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Hi. I'm a MS3 in a mid-tier US MD school with a home PM&R program. I just started clerkships several months ago and I have high passed surgery and psych. As far as I'm aware, I do not have any red flags other than being an average/below average student during pre-clinicals. My other experiences include:
Research: formerly in a regenerative medicine lab but project was abruptly halted. Currently submitted a case report for a pain/interventional spine projects and hopefully also submitting to AAP's Physiatry '24. Also in a SCI and ALS lab doing independent projects. I have submitted several literature reviews and abstracts to physiatry journals but so far I am still waiting on whether they will be published. I have presented at 2 school conferences during med school and several more during undergrad.
Leadership: on e-board for school's PM&R interest group, also formerly e-board for a cultural group. Founder of a volunteer organization for TBI education. Applied for AAP subcommittee position but haven't heard back yet.
Volunteering: multiple adaptive sports volunteering and Special Olympics volunteering. Also volunteered for the New York Marathon last year and am planning to do so again.
Clinical: I've shadowed several physiatrists in my area but I am a member of my state's PM&R society and have volunteered for them as an ultrasound model. I'm hoping to get more exposure through electives this year.
I guess it's still way early to gauge my competitiveness for PM&R, especially since I haven't taken step 2, but given that my grades aren't spectacular and PM&R is getting more and more competitive, I was hoping y'all could give me advice on how I can realistically improve my chances of getting into my top choice program when I apply next year. My dream is to become a faculty member and teach at a residency program so I am really motivated to go to a very academic PM&R program like Spaulding, Kessler, NW, or Mayo etc.
This is my first time posting here so I apologize for writing so much. I'm still finding my path right now so a lot of this could be unnecessary worrying but I hope y'all can understand. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you!!!!!
Research: formerly in a regenerative medicine lab but project was abruptly halted. Currently submitted a case report for a pain/interventional spine projects and hopefully also submitting to AAP's Physiatry '24. Also in a SCI and ALS lab doing independent projects. I have submitted several literature reviews and abstracts to physiatry journals but so far I am still waiting on whether they will be published. I have presented at 2 school conferences during med school and several more during undergrad.
Leadership: on e-board for school's PM&R interest group, also formerly e-board for a cultural group. Founder of a volunteer organization for TBI education. Applied for AAP subcommittee position but haven't heard back yet.
Volunteering: multiple adaptive sports volunteering and Special Olympics volunteering. Also volunteered for the New York Marathon last year and am planning to do so again.
Clinical: I've shadowed several physiatrists in my area but I am a member of my state's PM&R society and have volunteered for them as an ultrasound model. I'm hoping to get more exposure through electives this year.
I guess it's still way early to gauge my competitiveness for PM&R, especially since I haven't taken step 2, but given that my grades aren't spectacular and PM&R is getting more and more competitive, I was hoping y'all could give me advice on how I can realistically improve my chances of getting into my top choice program when I apply next year. My dream is to become a faculty member and teach at a residency program so I am really motivated to go to a very academic PM&R program like Spaulding, Kessler, NW, or Mayo etc.
This is my first time posting here so I apologize for writing so much. I'm still finding my path right now so a lot of this could be unnecessary worrying but I hope y'all can understand. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you!!!!!
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