izadhem
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All of the hours I listed are expected hours that I will have accumulated by August 2021. Please don't quote my post because I intend to delete this information later.
- Year in school: Undergrad 2015-2018, ORM
- Country/state of residence: Maryland
- Cumulative GPA: 3.99, no upward trend
- MCAT Scores: 522
- Experiences
- Awards/Recognitions
- Recognition from my department for top 10% of graduating class
- Dean's list through college
- Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc):
- Undergraduate Research
- Worked in 2 separate basic biology labs, one was a research program (2 years) and the second was a related lab where I worked with a graduate student (1 year). No publications/abstracts
- Postbacc Research at NIH (IRTA)
- Work in a basic biology lab, 4 abstracts (one first author), oral presentation at a national conference (second authorship abstract), and one publication (low author). I will hopefully have two second author papers by the end of this year.
- Undergraduate Research
- Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites:
- Hospice volunteer: 250 hours, in-home visits with patients for respite care, grocery delivery, palliative therapy (hand massage, aromatherapy, etc.)
- Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties:
- 70 hours in a hospital shadowing program (various specialties)
- 150 hours shadowing dermatology grand rounds at NIH
- 80 hours shadowing critical care/ICU rounds at NIH
- Non-clinical volunteering:
- 250 hours working as an ESL tutor for elementary school students
- Extracurricular activities:
- 300 hours as a student DJ for my school radio station, hosted a show about the history of science
- Leadership:
- 200 hours as a Peer mentor/TA in my first research lab
- 220 hours as a TA in Organic Chemistry I, led discussion sessions twice/week
- Awards/Recognitions