MD WAMC/School List (3.78, 514, MS, RD, nontrad, Utah)

[spjorki]

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Undergrad in General Biology, Spanish Minor, 3.78, University of San Francisco
Masters in Nutrition and Integrated Physiology + Registered Dietician, Combined Masters program, Utah
Current MCAT: 514

State of Residence: Utah
Demographics: caucasian female, mid / late 20s

Clinical Experience
3000+ hours
- 1000+ as a clinical diet tech, formula titration
- 1000+ as a Gastroenterology Medical Assistant
- 1000 for supervised practice during Dietetic Internship hours (TPN, patient counseling, ICU, +)

Volunteer Experience, Non-Clinical
- Invasive plant removal 30 hours
- Elementary School Community Mural Suport 20 hours
- Food Distribution 15 hours
- NICU Comfort Project (nonclinical) 60 hours
- Humane society 30 hours (forgot to add it earlier)

Volunteer Experience, Clinical
- General NICU/Peds: 20 hours

Shadowing Experience
- 20 hours general GI
- 20 hours GI therapeutics
- 10 hours OBGYN
- 8 hours Bariatric / Nutrition and Obesity clinic

Research Experience
- Master's thesis project, gut microbiome, collaborated with GI
- Manatee calls research participant during UG
- Volunteer lab tech, yeast, during UG

Extracurriculars + other
- TA for Culinary Medicine
- D1 athletics, former professional athlete
- Student Athletic Advisory Committee Representative, West Coast Conference
- Nutrition Science Club, participant

School List (not necessarily in order of pref, other than UoU)

University of Utah - top choice by a mile
Loyola
Rush
Oregon
Washington State
Vermont
Temple
Penn State
MN
Wayne State
Michigan
AECOM
+ a handful of shots in the dark to ivies and ~5 DO schools

Always wanted to be an MD, got way too depressed and unmotivated during covid undergrad, sold myself on being a dietitian, did all the schooling for it despite a constant nagging that I want more than this, woke up and stopped lying to myself and applied. Have not been so motivated to pursue something in nearly a decade


EDIT: going to take the MCAT once more, aiming for at least 517+, also im attempting to go straight from the RD/MS program into med school, working the odd PRN shift/ maybe loosely part time this summer when i can but not pursuing any sort of longer term RD employment, I want to get to what i truly want to be doing

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Volunteer Experience, Non-Clinical
- Invasive plant removal 30 hours
- Elementary School Community Mural Suport 20 hours
- Food Distribution 15 hours
- NICU Comfort 60 hours

How is NICU Comfort nonclinical, or differ from your other NICU clinical exposure?

Your other hours in this category are low compared to most applicants you will be up against.

 

[spjorki]

How is NICU Comfort nonclinical, or spatter from your other NICU clinical exposure?

Your other hours in this category are low compared to most applicants you will be up against.

Should have added more description, it was nonclinical, was for a nonprofit that collects and distributes items that provide comfort items (ex. crochet preemie octopi) to NICUs across the country.

 

[Faha]

When are you planning to apply ?

 

[LunaOri]

I don’t think you need to re-take the MCAT. Going up by a couple of points is not significant.

 

[gyngyn]

You may as well add all the Jesuits as you attended USF.