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tericarper wrote in med_school Feb 13, 2011 11:14

Thought you might like to know how things turned out for my friend who got rejected and wrote a letter asking for an interview anyway. He had his interview this month and was accepted two days later! So I suppose I have been proven wrong. Asking for an interview CAN get you somewhere.

International Graduates - Integrated, Accepted?

sonrosado wrote in med_school Feb 05, 2011 10:42

Hi !

I have two questions, for people working in the United States of America.

1. Do you work with any international graduates (or are you one yourself), where are they/you from? India/Pakistan/Mexico? How is it in the workplace, do they integrate, are they accepted and are they as competent or more so? Or, if there are any issues are they more about ( Read more... )

Existential Crisis-Medical School woes

evil_winky wrote in med_school Jan 09, 2011 09:40

I am a senior undergraduate majoring in French education and English lit. I happen to be student teaching this semester and have been questioning my desire to teach in public schools for a long time. It doesn't feel right like it used to and I believe I need a change in career. since I was a kid, I've always wanted to be a doctor. Thoracic surgery ( Read more... )

Should Medical School Pre-Requisites be Changed?

slim_ivory_rose wrote in med_school Jan 01, 2011 10:50

Only three countries require their students to have an undergraduate degree before entering medical school (the USA, Canada & Nigeria although Australia is heading this way too)
Everywhere else, as far as I know students enter at 18 years for a 5 or 6 year course.

When I started medical school I was 24 (the age most people start their house officer ( Read more... )

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mydocuments wrote in med_school Dec 20, 2010 18:05

Random question for anyone who's finished their HepB series ( Read more... )

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tericarper wrote in med_school Dec 07, 2010 00:56

I have a friend who was rejected from his top choice med school last week. He wrote a letter detailing a few of his experiences since he sent in his secondaries and basically "begging for an interview." Well, he was actually granted an interview! I'm not sure why, but I am kind of appauled by this situation. Good for him, I guess, but I feel like ( Read more... )

dr. shadowing, research, etc

stealdontkill wrote in med_school Oct 25, 2010 19:41

Hey everbody! I'm currently in my junior year of undergrad, majoring in biology. I've seen a lot of you mention the importance of taking the time to shadow a doctor. I'm kind of wondering about specifics here. Would this involve shadowing a doctor for one day, several times, a month's time, etc? How do you include this in med school applications ( Read more... )

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tericarper wrote in med_school Oct 05, 2010 16:39

Physical sciences killed me ( Read more... )

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stutterbird wrote in med_school Sep 07, 2010 20:43

Hi, everyone ( Read more... )