The Journey to Medical School

One of the shared goals of our office and our minority students from groups underrepresented in medicine is to educate and recruit students for medical school. To that end, our minority students created these slide shows in which they share their views on how to be admitted to medical school.

• Welcome to Penn Med (Power Point, 180k)
  • Gives an overview of Penn Med's dynamic curriculum
• The Importance of Academic Preparation (Power Point, 300k)
  • Provides a head start on what you'll need to do in order to prepare for the medical school application process
• Everything You Wanted to Know about the MCAT (But Were Afraid to Ask)
  • Details study strategies and materials for this make or break exam
• Strengthening Your GPA and MCAT (Power Point, 513k)
  • Emphasizes the importance of your G.P.A. and MCAT scores along with helping you lessen stress by utilizing good study skills and positive thinking
• Extracurricular Activities (Power Point, 11.3 MB)
  • Offers advice on potential benefits derived from community service, medically-related and other types of extracurricular activities
• Research and Summer Opportunities (Power Point, 39k)
  • Highlights information about fantastic research opportunities and why they will give you an extra boost when applying to medical school
• Completing Your Application and Going Forward with Interviews (Power Point, 173k)
  • Suggests ways to get good letters of recommendation, put finishing touches on your medical school application, meet deadlines and prepare for your upcoming admissions interviews
• Non-Traditional Paths to Medical School (Power Point, 222k)
  • Points out how to become a more competitive applicant if you take a year or more off between college graduation and medical school matriculation
• Final Comments (Power Point, 94k)
  • Wraps up with contact information from all of our contributors

During the academic calendar year, our office can also schedule visits for:

• Pre- health/pre-med societies or educational community-based groups to learn about:
  • General preparation for medical school
  • Our curriculum
  • Our Student life
  • Our Research opportunities
  • Our Financial aid
• Individual students interested in attending a class and meeting students If you are an applicant who has been invited for admissions interviews, we can arrange for our minority students to meet you for:
  • Dinner the night before your interviews
  • Breakfast the morning of your interviews

If you have quesitons or would like more information please contact us.