| Wake Forest School of Medicine |
| Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine |
| State University of NY Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine and Denstistry |
| Weill Cornell Medicine |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
| Ohio State University College of Medicine |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University |
| The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical School |
| McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Texas A&M University School of Medicine |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine |
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