Our team of physician and medical student editors had the pleasure of helping students craft the following medical school secondary essays.
The ending of the motto of the Moravian church, which has a strong historical connection with Winston-Salem, is “…in all things, love.” This concluding statement is an apt description of how I attempt to live my life. Wake Forest upholds such values of inclusion and love through the Lovefest tradition and programs such as the student-run DEAC Clinic. After working at free clinics in rural areas, I am committed to becoming a physician that will promote systems of care in the community. With my exposure to rural primary care, I want to use the Rural/Underserved Health experience offered to Wake Forest students through the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians to further my understanding and training in this career path. Furthermore, as an extension of working in primary care, I am interested in being a geriatrician. Wake Forest, as one of the best geriatric hospitals in the country, has a curriculum that aligns with my interests. I am confident that through research, service, and patient care, Wake Forest will shape me into a leader of rural health care for the geriatric community.
Application Status: Accepted |School of choice: Wake Forest School of Medicine | Class of 2024
One personal adversity I have overcome is my lack of self-confidence. I was always a quiet child who grew up with two older sisters doing most of the talking. As I aged, I came out my shell to an extent and became more outgoing. I have always struggled in one particular area: public speaking. My passion for medicine grew early as I observed my eldest sister work alongside physicians during her nursing training. However, my shy nature led me to select pre-nursing as my major, since nursing does not require the ability to speak publicly like being a physician often does. I did not truly consider a career as a doctor until my anatomy and physiology professor suggested I do so after recognizing my drive, aptitude, and passion. Even so, it took introspection and time to recognize that I held the potential to become a successful physician.
Over my undergraduate career, I have participated in many group presentations during classes without the benefit of being taught how to successfully prepare. On every occasion, I would become so nervous that I was unable to sleep the entire night prior. By the time I presented, I would be so distracted that I could not think straight, let alone get my point across clearly. This went on until I had the opportunity to participate in a class called Peer Instruction in Laboratory Occupational Training (PILOT), which was an extension of a class that I had succeeded in, Quantitative Biological Methods.
PILOT was designed to expose students to research articles and assist with laboratory techniques and homework. A large part of the grade for the class consisted of teaching a laboratory section of around 40 students for 15 minutes. I almost opted out of the class because of this requirement, but ultimately decided it was a great opportunity to work through my personal fear of public speaking and build my self-confidence.
I set a schedule six weeks ahead of the presentation to begin preparing. A few helpful peers offered advice, telling me that knowing what I wanted to say verbatim was a good way to improve confidence. Thus, I practiced daily until three weeks before the class. I found another tip online: practicing in the actual location of the presentation can help reduce nerves. Subsequently, I approached one of my laboratory teaching assistants and asked if he would let me practice in the laboratory. He was an excellent teaching assistant and took the time to watch me practice and provide feedback.
Ultimately, I felt that I was able to present eloquently and received an excellent grade. Life is full of challenges, and I learned that preparation is key to success. I planned and prepared early, pulled from available resources, and implemented advice from faculty and peers. This experience taught me that I do have the aptitude, strength, and drive to succeed in medical school and overcome any obstacle that I might face. I am eager to embrace more personal growth and realize my full potential as I continue on to medical school.
Application Status: Accepted |School of choice: Nova Southeastern University College Of Osteopathic Medicine | Class of 2024
I am a Muslim, Saudi woman, but I am not the preconceived notions of being close minded, uncultured, or oppressed. I’m a passionate helper, an open-minded extrovert, and a curious explorer of the world.
Though I grew up attending a school that taught me to be a leader and encouraged competition, and though travelling the world allowed me to explore new cultures, homogeneity was the ‘norm’ everywhere I went until I attended school in the US. George C. Marshall High School showed me how enriching diversity is. There, in a mixture of backgrounds and ethnicities, I was an ‘other’ among many ‘others’. The following year in Nebraska was different, and I experienced the damage of prejudice when I was the only ‘other’. My experiences drove me to work to bring different people together to give back. Years later, at NYU, this personal passion pushed me to create a volunteer tutoring nonprofit organization.
I believe the ‘other’ in me, with the uncommon background, the unique experiences, and the interesting perspectives, will contribute to the diversity of the student body at Tufts.
Application Status: Accepted |School of choice: Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Class of 2024
From my academic and work experiences, I have frequently worked with people who are different from myself. Working with students and professors from different backgrounds through college helped me appreciate different viewpoints, especially during my bioethics training. Listening to my classmate, who was a Catholic hospice nurse, explain her differing stance on end-of-life care showed me to appreciate the legitimacy of different opinions. Likewise, I learned from sociology graduate students about the issue of the medicalization of mental illness, which I had not had to consider prior to speaking and working with them. These experiences will help me contribute to the community by enabling me to approach problems from multiple lenses and to listen to and value the input of experts in different fields.
My experiences engaging with different individuals will help me to enrich the community at Virginia Tech. As a tutor, I have been able to work with students of different ages and backgrounds with unique learning goals. For example, my student, Danny, was an adult student taking classes at a community college and had failed his statistics course three times before meeting with me. Even though I had excelled in math classes during school, I was able to listen to his frustrations and identify different ways to help him learn the content and be able to apply it for quizzes and exams. I helped him navigate through the material, and he ended up passing the course comfortably. By working with a wide variety of students like Danny, I have been able to understand the importance of listening actively to individuals’ struggles and unique experiences to learn about how to best help them and I am excited to apply this skill to help future individuals.
In addition to my experiences tutoring, I have been able to interact with individuals different from myself through volunteering. For example, at Judson Park, I volunteered by helping one resident, Ron, participate in art therapy. Ron had suffered two prior strokes and was wheelchair-bound and hemiplegic. I was able to help bring him down to the art room and organize supplies for him. Ron was unique in his needs, which was why he required individualized care to be able to participate in the art therapy. He also struggled with communicating verbally due to deficits from his prior strokes. I adapted by patiently waiting for him to respond at his own pace and looking for body language cues for what he needed at the moment. He was able to make incredible art creations, showing me the resilience of differently abled individuals.
These experiences have shown me the importance of valuing everyone’s unique perspectives and utilizing that consideration and compassion to help others. I can enrich the VTC community by providing this diverse perspective to help my peers and ultimately serve the greater community as a physician.
Application Status: Accepted |School of choice: University of Virginia School of Medicine | Class of 2024
Currently, I can see myself practicing medicine in a variety of clinical settings: a private specialty care system, a nonprofit medical facility, individual practice, or a different setting. I am open to all of the new experiences that medical school will bring, including exposure to a variety of clinical settings.
I have worked as a medical scribe at the largest non-profit health care provider in Seattle and have also volunteered for a private specialty hospital. Both of these experiences have exposed me to a different type of medical practice, and I have enjoyed both although in different ways. I loved the diversity of patients I encountered at the nonprofit and enjoyed experiencing different clinic visits whether for constipation or throat pain. At the specialty hospital, I was able to encounter unique and rare medical cases that I’ve only read about in books such as spina bifida or hydrocephalus. I was also able to witness the very specialized and personalized care. I am excited to explore the various clinical setting options in medical school and residency, and figure out which environment best suits my strengths and interests!
Application Status: Accepted |School of choice: Stanford School of Medicine | Class of 2024
When I suddenly lost my father to pancreatic cancer shortly before starting college, I was confused and frustrated about my loss. Although I had dreamt of becoming a doctor since I was a little girl, I was newly unsure of whether medicine was right for me. Because I lacked a tangible goal and motivation, my studies and grades suffered during my first years of college. However, once I began volunteering at the Children’s Hospital during my sophomore year, I developed a renewed sense of appreciation and passion for medicine. I started to care a lot more about school and enjoyed learning again. I began working extremely hard in my classes, and slowly but surely, my GPA rose.
Application Status: Accepted |School of choice: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine | Class of 2024
My professional ambitions have always aligned with a medical career, ever since I observed my childhood hero and oldest sister, Brittany, work alongside physicians as a registered nurse. At the time, I was only eight years old and not yet privy to the nuances of allopathic versus osteopathic medicine.
Throughout my experiences with the medical profession as a patient and mother, I have found myself disappointed with some of the allopathic medical treatments. I have myself been treated pharmaceutically with medications and became non-compliant with my treatment due to side effects. Several years ago, I was diagnosed with herpetic neuralgia. My neurologist prescription Neurontin, which helped with the symptoms but left me in a fog. I found myself questioning whether there could be a better method.
As an undergraduate student, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to listen to a presentation by a doctor of osteopathy from Lake Eerie College of Medicine in Bradenton, FL. The speaker discussed osteopathic medicine, its principles, and manipulative medicine (OMM). He talked about a time when he bumped into an old friend who had been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. His friend’s condition was so severe that he needed a cane to ambulate independently. The D.O. performed OMM for his friend and provided him with a set of exercises to perform daily at home. Ultimately, the friend did not require the surgery his allopathic physician had recommended.
After listening to his presentation, I felt as though I had a breakthrough. I realized that I wholeheartedly supported these principles as the better solution that I had been looking for. With osteopathic medicine, I could practice medicine in a traditional manner while wielding a valuable skill set that could spare patients from invasive surgeries and pharmaceutical therapeutics causing undesired side effects.
Furthermore, while studying for the MCAT a year ago, I developed a constant waxing and waning neck pain that would radiate to my right shoulder and down my arm. This worsened over a period of four weeks, and I took increasing amounts of ibuprofen to calm the symptoms. A good friend of mine is a physical therapist who manipulated my spine and sent me home with instructions for an exercise plan. She also taught me how to self-evaluate my posture, which has been valuable in preventing additional episodes. I was incredibly impressed with the outcome of the treatment that used my own body and its muscles to treat the pain without using pharmaceuticals or leaving me with residual deficits. As such, my personal trust in natural treatments has emphasized to me that osteopathic medicine is the path I am meant to follow.
The more I learn about osteopathic medicine, the more excited I am to incorporate its principles into my future practice. I am thrilled to learn and practice medicine with a holistic approach to evaluate and treat patients. As a healthcare partner to my future patients, I feel inspired to encourage the implementation of prevention, maintenance, and natural remedies into their treatment plans.
Application Status: Accepted |School of choice: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine | Class of 2024
Hi all! My name is Helena and I’m a medical student at the Emory University School of Medicine; I’m currently interested in pursuing anesthesiology. I was originally born and raised in Connecticut and stayed for college; I received my B.A. in History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health in 2020 from Yale University with a focus in medicine and public health. I love to read, write, and look at medicine through a humanistic/literary lens! But I’ve also dabbled in so many research fields: from hookworm research during my first year of college, bioethics research on ontological arguments around abortion during my third year, to writing a thesis on the cultural attitudes around mental health care for Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War during my senior year! I took two gap years after graduating, taking some time to do proteomics research as an NIH IRTA Post-Bac Research Fellow at the Framingham Heart Study. I also worked as a pharmacy tech, giving Covid-19 vaccines at the height of the pandemic!
I also love to mentor—I wouldn’t be who I am without wonderful mentors along the way! I was a First-Year Counselor (“”FroCo””) during my senior year and a camp counselor for Camp Kesem for two summers. At EUSOM, I’m on the executive board of the Mentorship Matching Program—a program created between the SOM and the Emory pre-health program to match med school applicants with medical students. In my free time, I’ve connected with former mentees and coworkers to edit their personal statements and help them with their own medical school journey— whether they end up pursuing medicine or not. I also love writing and editing for the SOM literary magazine (The Styloid Process), taking weekly dance classes, and exploring coffee shops around Atlanta (even though I don’t even drink coffee!).
I know how hard the medical school process is so, congratulations for taking this step! As your mentor, I want to work with you as your teammate. I want to make sure that you’re putting your best foot forward and telling your story in the way that it deserves to be heard. Each applicant is so unique and therefore, the way we approach your application will be unique too. Looking forward to working with you!
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Hi! My name is Ankitha Iyer and I am a Neurosurgery resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch. I received a B.S in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in 2019. Before medical school, I took a gap year where I worked as an Advanced Critical Care Patient Care Technician in the Medical ICU at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In my time at the University of Pittsburgh I was a teaching assistant for four courses, and part of the Delta Epsilon Mu Pre-Health Fraternity, where I served as a mentor for several younger premed students. Additionally, I served with Jumpstart, an early education Americorps program for underserved preschool kids, started a non-profit organization that catered to the emotional health of Senior Citizens, and engaged in Cardiology, Public Health and Cognitive Neuroscience research. In my time in college, I have mentored a variety of students specifically on how to engage in active, entrepreneurial service and leadership while exploring their path towards medicine. Mentorship is a very important method for me to disseminate the knowledge I wish I had received from a mentor myself.
At Wake Forest School of Medicine, I was a part of the executive board of the General Surgery Interest group and OASIS Anthology of Medical Humanities. I mentored an underserved undergraduate premed student at Wake Forest University through the Mentoring the Pipeline organization. I was also involved with both Head and Neck Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery research projects. I owe who I am today to the mentors who have provided me their unwavering support and guided me through times of uncertainty. I hope to provide you the same strategic mentorship to be a driven, proactive, and pioneering future student doctor!
Yale School of Medicine
Hi! My name is Rhys (pronounced like “Reese’s Pieces”) and I am a medical student at Yale School of Medicine.
I have upwards of 9 years experience mentoring peers, most recently aiding students through the premedical path at my undergrad. I also have worked as an executive function/planning tutor for Los Angeles area high school and college students. Earlier in college, I worked as a research aide/teaching assistant helping students leverage “writing-to-learn” in order to improve their understanding of complex concepts.
After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Health Policy from the University of Southern California in 2021, I took a gap year primarily to scribe at a pediatric clinic to boost my clinical experience hours and to continue to work on a philanthropic start-up I co-founded while at USC.
At USC, I had multiple research experiences ranging from biomedical device research in a hybrid wet lab to policy analysis. I also was heavily involved in pro-bono consulting for non-profits and social enterprises.
I have personal experience approaching the common “Why Medicine?” question from a non-traditional angle (engineering major/activities and low clinical hours compared to non-clinical), tying in a non-standard major “X factor” extracurricular into the overall theme of an application, and expressing interest in dual degrees/interdisciplinary medical careers (policy, public health etc).
I look forward to helping you plan for and execute your unique path to medical school!
Dr. Silverglate is a Diagnostic Radiology resident at Duke University. During medical school, he worked with NYU’s Admissions Ambassador program that helped students decide on where to attend medical school and how to navigate the application process. After mentoring younger medical students throughout medical school, he joined MotivateMD to provide the resources, knowledge, and guidance he would have wanted when applying and interviewing for medical school and residency.
I’m from San Diego, but I’m currently enjoying the change of scenery and seasons Omaha has provided. Even though I’ve always wanted to go into medicine, I really enjoy the Humanities, especially reading and editing, which led me to join the editing team for a journal during undergrad. I have a service dog that comes to school with me and is very popular with my classmates. I hope to encourage others with disabilities/chronic disease to pursue careers in medicine.
Duke University School of Medicine
Hi all! My name is Arthi and I’m a medical student at Duke. I am originally from New Jersey and went to Duke for undergrad where I was able to discover interests in medical humanities, global health, and peer mentorship. Having previously taught in an art studio, I found ways to engage with medical humanities through storytelling and creative arts with elders with dementia. In medical school, I help run a program that allows admitted patients to share their life story and with cartoon creations to simplify medical diagnoses. I also majored in global health and worked on projects in based in Uganda and India during undergrad that focused on studying how evidence-based interventions actually function in practice. I spent my gap year as a global health research assistant which allowed me to gain experience with all stages of project initiation, management, and dissemination. I’m working towards spending Duke’s MS3 research year engaging with global health implementation research on site.
I don’t have any family in medicine so I asked for a lot of advice from upperclassmen and medical students throughout. I was a peer tutor for over 3 years and during my senior year, I started a peer advising program that’s goal was to reach beyond just academics. During that time, I mentored many premed students on course choice, finding research and volunteering experiences, applying to summer program and gap year jobs, MCAT, and building a school list. I continued many of these relationships since graduating and have been able to provide continued support through brainstorming and editing primary and secondary applications, interview prep, and ultimately decision making. One thing I’ve come to learn from my process and that my classmates is that there isn’t one right way to do things and it can be valuable to talk through and understand your priorities and the things that make you the most excited and craft your application around those. I know how stressful and draining each step of the application process can be and I would love the chance to provide some of guidance and support I received at whichever turn you need.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Admissions Committee Experience
Hi! My name is Kate and I’m a current medical student at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City! I’m originally from Kingsport, Tennessee and attended Clemson University where I completed my undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and a master’s degree in Applied Health Research.
I have many years of experience as an advisor and mentor, mainly through working as study abroad ambassador and as a peer tutor and peer mentor through a Women in Engineering organization at my school. Later in college, I also worked as a teaching assistant for a challenging chemical engineering course in my degree. I also volunteered my time as a tour guide and was able to provide loads of advice and guidance to future students through that role.
While finishing my master’s degree at Clemson University, I worked as a scribe at a gastroenterology clinic to boost my clinical experience hours. During this time, I also served as a mentor and health coach for a local volunteer organization with a mission to help people get off of government assistance.
At Clemson, I had multiple research experiences ranging from social psychology to OB/GYN clinical research. I was also heavily involved with STEM outreach at local schools, ran a pitch competition, and volunteered as a conversational partner for international students who were learning English. I also spent the summer after I graduated college working at Interlochen Arts Camp as a camp counselor and reigniting my passion for theatre and the arts.
I have had a slightly more non-traditional path to medicine (engineering degree/extracurriculars, taking a year to do a master’s, working at an arts camp), and I have a lot of experience in how to best weave together your own unique story in order to stand out to admissions committees. As a current medical student, I now spend my time working as an Admissions Ambassador and serving as a mentor to incoming students. I also currently interview for my medical school and so I can provide a lot of insight as I’ve sat on both sides of the Zoom interview screen.
I look forward to helping you put your best foot forward in your applications and interviews for medical school!
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Hello! My name is Bridget and I am a medical student at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. I attended University of San Diego for undergrad where I majored in Behavioral Neuroscience and minored in Philosophy. I then completed a master’s degree in Biology at the University of Texas at Tyler. Following this, I worked for three years in academic molecular biology research while applying to medical school. As a premed, I volunteered in a pediatric ED, was a companion for hospice patients, and participated in Medical Brigades. As a medical student, I am part of leadership for the Addiction Medicine Interest Group and participate in Hematology/Oncology research. I really enjoy working with students to highlight their strengths and experiences through storytelling in their application. As a reapplicant myself, I understand how difficult it can be to navigate the application process and love helping students work to improve their application and be more confident to apply the next cycle.
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Hello! My name is Jessica, and I am a medical student at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. I completed my undergraduate degree in Molecular & Cellular Biology at Johns Hopkins University, along with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Management. At Hopkins, I played on the varsity tennis team, served as a peer tutor, and volunteered at the JHH Sickle Cell Infusion Center.
After graduating from college, I took on a full-time position at the Sickle Cell Infusion Center as a clinical research coordinator. I stayed in this role for one gap year, where I ran the largest registry of sickle cell disease patients in the United States, helping to characterize disparities faced in health outcomes and access to care.
Since starting medical school, I have become heavily involved in cervical cancer research, volunteering at the Chinese Hospital in downtown San Francisco, and advocating for vulnerable populations. As a first-generation medical student, I understand how overwhelming the application process is and how vital near-peer guidance can be. I’ve helped several applicants through their application writing and interview process, who will all be matriculating to medical school this upcoming fall. I look forward to helping you curate your own story, put your best foot forward, and pursue your dream career!
Hi everyone! My name is Harini, and I’m an MD/MBA student at the University of Miami.
I graduated from UC San Diego with a degree in Cognitive Science, specializing in Machine Learning. During undergrad, I conducted research in behavioral neuroscience and ophthalmology and was actively involved in Project RISHI, a nonprofit focused on sustainable initiatives in rural India. I also worked as a tutor for calculus, chemistry, and statistics and served as a teaching assistant for neuroanatomy and physiology.
My interest in the business side of healthcare led me to internships in medical devices and digital health, followed by a gap year as a clinical research coordinator at a healthcare data company. These experiences ultimately inspired me to pursue an MD/MBA to deepen my understanding of healthcare systems, leadership, and management.
Navigating the application process, I’ve learned how to effectively highlight my unique path to medicine, as well as express interest in a dual degree program. Drawing on my mentorship and advising experience, I’m excited to help you craft a compelling application and achieve your individual goals.
Robin is a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She majored in Public Health in undergrad and spent 2 gap years prior to medical school conducting research on health policy and patient education and working as a caregiver. Robin is especially interested in chronic disease management and serving limited English proficiency immigrant populations, and has volunteered/worked extensively in those two areas. As an editor on the Motivate MD team, she hopes to leverage her experiences to guide pre-med students and nurture their confidence as they progress toward medical school.
Originally from Delaware, Sophia is an MD candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. For her undergraduate studies, she attended Yale University, where she was a Global Health Scholar and studied Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health. Her research interests span health activism and social movements, DNA damage repair and metabolism in cancer, and bridging the gap between medical and mental health care. Sophia has worked with countless peers preparing for the medical school admissions process. She has strengths in creative and expository writing and is eager to guide students toward achieving their academic goals.
MD/PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
My name is Emily and I’m a current MD-PhD student at Emory University. I’ve been involved in tutoring and mentorship since high school, and love helping other students succeed in their courses and their intended career path. Not knowing anyone in medicine growing up, I had to carve my own path and find ways to independently explore the field. I worked as an EMT through high school and college to learn more about patient care and prehospital medicine. Now that I am in medical school, I hope to give back to students and help them find the resources that they need to find the path that’s right for them.
Throughout college, I had mainly been interested in solely pursuing an MD degree. However, as I became exposed to the world of research, I realized the important role that research plays in medicine and the amount of progress that still needs to be made to improve care globally. I love the idea of bringing ideas directly from the bench to the bedside and I envision a career that includes running a laboratory while still seeing patients clinically. I took a gap year working as a research technician to confirm my interest in doing research full-time while pursuing other clinical opportunities and found that an MD-PhD was the perfect fit for me!
I love working with students to craft a narrative about how they got to where they are and why they chose to apply to medical school. Oftentimes, there are themes throughout a student’s application that they can focus on to create a convincing and well-rounded application! Every journey is a story, you just need to figure out how to tell it. I look forward to helping you with your application!
I am a medical student with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychobiology from UCLA. Beyond my studies, I am passionate about community service and volunteer at a clinic that provides care for patients without health insurance. My clinical experience spans working with unsheltered populations and hospice care patients, providing me with diverse perspectives on patient care.
Writing is another passion of mine, and I’ve had the privilege of publishing several articles on KevinMD as well as contributing a chapter to the Handbook of Food and Addiction. For the past four years, I have been involved in research on the gut-brain axis and its role in obesity. Additionally, I enjoy teaching and mentor first-year medical students in physiology, as well as tutoring college and high school students in Math and Science subjects. I also mentor pre-med students through personal statement guidance, secondary essay writing, and interview preparation. I currently serve as an MMI interviewer on behalf of my medical school.
As a first-generation graduate student, I am the first in my family to become a physician. I am grateful to the entire team of Motivate M.D. for their feedback and guidance in my essays and interview prep throughout my application process, and now, I have a deep desire to support and empower future applicants in their journey in applying to medical school and navigating a career in medicine.
Hello! My name is Felicia and I’m a medical student at California Health Sciences University.
I grew up with amazing mentors who have helped me on every part of my journey and want to pass that on. I’ve held a variety of positions as tutors, mentors, and application advisors. I’ve tutored a range of students from high school students learning Algebra II to graduate students in biochemistry. I previously worked as a mentor, editor and advisor for undergraduate applications, and now am excited to help future medical students!
My medical school journey started in San Jose where I grew up. I went to UC Berkeley for undergrad for Public Health, and completed a Masters of Public Health at Yale. During my time in undergrad, I fell in love with the intersectionality between public health and medicine which is what led me to take a quick detour and pursue a MPH. In my MPH, I published three papers, worked at a Free Clinic, and took part of front-line COVID-19 research and vaccination efforts. I took two more gap years after to get more clinical experience and to really make sure my application was the best possible. For the first year, I was a scribe, medical assistant, and scrub tech as a vascular surgery clinic. In the second year, I pivoted to working for a healthcare startup.
That brings me to where I am today! I currently help out with interviews at our school and have helped several friends with their successful medical school applications. I am excited to be a part of the Motivate MD crew and I look forward to helping you navigate this tough journey!
