premed2671
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Hey everyone!
So right now I am deciding between applying to PhD programs this fall or MD/PhD programs next summer. I just graduated from college, have substantial research experience (first-author pub, Goldwater Scholar, other awards), and currently work full-time in a lab right now for my gap year.
While looking at potential labs for my PhD, I realized that almost all of the PIs I’m interested in working with are MD/PhDs and conduct amazing work based on their clinical work and experiences (even if they only do clinic 2 times/month). That honestly sounds like a dream job, but I am going to be shadowing some doctors this summer to learn more about it. I might also volunteer a couple times per month at a free clinic to see how I feel around patients.
Given that I have research, leadership, some shadowing, and sufficient clinical volunteering… will I struggle to get accepted to a MD/PhD program without a ton of community service (nonclinical)?
I want to make sure I know my chances before I completely head down this path
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Other info:
I do have extracurriculars outside of research and I really gave my heart to these activities:
So right now I am deciding between applying to PhD programs this fall or MD/PhD programs next summer. I just graduated from college, have substantial research experience (first-author pub, Goldwater Scholar, other awards), and currently work full-time in a lab right now for my gap year.
While looking at potential labs for my PhD, I realized that almost all of the PIs I’m interested in working with are MD/PhDs and conduct amazing work based on their clinical work and experiences (even if they only do clinic 2 times/month). That honestly sounds like a dream job, but I am going to be shadowing some doctors this summer to learn more about it. I might also volunteer a couple times per month at a free clinic to see how I feel around patients.
Given that I have research, leadership, some shadowing, and sufficient clinical volunteering… will I struggle to get accepted to a MD/PhD program without a ton of community service (nonclinical)?
I want to make sure I know my chances before I completely head down this path
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Other info:
I do have extracurriculars outside of research and I really gave my heart to these activities:
- teaching assistant (top TA award)
- leadership for my school’s Women in STEM club (I helped revamp the whole program after people came back in-person)
- orchestrated and planned an entire school-sponsored forum to raise awareness for mental health