Family & Friends Weekend 2010

Myths & Realities of Medical School

David M. Gardner, Ph.D.

Dean of Pre-Health Programs

Christina Vietor ’08

Third-year Medical Student

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/prehealth

What students need

• Exploration & Options• Prerequisite Courses• Clinical Internships• Research Experience• Leadership• Community Service• Standardized Exams

~Stand Out~

How we help

• Campus Presentations• Pre-Health Advising• Internship Resources• Pre-Application & Workshop• Application Review• Recommendations• Committee Letter• Practice Interviews

Application calendar overview

To enter school in August 2012:• Spring 11 Entrance Exams

• May - June 11 Application Services open

• August 11 Secondary applications

• October 11 First deadlines & Interviews

• January 12 Final deadlines

What does a successful applicant look like?

Service, Life Experience

Personal, Community,

ClinicalInvolvement, Role modeling

Research, Academic potential

Fit for a career in medicine

GPA, MCAT, Courses,

Educational Pursuits

Evaluation Factors

Passion

Caring

Leadership

ScholarshipGoals

Academic

Source: Dr. Ron GarciaStanford University

School of Medicine

Is there a correlation between MCAT score and GPA (and admission)?

Admission to MD/DO Schools by MCAT Score and GPA: MHC Graduates Matriculating 2002-2009

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26

28

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40

2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0

GPA

MC

AT

Accepted

Not Accepted

MCAT 27

GPA 3.5

n = 21accept = 14 (67%)

n = 63accept = 24 (38%)

n =59accept = 51 (86%)

Source: AAMC and AACOM data: Office of Institutional Research database.

n = 51accept = 24 (47%)

TOTALn = 194accept = 113 (58% )

Application cycles 07-08 and 08-09N = 92 58 accepted, 34 rejected

1 point each for:

• Turning in a completed pre-application.

• Attending the application workshop.

• Seeking editorial advice on essays.

• Having a mock interview.

In 2009 and 2010, MHC students went to:Degree Active Accepted Pending year n accepted

DDS 9 6 3 2010 14 11DO only 4 4 0 2009 39 16

DVM 9 6 3 2008 29 14DVM/PhD 1 1 0 2007 8 4MD only 29 11 18 2006 13 7MD/PhD 10 6 4 2005 6 3

MD or DO 15 13 2 2004 4 3MPH 6 4 2 2003 1 0PA 2 2 0 2002 2 0

DPT 2 2 0 2001 0 0RN/DNP 4 3 1 2000 1 1PHARM 2 2 0 1998 1 1

OD 1 0 1 1996 1 0MSBMS 1 1 0 1992 1 1

DPM 1 1 0 1983 1 196 62 34

Dartmouth VermontStony Brook KansasThomas Jefferson TuftsJohns Hopkins UMASSBuffalo IndianaPenn HarvardMichigan State DukeU. Washington UCSFCornell Texas A&MMass General NYCOMB.U. U.C. DavisPenn State Case WesternUNECOM South CarolinaWashington University Yale UCONN VanderbiltMt. Sinai MidwesternSt. Georges ToledoChicago MinnesotaVirginia Commonwealth EmoryGeorge Washington AuburnU. MarylandAverage GPA of accepted students: 3.67

Clinical experience ranged from 75 to 1200 hours

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