Medical school admissions committees comprise anywhere from a handful to two dozen members, and are generally made up of a combination of full-time admissions staff, faculty, students, and doctors from the community. There are often ... Read more
Essay Edge
Updated June 27, 2022 by Essay Edge
In researching our book, we asked applicants what they found most difficult about the residency application process. A number of applicants commented on the same issue. “There’s so much conflicting information out there. ... Read more
Rajani Katta and Samir Desai
Updated June 27, 2022 by Rajani Katta and Samir Desai
Physician shadowing, in my opinion, is one of the best extracurricular activities in which a pre-medical student can engage for several reasons: 1. It provides you with clinical exposure and stories to talk about in ... Read more
Christian Becker
Updated June 27, 2022 by Christian Becker
Updated December 1, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. During that first, quick look at your file (transcripts, science and nonscience GPAs, MCAT scores, application, recommendations, and personal statement), what the ... Read more
Essay Edge
Updated June 27, 2022 by Essay Edge
Lee C. Rogers, DPM is the director of the Amputation Prevention Center at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Rogers graduated from podiatric medical school at Des Moines University and completed a residency ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ken Elder, O.D. graduated from the State University of New York College of Optometry after serving an internship with the Indian Health Service on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
These exercises are more focused on finding the specific points and details that you will need to incorporate into your statement. The Chronological Method Start from childhood and record any and all special or pivotal ... Read more
Essay Edge
Updated June 27, 2022 by Essay Edge
John T. Sinnott, MD, FACP is the Director of the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Recently, he sat down with SDN to give us ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Updated June 24, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. “It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” James Thurber (1894 -1961) As the second half ... Read more
Jeremiah Fleenor
Updated June 27, 2022 by Jeremiah Fleenor
Dr. John Codwell III, a Detroit native, always wanted to be a doctor but didn’t know what kind of doctor he wanted to be. While earning a B.A. at the University of Michigan, Codwell met ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Michael Rack, MD grew up in Southern California. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1997. He completed combined residencies in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University-Morgantown in 2002. ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Please select from the following common medical school topics: Why I Want to Be a Doctor Why I am an Exceptional Person Why I am a Qualified Person Note: These essays have not been edited.They ... Read more
Essay Edge
Updated June 27, 2022 by Essay Edge
“Never buy a plane or horses just out of residency!” said my soft-spoken attending, staring at me intently. “I did, and I learned my lesson well.” Indeed, he did. He was newly married, had no ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Updated August 12, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. As I peruse the SDN pre-professional forums, I routinely come across threads of a similar theme: “My GPA is shot; is my ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
The most important leading sentence of all, of course, is the first sentence of your essay. The words and images you use must do more than simply announce the theme or topic of your essay-they ... Read more
Essay Edge
Updated June 27, 2022 by Essay Edge
Dr. Dennis C. Stokes is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Program in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at Children’s Medical Center-St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital-UT Health Science Center. He is also the Director of ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Updated December 8, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. Scenario An 18-year-old male presents to the ED where you are working at about 3 am after being at a “rave.” The ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated March 10, 2025 by Lee Burnett
Dr. Robert Banks is a professor and course director of medical physiology in University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. Additionally, he is also the program director for the MS in Physiology Program, a Special Masters ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Are you suffering from roundsitis? Hypercaffeinemia? Overnight call adjustment disorder? Scutworkophobia? My friend, there is hope. I strongly advise you to look into the specialty of emergency medicine – in which the medicine you practice ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett