Author Archives: Liza
Posted on January 31, 2017 by Liza
As the world gets more globally focused and connected, more medical schools are incorporating courses to help medical students learn about and address global health issues. This trend is also, in part, due to increased interest in global health amongst medical … Continue reading →
Posted on January 5, 2017 by Liza
Studying the humanities has been shown to foster medical students who have more compassion and empathy. As such, it’s a positive development that undergraduate programs in “health humanities” have increased exponentially in the last 20 years. Majors which combine science with the … Continue reading →
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Liza
Doing medical school admissions consulting, I am often asked to weigh in on topics relevant to premedical students, postbac premedical program applicants, and medical school applicants. The Spanish & Medicine Program by Ecela recently asked to do an interview with … Continue reading →
Posted on October 12, 2016 by Liza
As a medical school consultant, I am often asked by clients about letters of intent. For information about the purpose of the letter of intent, please read my other blog post about the medical school letter of intent. In the fall … Continue reading →
Posted on August 17, 2016 by Liza
Does the early bird get the worm when it comes to medical school admission? Yes, if you apply early in the cycle of the regular process but generally not if you apply early decision. As a medical school admissions consultant, … Continue reading →
Posted on July 10, 2016 by Liza
In secondary (or “supplemental”) applications, each medical school poses several prompts, tailored to provide specific information for that school. These prompts will be different for each medical school, although similarities do exist from one school to another; certain themes are … Continue reading →
Posted on June 24, 2016 by Liza
As most medical school applicants know, the “primary” application, processed by the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS), is the uniform application that allopathic medical schools receive. The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) processes applications … Continue reading →
Posted on June 14, 2016 by Liza
The Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application System (TMDSAS) has a different secondary application process than AMCAS. In the American Medical College Application Service all the participating medical schools require a secondary application. In Texas, however, it’s different. Seven of the participating … Continue reading →
Posted on May 12, 2016 by Liza
Data from the Association of American Medical Colleges show that in the 2015-2016 application cycle there were 52,536 individuals who applied to medical school. Of that number 14,087 were reapplicants who had previously applied to medical school without success. Why were these … Continue reading →
Posted on April 18, 2016 by Liza
Much has been written recently about social media use amongst medical students and physicians. Some professional medical societies have come up with guidelines for social media use, such as these from the Massachusetts Medical Society. In addition, the Federation of … Continue reading →