russianzeusbear
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- Joined
- Feb 21, 2023
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- cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
- MCAT score(s) and breakdown
- State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
- Ethnicity and/or race
- Undergraduate institution or category
- Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
- Research experience and productivity
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- Non-clinical volunteering
- Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- Relevant honors or awards
- Anything else not listed you think might be important
1. Undergrad in Biological Sciences: cGPA: 3.51 sGPA: 3.3
Graduate MA in Biological Sciences: cGPA: 4.0 sGPA: 4.0 (Currently finishing up 12 credit hours to get the degree conferred in May)
2. MCAT Scores:
(08/27/22): 502 (125/126/124/127)
(1/19/23): 506 (125/127/126/128)
3: New York, immigrated from Uzbekistan at a young age (Natively Russian)
4: White
5. University at Buffalo (Undergraduate and Graduate)
6. Medical Assistant at a Gastroenterology clinic (380+ hours) and Medical Assistant at Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine clinic (500+ hours) (Currently working here 2x a week) Comfort Specialist in Cardiac Care Unit at Hospital for 3 summers 2017-2019 (500+) hours
7. Clinical lab research at Biomedical Research Building at UB seeking manuscript publication (Ongoing since December 2022), Genetics research for a semester (2022), Part of 2-3 ongoing research projects seeking manuscript publication with an orthopedic surgeon and a few residents affiliated with Jacobs Medical.
8. Orthopaedic shadowing with PA's and physicians at work
9. No relevant non-clinical volunteering
10. 4 years and ongoing member of a Division 1 Track and Field program. #4 All-Time in the University at my event and likely to break a school record this year. This takes up the bulk of my time with 2-3 workouts a day including weight room, practice, recovery, rehab, etc. Before this, played club rugby against Division 1 teams prior undergoing a traumatic injury that I built part of my personal statement narrative around. 1 year as a human anatomy TA. Experience as a part-time server, bartender, bar-back, roofer, construction worker, mover, truck driver, landscaper, and painter.
11. 2x Dean's List
12. Immigrant, single-parent household, financially disadvantaged for most of my life, mother was diagnosed with cancer while I was in high school. Just some things that I believe drive me to pursue a career in medicine.
