I attended dental school to become an oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgeon which requires 4 years of dental school followed by 2 years of medical school (where I'd obtain my MD) and a 4 year residency. I wanted to work in trauma in a hospital but unfortunately I have an issue with my vision which won't allow me to work in surgery but won't affect me as a non-surgical physician. This was the highlight of my personal statement and I made sure ADCOMS would understand that my ultimate goal was to become a physician.
As the title states. I worked as a dental assistant for about 2 years and have about 400 hours of volunteering in a dental clinic providing care to the homeless. Not sure if I should put it on my applications for DO schools. Besides those I have very strong extracurriculars (Hospital volunteer, medical assisting, working with special needs kids, tutoring/TA, research) which accumulate to around 3k hours. The only thing that's weak in my application if I excluded my dental volunteering would be working with underserved communities. But i'm worried ADCOMS would look down on me listing my dental experiences.
Any advice appreciated! Thank you.
As the title states. I worked as a dental assistant for about 2 years and have about 400 hours of volunteering in a dental clinic providing care to the homeless. Not sure if I should put it on my applications for DO schools. Besides those I have very strong extracurriculars (Hospital volunteer, medical assisting, working with special needs kids, tutoring/TA, research) which accumulate to around 3k hours. The only thing that's weak in my application if I excluded my dental volunteering would be working with underserved communities. But i'm worried ADCOMS would look down on me listing my dental experiences.
Any advice appreciated! Thank you.
