{"id":17,"date":"2012-04-16T17:17:43","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T17:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2012-05-04T18:43:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T18:43:46","slug":"applying-to-medical-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/applying-to-medical-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Medical School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Balance <\/strong><br \/>\nThere are many components that go into a medical school application. Having strong overall and science gpa\u2019s, and a high MCAT score are only part of what makes a good medical school applicant. Admissions committees look holistically at applicants. They seek students who have strong communication skills, work ethic, compassion, and commitment. Your shadowing, healthcare experience, community service, research, leadership, and work experience all go into your application. Admissions officers are also likely to take into consideration any obstacles or hardships you have overcome. The term &#8220;distance traveled&#8221; is often used by medical schools to acknowledge life challenges that have been addressed.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic Competencies<\/strong><br \/>\nCourses completed<br \/>\nUndergraduate grades<br \/>\nMCAT Scores<br \/>\n<strong>Personal Competencies<\/strong><br \/>\nPersonal statements<br \/>\nLetters of recommendation<br \/>\nReflections on experiences<br \/>\nInterviews<br \/>\n<strong>Core Areas of Competence<\/strong><br \/>\nIntegrity and Ethics<br \/>\nReliability and Dependability<br \/>\nService Orientation<br \/>\nSocial and Interpersonal Skills<br \/>\nTeamwork<br \/>\nCapacity for Improvement<br \/>\nResilience and Adaptability<br \/>\nCultural Competence<br \/>\nOral Communication<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022Know your resources: Frequently talk to your advisors, professors, instructors, and teaching assistants. Take advantage of free tutoring, study tables, study tips, success classes, and other resources on campus. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022Get Involved: Shadow a doctor (multiple if possible), get direct patient care experience, participate in community service, work with a professor on a research project, hold a leadership position in a club, go on an international internship\/study abroad, get a part-time job (even if it\u2019s not healthcare related).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Grades: Trends are very important. Your grades should improve over time. Downward trends are red flags to medical schools. Having more than 2-3 withdrawals or \u201cW\u201d on your transcript will be looked at negatively unless there is a compelling reason. Repeated courses need to be A\u2019s. Challenge yourself but don\u2019t take on too much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balance There are many components that go into a medical school application. Having strong overall and science gpa\u2019s, and a high MCAT score are only part of what makes a good medical school applicant. Admissions committees look holistically at applicants. They seek students who have strong communication skills, work ethic, compassion, and commitment. Your shadowing, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3977,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/phhspremed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}