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Apparently, for the first time this cycle, AMCAS is now offering applicants a "Social Justice/Advocacy" option to classify certain ECs (along with a re-worked "Disadvantaged" essay question and a few other things).
This worries me because I've never been a particularly political person. The AAMC describes activities that would qualify under this classification in the following way:
My suspicion is that, without a doubt, medical schools will be expecting at least one activity to be classified as Social Justice/Advocacy, given that addressing social inequities in healthcare is huge.
So, I'm not sure what to do or what to make of this. I'm worried.
This worries me because I've never been a particularly political person. The AAMC describes activities that would qualify under this classification in the following way:
There are certain aspects of my activities where I most definitely advocated for the people I served but on a small-scale. I didn't do anything like start a non-profit, or my own type of volunteering service. I think I would struggle to define those activities as purely Social Justice/Advocacy as opposed to what they broadly are (namely they were aspects of my Paid Clinical position as well as what I do in terms of volunteering/research on the mental health front)."decreasing health inequities, addressing food deserts, building awareness for a particular cause or health condition, advocating for vulnerable populations (children, homeless, etc.), and assisting with policy change or development."
My suspicion is that, without a doubt, medical schools will be expecting at least one activity to be classified as Social Justice/Advocacy, given that addressing social inequities in healthcare is huge.
So, I'm not sure what to do or what to make of this. I'm worried.