Is it a good idea to write about your parents in secondaries, if they are physicians? I wouldn't want to focus on them exclusively by any means, but the way I perceive the role of a physician within a community has been really influenced by them.
Is it a good idea to write about your parents in secondaries, if they are physicians? I wouldn't want to focus on them exclusively by any means, but the way I perceive the role of a physician within a community has been really influenced by them.
I would avoid it. a lot of med schools try to go for more of the "underprivilaged" student type. talking about physician parents just seems to advertise that you are rich and probably don't need financial aid
I wrote about my MD/PhD parent, as living with them for 20+ years is certainly one of the biggest influences. Kept it to a paragraph though, as it was the seed, then I went out and invested my time in getting other exposures. Hard to say it isn't a factor. They see who your parents are on the primary, and your household income, why try to hide it?? I just didn't write anything about my traveling.You can mention them if seeing their jobs/lives taught you more about the field and had an effect on you pursuing medicine. They shouldn't be your primary source of clinical exposure though. I think you have the right idea.
The majority of med students are of upper middle class backgrounds, so your post makes no sense.
Yes, for real. Do you realize a large percentage of med students are children of physicians?? It is not our privilege, but what we do with our privilege.For real?? You need not draw any attention to this. Adcoms will all see it as extremely privileged, and probably hold it against you. If it's brought up at an interview, yea talk briefly about it then, but don't advertise that you come from a family of doctors (even though so many med students do hahaha).
Now, if it really makes your essays markedly better than another topic you could come up with, and it makes your essays good quality, then you might as well mention it, but, like you said, emphasize your endeavors with other physicians.
Yes, for real. Do you realize a large percentage of med students are children of physicians?? It is not our privilege, but what we do with our privilege.