Nail Your Medical School Interview

Did you know that the medical school interview in the MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR in medical school admissions? I don't want to make you more nervous, but I do want you to be prepared. So I wrote Nailing the Medical School Interview. It took years to write because the topic is so broad. I am glad it's finally here! I think you'll find the book packed with information but completely digestible. It will prepare you and give you confidence. And it will be the best $10 you've ever spend on interview preparation! Enjoy and let me know how your interviews go. Good luck and get in! --Dr. Miller

AMCAS Opens tomorrow (June 1)

 

I have a feeling many of you who are applying to medical school this cycle are having a minor (perhaps major) freak out because AMCAS opens tomorrow. You have likely been told that applying "early" makes a different in medical school admissions. It does. But be careful - turning in a rushed application the day AMCAS opens is MUCH worse then turning in a stellar application in a few weeks. In general, turning in your AMCAS by mid June is just fine. And if it's late June and your application is awesome, that is probably ok to. I'll tell you a secret - I applied July 1 and got into many top-10 schools including Harvard (where I attended). So please don't freak out. Focus your energy instead of creating a compelling application. If you are struggling, there are lots of resources available to you at a range of price points:

*The Medical School Admissions Guide

Ebook - https://www.mdadmit.com/collections/books/products/the-medical-school-admissions-guide

Print book - https://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633809

It's not too late for this book to help you. The personal statement and work-activity examples are priceless!

*MDadmit Academy

Online courses where I basically reveal all of my secrets! You are getting the same information as my private clients for a tenth of the cost. At this stage, I think the school list, work/activities, and personal statement videos will be most helpful to you. But there are many more. Check it out, you will love it! 

http://mdadmit-academy.teachable.com/

*One-on-One Services

Of course, I am here to help you with my MDadmit consutling services. Reach out if you are looking for that personal touch. My email is info@MDadmit.com.

All my services can be found here: https://mdadmit.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php

I know this is a stressful time in the life if a medical school applicant. Hang in there!

--Dr. Miller

 

MedThread Blog Interview

Thanks to Austin Hilvert of Med Thread Blog for the recent interview. It was fun!

https://www.medthreadblog.com/single-post/2017/05/15/A-Conversation-with-Suzanne-M-Miller-MD

I haven't thought about why I entered medicine in a long time and it was neat to reminisce. I also enjoyed showing off my new venture - MDadmit Academy - online courses to help you get it. Check it out!

 

Nailing the Medical School Interview is available now!

I am very pleased to announce the publication of a new book:

Nailing the Medical School Interview: A Harvard MD's Comprehensive Preparation Strategy

Did you know the interview is the most important factor used to decide which applicants get in to medical school? THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR! Fortunately, interview techniques can be learned and improved with practice. Drawn from Dr. Suzanne M. Miller’s nearly 15 years of experience as a Harvard pre-med tutor, admissions interviewer, and CEO of MDadmit medical admissions, Nailing the Medical School Interview provides a detailed, step-by-step plan for how to tackle every aspect of traditional medical school interviews while giving you a head start on Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) preparation. Book highlights include: 1. 250+ interview questions with answer examples and explanations. 2. Detailed system for how to approach ethical/behavioral questions. 3. Entire chapter on health policy topics. 4. Strategies for group and essay questions. 5. Post-interview strategy with example thank you notes and letters of intent/update letters 6. Tips on scheduling and style prep 7. Special sections on DO and Caribbean schools interview preparation.

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp date added!

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps details:

Dates: Dec 3-4, 2016

Hours: 8am to 5pm

Location: Washington, DC metro area (exact location forthcoming)

Can you imagine how much time and energy you will save by strategizing MCAT timing, deciding on recommenders, creating a school list, completing the AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS work/activities, finishing the personal statement, outlining secondary essays, preparing for interviews, and learning post-interview tactics in TWO days? MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps makes this dream a reality.

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps are intimate, intensive, and strategic seminars run by Dr. Miller and her team of experts. Realizing the incredible amount time and energy pre-meds spend on medical school admissions, often because of inexperience with the process, Dr. Miller has created MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps to provide personalized, efficient, and comprehensive admissions help that will give you an advantage in medical school admissions.

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp highlights:

• Limited to a maximum of five pre-meds to ensure personalized service.
• Expertise and real-time feedback from Dr. Miller, CEO of MDadmit, best-selling author, and leading medical school admissions consultant.
• Dr. Miller runs and is present for the entire bootcamp with three professional editors and interviewers assisting.
• One-on-one writing sessions with Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.
• Essay editing by Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.
• Mock interview by experienced university professors with video recording.
• Blend of targeted lectures, interactive workshops, and one-on-one sessions.
• Pre-bootcamp preparation including copy of The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook, 3rd Edition and comprehensive MDadmit Bootcamp Preparation Guide and Workbook.
• Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and plenty of caffeine provided each day.

You will walk out of a MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp with:

1. Clear understanding of how to approach the MCAT
2. School list (including MD, DO, and foreign schools, if applicable)
3. Recommendation list and approach to recommenders
4. Complete, professionally edited AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS work/activities
5. Complete, professionally edited AMCAS/AACOMAS/TMDSAS personal statement
6. Secondary essay outlines
7. Mock interview recording 
8. Plan for post-interview tactics
9. Personalized, clear strategy of how to excel in medical school admissions process
10. All of your questions answered in a personalized, supportive environment

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps topics include:

• MCAT
  • Timing
  • Study strategies/courses
  • When and if to re-take
• Recommendations
  • Who to ask
  • When to ask
  • How to ask
• School List
  • How many schools
  • Where to apply
  • MD, DO, and foreign options
• AMCAS work/activities
  • Which activities to include
  • How to choose ‘most meaningful’ activities
  • How to categorize, title, and calculate hours
• AMCAS Personal Statement
  • Creating the "hook"
  • Overall essay structure
  • Developing the admissions narrative
• Secondary Essays
  • Most common secondary topics
  • How to write hundreds of essays efficiently
  • Merging secondary essays into overall admissions story
• Interview
  • How to prepare
  • Most common, most difficult, and ethics/policy interview questions
  • MMI interview explanation and strategy
• Post-interview strategy
  • Thank you notes
  • Update letters/letter of intent
  • Deferment

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps details:

Dates: Dec 3-4, 2016

Hours: 8am to 5pm

Location: Washington, DC metro area (exact location forthcoming)

Sign up now

Hello Pre-Meds!

I am about to start working on the new edition of The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD's Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook. I'd love to hear about anything you'd like added to the book or suggested improvements. I want to create the most helpful products for pre-meds and can't do it without you!

My ears are open:)

Feel free to send an e-mail to me at info@MDadmit.com.

Can't wait for your input.

Thanks!

--Dr. Miller

Best-Selling Author and Harvard MD Announces 3rd Edition of Acclaimed ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’

Best-Selling Author and Harvard MD Announces 3^rd Edition of Acclaimed ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’

Sharing the week-by-week plan that got her into Harvard Medical School, Dr. Miller’s ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’ has become a global best seller. Today, following a recent update, Miller announces the release of the book’s third edition.

For Immediate Release

Washington, DC – US medical schools have one of the most competitive graduate admissions processes in the world. With less than half of the 40,000 annual US medical school applicants gaining acceptance each year, understanding the complex admissions process and getting an edge over other candidates has never been more vital. Dr. Suzanne M. Miller has already helped pave the way for thousands of successful applicants with her acclaimed book ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide,’ the best-selling medical school admissions guide on Amazon for years. Today, she is delighted to announce the release of ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’s’ new (third) edition.

‘The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD’s Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook, 3^rd Edition,’ offers a step-by-step guide for how to excel in the competitive, complex, and often stressful medical school admissions process. Given the ever-changing nature of medical school admissions, the guide contains information on the new MCAT2015, recent application changes, and additional examples from successful applicants. Dr. Miller has written the guide to be useful for anyone applying to medical school, from a college undergraduate to a non-traditional pre-med who has been out of school for years. The guide’s information comes as a result of the author’s decade of experience as a Harvard pre-med tutor, admissions interviewer, and medical school admissions consultant. Dr. Miller is also a practicing emergency physician and faculty member of multiple universities.

“I remember how stressful it was to be a pre-med. At the time of my application, I had wished there was a book that could break up the monstrous process looming ahead of me into digestible bits, while also providing real-life application examples from previous medical school applicants. Thus, I wrote ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide,’ the book I had wanted so desperately when I was applying to medical school,” says Dr. Miller, who has now written five books on pre-med and medical admissions topics.

She continues, “If you follow this guide, you will be prepared for every step in the process, hit each deadline with ease, and create your best application.”

Official Blurb:

The newly updated 3rd edition of Dr. Suzanne M. Miller's acclaimed ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide’ includes MCAT2015 insights, recent medical school application changes, and additional examples from successful applicants. As with previous best-selling versions of ‘The Medical School Admissions Guide,’ this 3rd edition contains the weekly, step-by-step plan Dr. Miller used to get into Harvard Medical School. She has since utilized the strategy to help hundreds of applicants gain entry into medical school first as a Harvard pre-med tutor and then as CEO of MDadmit, a medical admissions consulting service. Following this handbook's advice will provide you a distinct advantage in the competitive medical school admissions process as it prepares you for every step and helps create your best application.

Book Highlights include:

1. Weekly, easy-to-follow advice on navigating the complex admissions process.

2. Multiple examples of successful personal statements, AMCAS and TMDSAS work/activities, secondary essays, and letter of intent/update letters.

3. Special sections on reapplicants, non-traditional applicants, DO schools, foreign schools, and military/public health service options.

Having garnered consistent five-star reviews, Dr. Miller believes the book offers a vital insight into a process that is getting tougher by the day. “I have clients with 4.0 GPAs and MCAT scores in the 40s who sought my services after they did not get in. It seems like everyone has impressive grades, important research experiences, interesting extracurriculars, and life-changing community services and clinical experiences. Getting the edge has never been more important,” she adds.

‘The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD’s Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook, 3^rd Edition,’ published by MDadmit, is available now from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Admissions-Guide-Week/dp/1936633809/ and Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-medical-school-admissions-guide-suzanne-m-miller/1119020260?ean=9781936633807.

More information can be found on Dr. Miller’s blog: http://mdadmit.blogspot.com/

About Dr. Suzanne Miller

Dr. Suzanne M. Miller was raised near Washington, DC and studied history and science at Harvard College. While attending Harvard Medical School, she began admissions consulting as a Harvard pre-medical tutor and then co-chair of the Eliot House Pre-Medical Committee. After receiving her MD, she trained at Stanford University in emergency medicine.

Dr. Miller continues to work as an emergency physician and professor both nationally and internationally while running MDadmit, a medical admissions consulting service. She is also proud to lead the successful MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps. Dr. Miller enjoys teaching, traveling internationally, and serving as a physician for Racing the Planet adventure races, activities that have allowed her to make footprints on seven continents.

Please find Dr. Miller's bio highlights and awards at http://mdadmit.com/who-we-are and press page at http://www.mdadmit.com/press-room.

Her progress can also be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

Contact

Dr. Suzanne M. Miller

202.738.4353

suzie.miller@MDadmit.com

Reviews

‘The Medical School Admissions Guide, 3rd Edition’ is already receiving stellar reviews:

“Buying this book is one of the most cost-effective things any pre-med could possibly do. Dr. Miller's week-by-week guide sets itself apart from other books in this category by breaking the application process down in to weekly, bite-size steps, that are easy to follow yet add up to an impressive final application. This third edition has kept pace with the ever-changing requirements (MCAT 2015!!) and deadlines of the admissions process. Dr. Miller's personal experience and expertise shine through and the examples provided - of personal statements, AMCAS work/activities, secondary essays, and letters of intent - are all from real-life applicants - many are from traditional pre-meds but also a good number are from non-traditional applicants. Seeing how a diverse group of applicants approach and frame their application 'story' has been priceless. It also has sections on DO schools, foreign schools, military and public health service options. I could not recommend this book highly enough.”

“The guide is for both traditional and nontraditional applicants, I myself was a nontraditional applicant, so I found the abundance of examples to be helpful -- most books seem to be written ex de facto for traditional premeds… with this guide alone, I was able to keep pace with the full process of the AMCAS (primary, secondary, interview brain storming, and post interview strategies). At first, the timeline and examples in the book may seem daunting to emulate, but this reflects how competitive and how diverse top medical schools expect from their applicants to be. And on each of my five interviews, I met applicants who had backgrounds just as grandiose as those in the book, so it's a good barometer for your competition/cohort. Now that I've been through the process, was sent 8 interview invites, attended 5 (accepted into all 5 programs, all US MD), and offered a few scholarships, I'd say this book did a good job at painting my narrative in a cogent manner to argue my admittance and keeping me informed about the "little things" that matter which I never considered. I would highly recommend this book for any premeds close to applying in need of an actual guide of how it really is, and how you're really expected to put your application together at a professional level.”

 I wanted to say thank you to the Doctor or Bust blog for it's recent review of The Medical School Admissions Guide.

http://doctororbust.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/msag-dont-apply-without-it/

I love seeing pre-meds succeed, and Doctor or Bust is another glowing example!

Get going and get in!

--Dr. Miller


Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
202.738.4353

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA

New Edition of Best-Selling Medical School Admissions Guide Now Available

Greetings pre-meds!

MDadmit is very proud to announce the new edition of Dr. Suzanne M. Miller's best-selling The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Harvard MD's Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook now available at:

Amazon
Barnes and Noble

What's new? It's the newly updated 3rd edition of Dr. Suzanne M. Miller's acclaimed The Medical School Admissions Guide, complete with MCAT2015 insights, recent medical school application changes, and additional examples from successful applicants. As with previous best-selling versions of The Medical School Admissions Guide, this 3rd edition contains the weekly, step-by-step plan Dr. Miller used to get into Harvard Medical School. She has since utilized the strategy to help hundreds of applicants gain entry into medical school first as a Harvard pre-med tutor and then as CEO of MDadmit, a medical admissions consulting service. Following this handbook's advice will provide you a distinct advantage in the competitive medical school admissions process as it prepares you for every step and helps create your best application. Book Highlights include: 1. Weekly, easy-to-follow advice on navigating the complex admissions process. 2. Multiple examples of successful personal statements, AMCAS and TMDSAS work/activities, secondary essays, and letter of intent/update letters. 3. Special sections on reapplicants, non-traditional applicants, DO schools, foreign schools, and military/public health service options.

Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Why does every pre-med bring a fancy portfolio and legal pad to medical school interviews?

If you have already undergone a medical school interview, you will have noticed that everyone brings a fancy, leather portfolio with a legal pad inside. You probably did too. But did you, or any other pre-med in attendance, actually use the portfolio? What's the point of bringing a portfolio if no one uses it?

I may surprise you by advising you DO bring a professional-looking portfolio with a legal pad. But I also suggest you actually use it to store some important items and take notes. Here's how a porfolio should be used in the medical school interview scenario:

1. Store a copy of your AMCAS application, secondary application for the school you are visiting, and any publications/abstracts in the inside folder. This will allow you to review these items prior to the interview or during breaks in the interview day. It is unlikely any interviewers will ask to see your publications, but it's not unheard of - so best to be prepared.
2. Put a small roll of dental floss into the pocket as well. I can't tell you how many times I've seen pre-meds with food stuck in their teeth when interviews occur after a meal. Having floss might just save you from an embarrassing situation.
3. Take notes! There is no need to take notes during the interview, as that may seem pretentious. But definitely jot down your thoughts after each interview making special note of:

Interview date

Interviewer name and title spelled correctly

Topics discussed

School positives

School negatives

Overall gut reaction

Taking five minutes to log your thoughts will be helpful in keeping the details of each school straight in your mind and remembering specifics to put in thank you notes. As schools start to blur together on the interview trail, these notes will be very helpful.

Good luck and get in!

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
415.939.5251

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA

Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): It's not too late to receive an interview

I am receiving many anxious e-mails, calls, and tweets from pre-meds who have not yet received a medical school interview invite. Though it is a bit late in the cycle, there is no need to panic yet. Most medical schools still have some interview invites to hand out.

However, there are a few things you can do to determine if there is a problem with your application requiring immediate action:
1.  Review your AMCAS and secondaries with a medical school expert, such as your school's pre-med advisor or a medical school admissions consultant. I just had a client who realized certain classes had been categorized incorrectly on the AMCAS application, making the science GPA inappropriately low. This is the kind of issue that can sink a medical school application and needs to be addressed immediately through the appropriate AMCAS channels, such as submitting an official academic request form.
2. Call each school that you have applied to and returned a secondary application. Ask if your application is complete and if all interview invites have been given. You may find a secondary you submitted was never received. You will also learn if some interview invites remain.
3. Call each school that you have applied to and not received a secondary from and ensure the school has everything it needs prior to sending a secondary application. Also inquire about whether any more secondaries will be sent out (quite unlikely at this stage in the medical school cycle but it doesn’t hurt to ask).

The key here is to look for help and ask questions. Ignoring the situation because you are too busy or afraid of the answers is not the way to go. Get informed and fix any errors. You never know, asking for expert advice and making a few phone calls to medical schools could mean the difference between medical school acceptance and rejection.

As always, let me know if I can help!

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
415.939.5251

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA

Which medical school admissions book should I buy?

I have been receiving many questions about which of my three books should be read when. So I thought I would lay it out for you here.

How to be Pre-Med is meant for high school, early college, and non-traditional pre-meds trying to determine what is required in the pre-med process or looking for a way to assess how they have been doing so far. Though you want to read this book as early in your pre-med career as possible, it will be helpful throughout the pre-med process up until you apply to medical school. How to be Pre-Med is available in paperback and e-book formats through Amazon and Barnes&Noble.

The Medical School Admissions Guide is a step-by-step guide of the actual medical school admissions process. It's best read for the first time when you are certain you will be applying and then should be by your side ready to be reviewed as you move through each stage of the application process. In addition to weekly advice, the book also contains numerous personal statement, AMCAS work/activity, secondary essay, and letter of intent examples from successful applicants that will show you what it takes to get in and will stir up your creative juices. The Medical School Admissions Guide is available in paperback and e-book formats through Amazon and Barnes&Noble.

How to Get into Medical School with a Low GPA is an e-book directed to premeds who have a less than stellar academic record. It provides numerous scenarios and strategies of how to deal with a low GPA in medical school admissions. You might be surprised to know that a low GPA does not mean medical school doors are shut to you! The e-book is available through the website howtobepremed. Please note the website was recently hacked, and my technical team is diligently working to correct the issue. If you'd like a copy of How to Get into Medical School with a Low GPA now, feel free to send me an e-mail at info@MDadmit.com and we can complete the transaction via PayPal/e-mail.

As always, let me know if you have any questions.

Good luck and get in:)
--Dr. Miller

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
info@MDadmit.com
 

Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Interview preparation for inevitable Obamacare questions

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Fall is in the air and the medical school interview season is upon us! 

With all of the shenanigans happening in Washington, DC these days, the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is on the forefront of many minds - including your interviewers! This means you are very likely to be asked at least one question about Obamacare. In fact, the majority of my clients tell me they have been asked about Obamacare in their recent interviews.

So this leads to the query I am receiving almost daily from premeds around the country: "How do I prepare for an Obamacare question?

Luckily, I won't suggest you read the many thousands of pages of the Affordable Care Act. Most politicians who voted on the bill haven't read the entire thing. But I do suggest getting as familiar as you can with the basics of the bill - both positive and negative. This will take some research and reading on your part. 

1. Starting with newspaper media coverage. Go to your favorite major newspaper (New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.) and type 'Obamacare' or 'Affordable Care Act' into the search term. You will see dozens of relevant articles pop up. Look for summarizing articles that explain the bill in layman's terms and opinion pieces that give one point of view. Start a paper or virtual file of the articles and organize them so you can review them later if needed for future interview preparation.

2. Search sources such as The Economist, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker for longer, often more detailed articles on the Affordable Care Act. Soak up the details and pay attention to the pro and con arguments given.

3. Spend thirty minutes a day with your favorite news source - be it network TV news, CNN, Huffington Post, or even Twitter. Pay attention to any comments on Obamacare and think about whether or not you agree with the opinions presented.

After doing your research, it’s time to form your own opinion. Brainstorm what you think are the three biggest positives and three biggest negatives of Obamacare. Determine what you would do to improve the bill if you had the power. Think about what a health care reform bill would look like if you were president.

After this process, you will be ready for the vast majority of questions interviewers with ask during a medical school interview. The key is to be knowledgeable on the subject, see both sides, and be able to state your opinion clearly.

Congrats if you have already received interviews and good luck if you are still waiting.

--Dr. Miller

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
415.939.5251

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA

Medical School Admissions (2013-2014 Cycle): Diversity

Are you deep into medical school secondary essay madness? I am sure you have seen or will see secondary questions like this:

"At the XXX Medical School, we are committed to building a superb educational community with students of diverse talents, experiences, opinions, and backgrounds. What would you as an individual bring to our medical school community?"

"If Applicable, describe a situation where you were not in the majority."

Diversity is one of the most popular secondary essay topics.  The point of these types of questions is to prove how you will make a unique contribution to the medical school class. 

When the word “diversity” is used, many think of racial diversity. But this is a very limited view.  Think outside the box. Do you speak a foreign language? Are you a non-traditional applicant with significant “real world” experience? Other possibilities include athletic achievements, musical/art/dance talent, and international experience. Everyone can add diversity to a class. 

Looking for help on how to answer secondary essay questions? E-mail me at info@MDadmit.com to get started.

Cheers,

--Dr. Miller

 

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
415.939.5251

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA

Maine Pre-Meds: Check out the FAME Program

Though, as a Maine resident, you don't have a state medical school, the state has gone out of it's way to create opportunities for you. There are two programs you should check out:

1. FAME: http://www.famemaine.com/files/Content/Publications/MedicalBooklet-2008.pdf

The Financial Authority of Maine offers Maine residents access to financial aid and a connection to Dartmouth and the University of Vermont medical schools. In general, there is a commitment of five seats at Dartmouth and 10 seats at University of Vermont for applicants from Maine. It appears you have to fill out a “FAME application” that will be provided from the participating medical schools. Getting into the FAME program offers a huge advantage when it comes to acceptance at Dartmouth of the University of Vermont. If you are from Maine, be sure to follow-up on this!

 

2. Tufts Maine Track Program http://md.tufts.edu/Education/Maine-Track-Program

Tufts has partnered with Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland, Maine to offer a "Maine Track" for applications "interested in a unique, innovative curriculum that offers clinical training experiences in Maine and exposes medical students to the unique aspects of rural practice as well as training in a major tertiary medical center." In addition, both Tufts and MMC "have committed to aggressively pursuing support that will allow Maine Track students to attend medical school without an unusual financial hardship. Plans are to seek grant support, philanthropy, and state funding to subsidize tuition for the Maine Track students with the goal of reducing the tuition to a level comparable to in-state tuition at a regional medical school within a public university." What a great program!

See, it's not a disadvantage to be a pre-med from Maine after all!

--Dr. Miller

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
415.939.5251

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA

Premeds and Medical Students Beware: admissions committees are inspecting your social media sites

Please click here to see my article published on Student Doctor Network (SDN) about how medical school and residency admissions committees have started to investigate applicants social networking sites!

http://studentdoctor.net/2013/06/pre-meds-and-medical-students-beware/

--Dr. Miller

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
415.939.5251

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA

Pre-meds: Dr. Miller added a 2nd MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp in June

Hey pre-meds,

 

The May 30-31, 2013 MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp sold out. Given the demand, I have added another bootcamp that will still allow you to submit your AMCAS application in early June:

 

Dates: June 6 and 7, 2013
Hours: 8am to 5pm
Location: New York City (Manhattan)

More info can be found here: http://www.mdadmit.com/component/content/article/121

 

Feel free to contact me with any questions (info@MDadmit.com).

Also not that payment plans are available.

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp highlights:

Can you imagine how much time and energy you will save by strategizing MCAT timing, deciding on recommenders, creating a school list, completing the AMCAS work/activities, finishing the personal statement, outlining secondary essays, preparing for interviews, and learning post-interview tactics in TWO days? MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps makes this dream a reality.

MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps are intimate, intensive, and strategic seminars run by Dr. Miller and her team of experts. Realizing the incredible amount time and energy pre-meds spend on medical school admissions, often because of inexperience with the process, Dr. Miller has created MDadmit Admissions Bootcamps to provide personalized, efficient, and comprehensive admissions help that will give you an advantage in medical school admissions.

• Limited to a maximum of five pre-meds to ensure personalized service.
• Expertise and real-time feedback from Dr. Miller, CEO of MDadmit, best-selling author, and leading medical school admissions consultant.
• Dr. Miller runs and is present for the entire bootcamp with professional editors and interviewers assisting.
• One-on-one writing sessions with Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.
• Essay editing by Dr. Miller and expert team of professional editors.
• Mock interview by experienced university professors with video recording and written feedback.
• Blend of targeted lectures, interactive workshops, and one-on-one sessions.
• Pre-bootcamp preparation including copy of The Medical School Admissions Guide: A Week-by-Week Admissions Handbook, 2nd Edition and comprehensive MDadmit Bootcamp Preparation Guide and Workbook.
• Breakfast and full lunch provided each day.

You will walk out of a MDadmit Admissions Bootcamp with:

1. Clear understanding of how to approach the MCAT
2. School list (including MD, DO, and foreign schools, if applicable)
3. Recommendation list and approach to recommenders
4. Complete, professionally edited AMCAS work/activities
5. Complete, professionally edited AMCAS personal statement
6. Secondary essay outlines
7. Mock interview recording with verbal and written feedback
8. Plan for post-interview tactics
9. Personalized, clear strategy of how to excel in medical school admissions process
10. All of your questions answered in a personalized, supportive environment

 

 

Suzanne M. Miller, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician
CEO, MDadmit Medical Admissions
www.MDadmit.com
415.939.5251

Author of:
How to be Pre-Med
The Medical School Admissions Guide
How To Get Into Medical School with a Low GPA