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Medical School Admissions: AMCAS Work/Activities

 Did you know the AMCAS Work/Activities section is more than just a resume?

The Work/Activities section requires you to categorize your experiences by the following categories:

Paid Employment— Not Military                                                

Paid Employment—Military                                                            

Community Service/Volunteer—Not Medical/Clinical            

Community Service/Volunteer—Medical/Clinical                        

Research/Lab                                                                                    

Teaching/Tutoring                                                                        

Honors/Awards/Recognition

Conferences Attended

Presentations/Posters

Extracurricular/Hobbies/Avocations

Leadership—Not Listed Elsewhere

Other

This allows you to include many experiences not listed on a normal resume.  Some examples:

Guitarist in a band that created an album

Attended a toxicology conference in Berlin

Won a creative writing contest in college

Completed an Ironman triathlon

For step-by-step advice on how to get into medical school including examples of AMCAS applications, check out The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD’s Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook. If you’d like to communicate directly with Dr. Miller, medical school admissions expert, please email info@MDadmit.com or call 415.939.5251.