A free premed event your members will actually want to show up for
Interactive presentations for premed organizations
Two med students or physicians from our team present live on Zoom to your club. Your members send questions ahead, so the hour goes to what they actually want to know.
- Free
- 45–75 min on Zoom
- Built on your members’ questions
- Booking spring now
Tara S., MDInterventional RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital/HarvardEssay editor
Rhys R.Yale School of MedicineEssay editor
One hour, start to finish.
Your members’ needs shape the presentation. Tap a step to see how.
Before
Members send questions.
As soon as your presentation is confirmed, members add questions in your club’s Group Hub and upvote the ones they want answered, so presenters come ready.
- 11 upvotesHow personal is too personal?
- 8 upvotesCan I write about a family member’s illness?
- 5 upvotesIs it OK to use AI to edit?
Add a question
At 0:00
Meet the people behind the advice.
Every presentation starts by introducing your presenters, one slide each.
Aastha C., MDPediatricsDuke University HospitalEssay editor
Jackie M.Weill Cornell MedicineEssay editor
At 0:05
Your members participate all the way through.
Each presentation follows its own outline, with live polls and hands-on moments in your Group Hub, and presenters lean into whatever your members asked most.
- 1How they got here, including the detours
- 2What actually mattered in their applications
- 3What they’d do differently as first- and second-years
- QLive Q&A, your members’ top questions first
Which part of the path to medicine feels least clear right now?
- Building meaningful experiences31%
- Understanding application timing and requirements26%
- Finding medical schools that fit19%
- Balancing academics, MCAT prep, and other responsibilities15%
- Understanding what medical school is actually like9%
Then
The most-upvoted question goes first.
Presenters start with the questions your members voted highest, then take new ones live, so the hour covers what your club most wants to know.
- 14 upvotesIs a gap year a red flag?Answering now
- 9 upvotesHow many schools should I apply to?
- 6 upvotesDoes research have to be in medicine?
After
It doesn’t end when Zoom does.
The recording, the slides and free resources land in your club’s Group Hub, and every member keeps a free Motivate MD Portal account with tools for each step ahead.
University Pre-Health Society
What Med Students Wish They Knew
- Recording of your presentation
- Slides from your presentation
- MCAT Roadmap
- Personal Statement Examples
Times are for a 60-minute presentation.
What’s a Group Hub? Your club’s free page on Motivate MD. Members drop questions before, answer polls during, and rewatch after. See a sample
The presentations
Presentations built around real premed questions.
See what each topic covers and how your members are involved. Every presentation ends with a live Q&A.
60 min · Free · Live on Zoom
Path to Medicine
What the road into medicine really looks like, from med students and physicians who took it, detours and all.
Especially for first- and second-years, and members still exploring medicine
- How they got here, including the detours
- What actually mattered in their applications
- What they’d do differently as first- and second-years
- Live Q&A, your members’ top questions first
What your members do
- One live poll on which part of the path to medicine feels least clear right now, with the presenters’ stories following the answers
Led by med students and physicians from our teamExample questions
Members can send questions anytime and upvote the ones they want answered first.
- 14 upvotesIs a gap year a red flag?
- 6 upvotesDoes research have to be in medicine?
75 min · Free · Live on Zoom
MCAT Workshop
How to get ready for the MCAT without putting the rest of the semester on hold.
Especially for members testing in the next year, or starting to plan for it
- The three phases of MCAT prep: content review, practice questions and full-length exams
- A study plan around a full course load
- How to approach each of the four sections
- Choosing and timing full-length exams
- The mistakes that cost the most points
- Live Q&A, your members’ top questions first
What your members do
- Live polls on when they plan to test and which section worries them most
- A practice question from each section, answered live
- Finding the MCAT Tracker in their Group Hub, to log practice exams when they’re ready
Led by our MCAT tutorsExample questions
Members can send questions anytime and upvote the ones they want answered first.
- 12 upvotesWhen should I take it?
- 8 upvotesHow many full-lengths should I do?
60 min · Free · Live on Zoom
Writing Workshop
How admissions committees actually read personal statements, and a live edit that shows the difference.
Especially for members applying in the next year or two
- What a personal statement is for, and what it isn’t
- How admissions committees read, and the question they’re really asking
- A live edit of one paragraph, with every change explained
- Common mistakes, and how feedback fixes them
- Where AI helps, and where it shouldn’t touch your story
- Live Q&A, your members’ top questions first
What your members do
- A live poll on their biggest personal statement challenge
- A live quiz on what’s weakest in a sample excerpt
- A walkthrough of how that excerpt gets revised
- Jotting notes on one meaningful experience in their Portal Essays workspace, with a volunteer or two sharing
Led by our essay editorsExample questions
Members can send questions anytime and upvote the ones they want answered first.
- 11 upvotesHow personal is too personal?
- 5 upvotesIs it OK to use AI to edit?
45 min · Free · Live on Zoom
Admissions Q&A
Your members ask, and our team answers: timing, school lists, interviews and whatever else is on their minds.
Especially for members getting close to applying
- When should I apply, and what should be done by then?
- How many schools should I apply to, and which ones?
- What are traditional and MMI interviews like?
- What do admissions committees weigh most?
- Live Q&A, your members’ top questions first
What your members do
- A quick poll on where they are on the path right now
- A short tour of the essentials, then their own questions for most of the session
Led by our advisors and interview coachesExample questions
Members can send questions anytime and upvote the ones they want answered first.
- 9 upvotesHow many schools should I apply to?
- 7 upvotesMD or DO?
Your members are at different points on the path to medicine, and each presentation covers a different part of it. If none fits what your club needs right now, choose Something else on the request form and tell us the topic.
Request a presentationThe people
Your presenters
Every presentation is led by two med students or physicians from our team. Plenty of them ran a premed club or sat in one, unsure what they were supposed to be doing. Now they’re sitting in rooms they used to only dream of, and they remember what it took to get there.
The Motivate MD team
- med students and physicians
- 151
- medical schools represented
- 89
- physicians
- 59
- with admissions committee experience
- 70
Tara S., MD
Interventional RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard
Rhys R.
Yale School of Medicine
Aastha C., MD
PediatricsDuke University Hospital
Jackie M.
Weill Cornell Medicine
Ansel N., MD, PhD
Radiation OncologyMD Anderson Cancer Center
Jessica L.
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Amanda M.
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- and 124 more
We match two presenters to each presentation.
Meet everyone
Requesting a presentation
How it works.
After filling out the request form, here’s what happens
- 1
Get your Group Hub
We create your club’s free page, then you pick a presentation and a few times that work.
- 2
Get your date
We confirm the time, match your presenters, and send you an invite to share.
- 3
Members send questions
They join your Hub with a free account and ask + upvote what they want answered.
- 4
Go live on Zoom
Two presenters, live polls, and your members’ top questions first.
- 5
Rewatch anytime
The recording, slides and free resources stay in your Hub.
FAQ
Things club leaders ask us.
What does it cost?
Nothing. It’s free for your organization!
Is it a sales pitch?
No. Nobody is asked to buy anything. The goal is simple: free resources and guidance for premeds, from people who’ve been through it.
Where does it happen?
On Zoom, so members can join from anywhere. Questions and polls live in your Group Hub.
How far ahead do we need to ask?
At least two days. More notice means more time for your members to send in questions and more time for our team members to prepare.
How many members do we need?
Any number works. If turnout’s lower than you hoped, it’s not awkward! Plenty of our team ran premed clubs too, and has been there, but we’re also happy to reschedule.
Can our faculty advisor join?
Anyone you would like to join the meeting is welcome!
Can we schedule more than one presentation?
Yes. Pick as many as you like in one request, and each one gets its own session.
Can we ask for a topic you don’t list?
Yes. Choose “Something else” on the form and we’ll find presenters for it.
Can we book for spring?
Yes, spring dates are open now.
Is it recorded?
Yes. The recording goes into your Hub for anyone who missed it.
What do we get afterwards?
The recording and slides, plus free resources like the MCAT Roadmap, Personal Statement Examples and a map of every MD and DO school. Every member also gets a free Portal account with its planning tools.
Bring Motivate MD to your next meeting.
Free, interactive, and built around what your members actually need.