Any advice would be so greatly appreciated. Little background info ORM (Asian), 1st Time Applicant, strong preference for a school in an urban area.
- State/Country of Residence: Mass
- Ties to other States/Regions: CA-ish? My sister lives there and am incredibly close to her (not really sure if this counts)
- Year in School: Graduating B.S. May 2021, Rising Senior
- Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Biology w/ minors in Medical Humanities, Global Public Health
- Graduate Degrees (if applicable): N/A
- Cumulative GPA: 3.73
- Science GPA: 3.71
- MCAT Score(s): Still waiting for score. AAMC FL's (510, 512, 515, 513)
- Research Experience: 1 year in developmental biology lab on campus, 1 poster and presented at regional conference (~800 hours). Currently working on clinical research manuscript as first author, was going to present poster at national conference but cancelled.
- Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. First author, second author, etc.): Presented poster at regional conference + at school Undergrad Research Symposium. Working on publication as first author, unsure on timetable, pushing to publish late Fall.
- Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 150 hours in Emergency Department (volunteer), 150 hours Clinical Assistant for free clinic (volunteer), 60 hours abroad as scribe (volunteer)
- Physician Shadowing: 100 Hours (Otolaryngologist, Occupational/Environmental Health, Pediatrics + Premed Exploration Program(observed rounds + meetings for Internal Med Residents)
- Non-Clinical Volunteering: ~350 (Food Pantry (self organized), Service Trips to underserved areas along East Coast, tutoring, blood drives)
- Other Extracurricular Activities: President of American Red Cross (4 years), Captain/Treasure of Club Volleyball (4 years), Apart of a very well connected/prestigious leadership program, Trip Leader for Medical Brigade to Guatemala, apart of Asian-American leadership program (1 year), played large role in establishing Telemedicine for free clinic during COVID.
- Other Employment History: Lab Assistant (1 year)
- Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
- Specialty of Interest (if applicable): EM or Surgery?
- Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Y
- Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): N
- Medical School List:
Medical College of Wisconsin Loyola-Stritch Temple NYMC Drexel Quinnipiac Rush George Washington Thomas Jefferson University Georgetown Emory Tufts Albert Einstein Brown Keck USC Pitt BU Case Western Mt. Sinai Weill Cornell Kaiser Penn State Illinois SUNY Downstate Maryland UMASS Rutgers-RWJ Wisconsin
