Medical

Our medical department curates events tailored toward careers in medicine. Our officers coordinate medical panel events which include physicians and medical school applicants, along with workshops to help students prepare their medical school applications.

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Pre-Med Tips 

If you apply to an osteopathic (DO) school, you need a letter of rec from a DO.

Key Components of a Medical School Application (not in order of importance)

  1. GPA
    1. Consistently high
  2. MCAT
    1. National average of accepted students ~ 32
  3. Extracurriculars
    1. Stick with something for which you have a passion
  4. Letters of recommendation
    1. Approach recommender with resume, transcript, and personal statement
  5. Primary application
    1. Submit in June/July.
    2. Make sure you meet all the school’s requirements
  6. Secondary application
    1. Don’t waste money sending back secondary apps to schools in which you have no chance of acceptance (i.e. if you do not meet all the school’s requirements).
  7. Interview
    1. Take earliest interview possible, and try to schedule interviews together to save money

Minimize procrastination: 

  1. Apply early.
  2. Do not  miss deadlines.

Sample Timeline for BioE Premeds

Freshman Year

  1. Visit with premed advisor  to set up game plan
    1. Schedule UW advising appointment via Handshake
  2. Explore careers
    1. Research healthcare career paths online
      1. Join the pre-health mailing list
    2. Seek healthcare volunteer opportunities or internships
    3. Join pre-med clubs
      1. Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS)
      2. American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
  3. Connect with professors and stay in touch!

Sophomore Year

  1. Take premed classes. Plan well!
  2. Find and stick with one or more enjoyable/rewarding extracurricular activities
  3. Spring – research medical school programs
  4. Spring – write down who might write you a good letter of recommendation
  5. Summer – Take MCAT
    1. Practice
    2. Register
    3. Take a course **if needed
      1. The Interdisciplinary WikiPremed MCAT Course
      2. Kaplan Test Prep
      3. Princeton Review
      4. Columbia Review
      5. Parliament Tutors
      6. University Tutoring
      7. Sandweiss Testprep

Junior Year

  1. Finish premed classes (you’re almost done!)
  2. Think about your capstone and if you want to do it with a lab
  3. Draft personal statement (BIOEN 401)
  4. April – request applications from non-AMCAS med schools
  5. Spring – collect letters of recommendation
  6. June/July – turn in primary apps
    1. For MD: American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
      1. For Texas schools: Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS)
    2. For DO: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOMAS)

Senior Year

  1. Turn in letters of recommendation & secondary applications if you haven’t already done so
  2. Complete the FAFSA for financial aid eligibility
  3. Interview
  4. Finish capstone
  5. Get accepted! You got this!!!

References

The Princeton Review. Medical School Essays that Made a Difference. 2nd ed. New York: Random House, Inc, 2008. Print.

“Application Procedures and Requirements.” uwmedicine.washington.edu. University of Washington. n.d.  Web. 2011 Aug. 31.

2019 Suturing Clinic and Army Medical Department Opportunities

Attendees gained hands-on experience practicing suturing on real pig feet! Students also learned about the medical school opportunities offered within the Army Medical Center, including the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), as they engaged with visiting physicians from Madigan Army Medical Center.