toastedpeanut Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Hey everyone, I've recently looked into a few of the threads about American Medical schools and it seems as though clinical experience is very much emphasized. I was wondering whether it's still worth the application if I do not have any real clinical experience. Some insight would be greatly appreciated! I'll post some more information about myself below: Completed B.Sc at UBC Overall GPA: 3.86 MCAT: 512 Research Experience: Research Assistant in the summer of 2015 (medical genetics) Research Assistant 2015-2016 (diabetes) Research Assistant 2016 (ophthalmology) No publications, assisted in projects of supervisors and also self-directed projects Non-Academics: Hundreds of hours spent organizing student led organizations (information sessions, study sessions, networking with professors, etc.) at my home university A lot of experience working with younger peers: tutoring younger students, helping them adjust to post-secondary life 100-200 hours volunteering at a hospital (visiting patient wards and delivering gifts) Studied abroad in Korea for 4 months in 2017 Volunteered abroad in Guatemala for 2 weeks (helped teach English to local students and helped construct a rain-proof classroom) EDIT: I was also diagnosed with a severe TMJD condition so I spent a lot of my time in my past two years seeing various specialists and practitioners - wondering if anybody has written about clinical experience from a patient perspective on their application? Thanks again in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Your MCAT isn't super competitive, but the rest is decent. Clinical (i.e. your hospital volunteering) hours are OK but could do with more. I'd say aim for mid-tier. As to your TMJ, you could mention it in your personal statement. Work hard on showing why you're a unique applicant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UndecidedMD Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Just out of curiosity, why are you applying specifically to American schools? It's all personal preference, but with those stats I feel like you'd have shot in Canada, especially IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med Eye Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Just make sure you get your primary application documents in as soon as possible, just to give yourself a decent chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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