Brief Profile:
**Was caregiver for great-grandmother **Hospital employment as patient services representative taking patients from rooms to treatments etc. **Employment as emergency operator for medical company that provides advice from physicians in a Phoenix hospital **Volunteer at Diabetes Expo in Phoenix **Internship with Alzheimer\'s Institute in Phoenix for a summer **Volunteer work at a nutritional rehabilitation clinic and completion of spanish/cultural classes in Cusco - Peru **Captain of a JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes team in November of 2007 - Tempe Town Lake sector **Taught basics of nutrition to a high school weight training class **Current research assistant for professor - doing blood hormone (adiponectin) bioassays and preparing 2 manuscripts for submission/publication **Other hobbies - basketball and skateboarding
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: ASU
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 127,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.77
Science GPA: 3.75
Summary of Application Experience
Interview @ U of A in September. Interview @ U of U in January. Interview @ Wake on January 20.
Accepted to UACOM-Phoenix and Wake Forest.
Matriculated to UACOM-Phoenix.
Applying to medical school sucks. Thank God I only had to do it once. Talk to MadEvans on SDN if you have any questions.
Update winter break of M1:
Reasons why I am loving UACOM-Phoenix so far....
Things that matter:
1. USMLE 2. 3rd/4th year marks 3. Letters of Rec 4. Research 5. Being a good physician
How UACOM-Phoenix addresses these:
1. Integrated curriculum and board-style test Q\'s on exams, not really much else that can be done in this department. You just have to study smart for boards in the time you\'re given. 2. Clinical training throughout 1st and 2nd years, so you don\'t go into your rotations looking like a fool. 3. Scholary project requirement forces you to meet docs out in the field, also this (and case-based instruction w/ faculty) helps you stay up to date with faculty at your school. Also, small class size helps... good student:faculty ratio. 4. Scholary project requirement. 5. Case-based instruction (so you can be like House), working every other week for a half-day in a primary care doc\'s office, and getting to know your peers and faculty well (due to the small class size).
