Welcome back to Equity Matters, the monthly column exploring a range of topics related to health equity, public health, global health, and social justice. This article will provide guidelines for professional school aspirants who are attempting to discuss volunteer experiences in their application materials. It will include tips on how ... Read more
Christina Amutah
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christina Amutah
You may have heard that there’s a “perfect formula” of undergraduate extracurricular activities sought by medical schools. Research experience? Check. Hospital volunteering? Check. A summer internship in a lab or clinical setting? Check. While these ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
It’s hard to be a pre-med. There are high expectations for the types of experiences you need, the classes you have to take, and the quality of person you become through it all. But for ... Read more
Joel Butterly
Updated June 24, 2022 by Joel Butterly
At this point, you are probably already aware of how competitive medical school admissions are. For instance, you may already know that the most competitive med schools boast acceptance rates of nearly 3%—that’s almost half ... Read more
Joel Butterly
Updated June 25, 2022 by Joel Butterly
During the first years of medical school, we are taught a huge volume of material, covering basic sciences and organ systems. It is not until our clinical rotations that we truly begin to experience medicine ... Read more
Jacob Adney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jacob Adney
The transition from high school to college is stressful for many students, and perhaps more so for those who already have their hearts set on attending medical school. For newly-minted premedical students, the first two ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Although repeated to the point of being cliche, “to help people” is one of the most popular answers would-be doctors give when asked why they want to go into medicine. The great news is that ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
I was ringing in the New Year with a friend when suddenly it hit me that it was 2016. I still feel like 2015 is in the future and it’s already 2016. I’m not getting any younger, ... Read more
Adelle
Updated March 16, 2019 by Adelle
Lucy Doyle, M.D., had never imagined that life after residency could be so hard. But as an internist working with the French-based Doctors Without Borders organization, she found herself the only physician in a small ... Read more
PracticeLink
Updated June 27, 2022 by PracticeLink
Make the most of your summer to round out your medical school applications.
AAMC Staff
Updated June 27, 2022 by AAMC Staff
Sophomores with last names N-Z were supposed to call at 1:00. At 12:55, I was sitting on my bed, phone in hand, ready to press “dial.” The instant the clock turned to 1:00, I called. ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett