It is not economically disadvantaged but is it still worth writing? I have always been told to never say anything about it in college because people look down upon it so I am not sure if it is worth putting in since it may hurt me in the application process. It has been since I was born and has never been fully diagnosed (something I just live with).
Would hearing loss be considered "disadvantaged?"
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most medical schools provide the technical requirements they consider in order for you to be considered for admission. one of them is as follows (taken from the tufts website):
Communication: A candidate should be able to speak, to hear and to observe patients in order to elicit information, describe changes in mood, activity and posture, and perceive nonverbal communications.
is your hearing loss significant enough to raise questions or doubt as to whether or not you could fulfill this technical standard?
Communication: A candidate should be able to speak, to hear and to observe patients in order to elicit information, describe changes in mood, activity and posture, and perceive nonverbal communications.
is your hearing loss significant enough to raise questions or doubt as to whether or not you could fulfill this technical standard?
Some schools may dismiss your application based on their technical standards, however other schools will recognize how your hearing loss has shaped your experiences and what you have to offer.
There are doctors who are profoundly deaf. Accommodations can be made in the workplace: having a full-time interpreter (if one signs), using clear surgical masks to aid in lip-reading, relying on beepers rather than PA systems, etc. Many people who are hard-of-hearing can pass without others realizing their level of hearing loss. In applications/interviews/etc, you'll just have to stress how it does not hold you back in any way.
A memoir I'd recommend reading is "When My Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes," by Dr. Philip Zazove.
There are doctors who are profoundly deaf. Accommodations can be made in the workplace: having a full-time interpreter (if one signs), using clear surgical masks to aid in lip-reading, relying on beepers rather than PA systems, etc. Many people who are hard-of-hearing can pass without others realizing their level of hearing loss. In applications/interviews/etc, you'll just have to stress how it does not hold you back in any way.
A memoir I'd recommend reading is "When My Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes," by Dr. Philip Zazove.
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Can you use a hearing aid? Obviously I would fail a sight test without glasses, but if it is correctable with such aids, it shouldn't be an issue.
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No, it is not the intent of claiming disadvantaged status.
Be careful, if you mention hearing problems you are raising a red flag about your suitability regarding the "technical standards." Better to not mention this in your app at all - don't give them any reason to toss your app in the round file.
Be careful, if you mention hearing problems you are raising a red flag about your suitability regarding the "technical standards." Better to not mention this in your app at all - don't give them any reason to toss your app in the round file.
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The fact that he says it has never been diagnosed, suggests that it isn't profound hearing loss. It is rather hard to go through life completely deaf, and yet have no one notice...
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I've met a few deaf doctors who made their deafness clear on their applications and did really well. Take a look at amphl.org.
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