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Remember projected hours will not count. The hours you have on submission count. Virtual shadowing does not count.
How many hours have you spent mentoring, tutoring, or teaching? These hours are separate from service orientation activities.
You need 30 more shadowing hours to avoid getting screened out at most schools.
UC medical schools focus on mission fit with holistic review. If you grew up in an underserved county near a specific campus, that school should generally be more interested in you provided you meet expectations or participate in their mentoring or pipeline programs. Do you align with their missions this way?What would a good school list be, if I get my 30 additional hours of shadowing? Would my in-state schools (CA) be reachable?
I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley from high school onwards (but moved around a lot growing up- lived in TX, PA, and all over Northern CA). Definitely do align with the mission fit of service to underserved populations, coupled with advocating for health equity!UC medical schools focus on mission fit with holistic review. If you grew up in an underserved county near a specific campus, that school should generally be more interested in you provided you meet expectations or participate in their mentoring or pipeline programs. Do you align with their missions this way?
Great! Obviously find out which state's rules on residency benefit you the most as an "in-state" applicant given your situation and the qualifications.I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley from high school onwards (but moved around a lot growing up- lived in TX, PA, and all over Northern CA). Definitely do align with the mission fit of service to underserved populations, coupled with advocating for health equity!
I ended up getting the notification I wasn't selected as a national finalist (only was selected and nominated by my university), so I guess I wouldn't include it in the application! I've looked into the PRIME program (like with UCSF) and love it as it really aligns with what I envision. Will definitely explore HPSP and NHSC, haven't heard of those--thank you so much!!Great! Obviously find out which state's rules on residency benefit you the most as an "in-state" applicant given your situation and the qualifications.
Are you a Truman finalist? If you are still in the running for a scholarship, when will you find out, and how do you expect to manage an application while on the scholarship?
If you don't get it, have you investigated HPSP or NHSC, if either of those programs aligns with your intentions to be a physician? How about the various PRIME programs hosted by the UC schools? Other schools outside of California may also have similar opportunities though not sure about any partial scholarships. At the bare minimum, I think you can go for schools that are advocacy and service-oriented (off the top thinking UChicago, Rush, Einstein (now that they are tuition-free)). I defer to the usual listmakers and other experts for suggestions (@Faha @gyngyn @HappyRabbit).
I also encourage you to read
Charting Your Purpose by Writing Your Professional Oath - SDN
The Student Doctor Network provides free tools, resources, and advising services to help students become health professionals.www.studentdoctor.net
Thank you so much! This list is super helpful!!Double check your hours. Excluding your gap year job, you've had around 4000 hours over 4 years of college (where you also did summer classes) and you this is before factoring in your part-time work of around 20 hours a week for 1.5 years at a non-profit.
This is a more appropriate list:
UCLA
UCSF
UCI
UCSD
UCD (if ties to NorCal)
USC
Kaiser
CUSM
Colorado
Einstein
Hofstra
Rochester
Stony Brook
Boston
Tufts
Vermont
Hackensack
Jefferson
Temple
George Washington
Georgetown
Wake Forest
Vermont
Dartmouth
EVMS
VCU
Duke
Emory
USF
Miami
Saint Louis
Creighton
Western Michigan
Ohio State
Cincinnati