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Medical School Admissions

Medical School Admissions. Xinning Li Campbell University, 2000 UVA School of Medicine, 2005. Primary Survey – A, B, C, D, E, Secondary Survey – History, Physical, Labs, Imaging, etc.

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Medical School Admissions

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  1. Medical School Admissions Xinning Li Campbell University, 2000 UVA School of Medicine, 2005

  2. Primary Survey – A, B, C, D, E, • Secondary Survey – History, Physical, Labs, Imaging, etc. • 16 yr old male with unknown medical hx presents to the Valencia, Spain ED in a Pedestrian vs. Auto accident.

  3. Imaging – X Ray

  4. Surgery

  5. Post Operation

  6. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A DOCTOR?????????

  7. Field of Medicine • Internal Medicine • Surgery • Pediatrics • Obstetrics / Gynecology • Psychiatry • Family Practice • Neurology • Radiology • Many Many Fellowships

  8. Orthopedics Surgery • 4 yrs of Clinical Residency + 1 yr of Internship • Diagnosis and management of disorders, diseases, and injuries to the muscular and skeletal system. • Fellowships in Orthopedics • Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, Joints, Trauma, Tumor, Hand, Spine, Foot and Ankle.

  9. MEDICAL SCHOOL!!!!! • Pre Medical Requirements • A year of General Chemistry along with the appropriate laboratory courses • A year of Organic Chemistry along with laboratory courses • A year of Biology along with laboratory courses • A year of Physics along with laboratory courses • A year of English • A year of Calculus or other advanced math classes, including Statistics GRADUATE!!!!!!

  10. GPA – Science vs. Non Science vs. Overall • What is a Competitive GPA???? MCAT!!!!!!!!!

  11. Doing Well on the MCAT • The MCAT is divided into four sections: • Verbal Reasoning (85 minutes for 65 questions) • Physical Sciences (100 minutes for 75 questions) • Writing Sample (2 essays with 30 minutes each) • Biological Sciences (100 minutes for 75 questions) Scoring of the MCAT http://premed.sacredheart.edu/mcatstats02ii.html

  12. What is Competitive on the MCAT????? • Timing (April vs. August), When to Start • The Best Way to Prepare, Testing Sites • Kaplan vs. Studying on your own vs. Princeton Review • Questions, Questions, Questions. • How to improve your Verbal Section? GIVE YOUR BEST ON THE 1st TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELPFUL WEBSITES for MCAT PREP http://www.premedonline.com/Application/mcat1.html http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/5092/ http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=31 www.aamc.org/mcat

  13. Sample Question

  14. PREMEDICAL TIMELINE Helpful Websites http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=31 http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=10 http://www.usm.edu/cs/Additionallinks/medschoolsteps.htm http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/timeline04.pdf

  15. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL • AMCAS Application • Personal Statement • Letters of Recommendation • Supplemental Essays • Which School to Apply?? • EARLY, EARLY, EARLY!!

  16. IMPROVING YOUR APPLICATION!!!!! • Personal Statement – Interesting Life Experience vs. Wanting to Help People. www.essayedge.com (James Coon), www.ivyedge.com, Comptype2@aol.com (Madeline)    • Letters of Recommendation • Undergraduate Research • Tutoring and other Teaching Opportunities • Medical Field Experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Volunteering (Free Clinic, etc), Shadowing, Going Overseas. • Other Extracurricular Activities – Sports, Committees, Leadership Roles, etc (Quality vs. Quantity)

  17. Taking a Year Off and Overseas Opportunities • Research Jobs (www.monster.com, go directly to the University website, etc) • Peace Corps (http://www.peacecorps.gov), Americorps (www.americorps.org), Other Volunteer Opportunities (http://www.volunteermatch.org) • Overseas Opportunities (www.amerispan.com, http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org, http://www.volunteer.org.nz/programs, http://www.globalcrossroad.com, http://www.i-to-i.com/, etc, etc)

  18. Valencia, Spain Language School: CILCE – Centro Internacional De Lengua Y Cultura Espanolas Calle Del Almirante 1, 2, 46003 Valencia, Spain Tel: 34 96 391 04 63 / 34 96 392 16 78 Fax: 34 96 392 19 81 Email: cilce@iglobal.es http//www.iglobal.es/empresas/cilce or www.amerispan.com University of Valencia Medical School Department of Cardiac Surgery Dr. Juan Martinez Leon Professor of Cardiac Surgery Juan.martinez-leon@uv.es 34 60 03 93069 Dr. Ivan Martin Chief Resident of Cardiac Surgery Staff starting in June of 2005 martin_iva@gva.es Facultad de Medicine Department de Cirugia Avdc. Blasco Ibanez 17 Valencia, 46010

  19. INTERVIEWS • Be Prepared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Do Not B.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sample Questions and Advice: http://www.alfred.edu/cdc/StudentInterviewMedSchool.htm http://gradschool.about.com/od/medicalinterview/

  20. ADMISSION PROCESS at UVA • Breakdown • 3500 to 4000 total applications each year. • ~ 3000 Out of State and ~ 800 In State (Virginia) • ~ 250 Interviews Granted to Each Group (Out of State <10% and In State ~30%) • 2:1 Acceptances (~250 to get a class of 139) • How Many Get Off The Wait List (Variable) • Interviews Are Granted By: Beth Bailey, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Admissions P.O. Box 800725, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0725 Office: 434-924-5571 Email: bab7g@virginia.edu www.med.virginia.edu

  21. THE AVERAGE UVA CLASS 2004 • Mean GPA • ~ 3.7 • MCAT • Verbal Reasoning ~ 10.4 • Biological Sciences ~ 10.8 • Physical Sciences ~ 10.7 • Writing Sample “P” • 66% Virginia Residents • 48 % Women • ~ 10 Students in the MD/PhD Program

  22. “CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO OUR M.D. PROGRAM.” • Waitlisted????? What to do…… • REJECTED!!!!!!! • What to do……….. Email:Xinning.li@gmail.com

  23. UVA MATCH DAY - 2005 • UVA Match List 2005(http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/handbook/residency/Match/05/index.cfm)

  24. CONTACT LIST • Internal Medicine: Noel Lee – Duke University (nml4a@virginia.edu), Yan Shi – Northwestern University (ys8d@Virginia.edu), Michael Richardson - UCSF mcr3a@Virginia.edu. • Anesthesiology: Edward Kim – Stanford University (twk2s@virginia.edu) • Emergency Medicine: Chris Martin-Gill – University of Pittsburg (cm9k@virginia.edu) • Family Practice: Julie Suppa – Lynchberg Family Practice (jas5y@virginia.edu) • General Surgery: Adam Lackey – University of Colorado (ahl8b@virginia.edu) • Obstetrics and Gynecology: Joy Vink – Georgetown University (jyv5y@virginia.edu) • Ophthalmology: Steve Yoon – Tufts Medical Center (sjy5e@virginia.edu) • Orthopedics: Richard Ma – UVA (srm4t@virginia.edu), Xinning Li – University of Massachusetts (xl2f@virginia.edu) • Otolaryngology: Jared Thelar – Hawaii, Military (jmt5b@virginia.edu) Thuy-Anh Nguyen – John Hopkins University (tn4u@virginia.edu) • Pediatrics: Lanre Omojokun – D.C. Children’s Center (ooo4p@virginia.edu) • Physical Med & Rehab: Lisa Verghese – UMDNJ Medical Center of New Jersey (eav2j@virginia.edu) • Psychiatry: Shirin Ali – Harvard Hospitals (sna2v@virginia.edu) • Radiology-Diagnostic: Bora Lee – UVA (bbl4f@virginia.edu) • Urology: J.B. Klein – Cleveland Clinic Medical Center (jbk4w@virginia.edu)

  25. THANK YOU!!!!! Xinning Li Campbell University - 2000 University of Virginia School of Medicine - 2005 University of Massachusetts – Dept. of Orthopaedics 4066 Kimberly Dr., Canton, MI 48188 xl2f@virginia.edu or xinning.li@gmail.com 434-825-8566 (cell)

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