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John GriffithLafayette College 2009
Drexel University College of Medicine 2013
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Who am I?
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SMAC
Peer Tutor
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My experience as a student representative on the admission committee…
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Applicant X
• MCAT = 40 S• BCPM GPA = 4.0
• Accepted?
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REJECTED. Why?
• MCAT• BCPM GPA – Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math• Clinical Experience • Motivation for Medicine• Community Service• Extracurricular Activities• +/- Research
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MCAT
• Do whatever works for you. No simple formula for success.
• Class vs. No-Class• Review Books• Practice Tests **• Preparing for test day.• Take multiple times? Penalty for not improving?• IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR!
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BCPM GPA
• Course Requirements – All you need to take?• Non-science Majors - take more than one
science course at a time
• If this is your weakness, what to do next? Post-bac?– Different types
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Clinical Experience
• Volunteering• Research• Shadowing– Where? School specific?– How long?– Get recommendations from– Different specialties
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Motivation for Medicine
• Ever since I was born……. Please don’t.• Because my father/mother is a physician….Fine
if they are but need to justify why it is for YOU.• At birth I had a PDA……Not going to do the trick. • GET OUT AND EXPERIENCE!• Why is this important? Med school ain’t easy or
cheap.
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Community Service
• Can be anything really.• Do what interests you.• Number isn’t important, quality and
dedication towards means a significant amount more.
• Examples- Hospice, Nursing homes…etc.
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Research Experience
• GREAT opportunity here at Lafayette.• EXCEL Scholars, Independent Study, Honors
Thesis• Can really distinguish you – but you need to
have a genuine interest in the research you are doing
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Extracurricular Activities
• This is really just where anything else that interests you falls.
• Although, it can make a BIG difference
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DO NOT APPROACH THIS AS A CHECKLIST!
“Seems to have just checked the boxes, without any real passion for any of the things listed”
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Personal Statements
• Important but doesn’t usually make a difference.
• Don’t try to do too much with this.• NO TYPOS• Answer the prompt- why you want to be a
doctor• Don’t just rehash your credentials
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Random other thoughts…
• Its not the end of the world if you get in trouble in college – just admit it and take responsibility
• Except if its plagiarism. That’s not good.• A DUI isn’t either.• If you are disadvantaged or under represented
in medicine, please note that you are, but do not try to stretch the truth with these things.
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Life in Medical School
• Questions….
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Basic Science Coursework
• Year 1:– Anatomy– Microanatomy– Embryology– Genetics– Physiology– Neuroscience– Biochemistry– Immunology
• Year 2:– Pathology– Pharmacology– Pathophysiology– Microbiology– Psychology
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Year 3 - Core Rotations
• 6 Week Rotations– Pediatrics– Psychiatry– Family Medicine– Ob/Gyn
• 12 Week Rotations– Surgery– Medicine