You might list it as Employment for the work hours, but mention the back story in the narrative of the preceding minimal volunteer hours, trying to find some connection/inspiration/impact that segued into the job. But not including the volunteer hours in your Total Hours space.
understood, madam queen
I have moved your question about your research being featured in the news to the main AMCAS activities thread.
So long as you have a title that applies to both activities, you can combine them in one space.
Sorry, no. Reviewing W/A entries is not within the scope of this thread. You might post in the main forum, like this poster did: read over activities section or consider exchanging opinions with that member.
Either is fine, depending on whether you are tight on spaces or need more room for explanations. The Total Hours impact will be greater if they are together (in which case second Contact is in the narrative).
I'm going to move your question over to the AMCAS activities question thread.
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In post #2 of this thread, also read item 20, which has more organizational advice.
Best to mention certifications in the same space with the activity that needed it (to keep the context), but you could list it on its own under Other if you have a lot to say about it.
You can mention your contributions to the paper in the affiliated Research space, but also see if you can possibly get the PI to validate your contributions in the LOR.
Categorize it as Clinical Employment and add to the title of the space a mention of the leadership role (like, “& New Scribe Trainer”). Within the narrative include the date it began, a description of the role, and subtotal of hours.
It doesn’t matter in what order you enter Activities, as each school is able to re-order them according to their own preference.
1) It’s considered important to include leisure time activities to demonstrate that you have some form of stress relief and to show outside interests. Often this is a good way for your application to be different in a sea of look-alike applicants.
I’ve never seen it. Why not call it, say, hiking, and mention that the dog comes along?
Is this a requirement for a class? Who did the “pairing?” What did you do to address identified needs?
Yes, Secondaries and Update Letters would be the appropriate places to mention a newly-published manuscript, when you are notified after submission of the Primary application..
It wasn't a class requirement. It is through a branch of public service and outreach at my university, and I had to apply to the program. Those in charge of the program paired us with the communities based on our interests and the needs of the communities. My background is in public health, so a lot of the work I did focused on finding and applying for grant funding for different health-related initiatives. I worked on some community branding and downtown development projects as well.
Most Internships are labeled as "Other." They tend to include elements across multiple possible tags. Your description should mention them.
If your co-authored poster has been accepted for presentation after undergoing a review process, it can be listed under Posters/Presentations. (Give credit to the author who will present it.)
Thanks for the advice!
The two co-authored university conference posters can be mentioned in the affiliated research space, including mention of the award. Alternatively, you might enter the poster award under Awards/Recognitions and discuss the poster that won it there.
As a pediatrician influenced by the position of the AAP on boxing ( Boxing participation by children and adolescents ), I have a bias against a sport that can have negative impact on cognition. My opinion would be to NOT list it, as adcomms often discriminate against risk takers. You might consider asking this question in the main forum to get additional points of view.
Thank you for sharing the resource! I honestly wasn't sure how this would be perceived by adcomms. I take it as an exercise class where I work on a bag in an exercise class setting, never one-on-one with a person in a true match. But this is still something I should consider! Thank you again!
Put additional Contact info (Name, brief title, email) in your narrative, for at least one more of the Activities. Alternatively, you might insert, "More Contacts available on request."
You don't need to make it clear, but if you don't want the full-time hours to appear diluted for some reason, you could use the Repeated function and list two timeframes with their separate Total Hours.
Using more than two spaces for Shadowing is considered excessive, though there is no "rule" about using three.
Hmmm okay; would you just recommend condensing them then? Or do you think it's fine to keep them?
I know what it’s like to feel your prose is too perfect to edit some out. Though painful, condense at least two of them.Hmmm okay; would you just recommend condensing them then? Or do you think it's fine to keep them?
Also, thanks for your help
Fair enough. Tbh, it's less perfection and more "did the work for nothing" (ik it's not nothing but the general sentiment lol). I'll keep one for my OB-GYN shadowing (since I talk a lot about my interest in women's health and sexual assault counseling) and lump together to other two. Do you think that's all right?
), but is it all right to have 2 of my slots be hobbies? I've got a 200-300 hours in both, and they're both meaningful to me (I've written about both in secondaries). Thanks for all your help
1) Yes.1) Fair enough. Tbh, it's less perfection and more "did the work for nothing" (ik it's not nothing but the general sentiment lol). I'll keep one for my OB-GYN shadowing (since I talk a lot about my interest in women's health and sexual assault counseling) and lump together to other two. Do you think that's all right?
2) Another quick question (sorry for the barrage
1) You may list the published abstracts accepted in peer-reviewed journals under Publications with their PubMed ID# (preferred) or DOI. Do not also list them under Presentations/Posters, rather mention that info after the citation of the pub. Alternatively, if you feel the abstracts are very-low impact/journals not well-known/don't want to over-sell yourself/etc, leaving them in Presentations/Posters is fine, too, with the PubMed ID# or DOI inserted after. Be strategic in making the decision.
