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Episode Synopsis
This week on the podcast we are diving into pathways to medical school for veterans. We’re joined by Peter Campbell, James White, and Jamie Frost of MedVets, a peer mentorship program focused on helping veterans who are interested in physicians associate & nursing programs as well as medical school. We discuss opportunities to strengthen your medical school applications, MCAT preparation & tips, the FlexMed admissions pathway for veterans at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, and much more. If you’re a veteran considering medical school, you don’t want to miss this!
Main Topics
Background & intro to MedVets & guests Pete, James & Jamie (0:33)
Motivations to go to medical school, coming to medicine after other job experiences (3:20)
Steps taken to be competitive for medical school, leveraging post-Bacc opportunities to make career pivot into medicine (6:50)
Prerequisite classes that post-Bacc programs help cover, navigating medical school course requirements, addressing medical school admissions statistics (11:30)
Steps to applying to medical schools, advice for military applicants (14:23)
First steps toward applying to med school after military service, power of job shadowing, connecting with fellow med school veterans (17:30)
Post-Bacc courses to prioritize & recommended online resources/schools (22:20)
How the MCAT fits into the medical school admissions process (24:50)
MCAT preparation (30:40)
Icahn Mt. Sinai military partnership admissions pathway (32:35)
Strengthening your med school application with a history of mid-to-low GPA (35:45)
Deciding on a field of medicine to practice (39:10)
Advice to veterans considering or pursuing medical school (45:05)
Additional Resources
AAMC MCAT Study Resources, Program Requirements & more
S2S Healthcare Professionals Admissions Support
MedVets Slack Group
Khan Academy MCAT Prep
Icahn Mt. Sinai Military Admissions Partnership
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Main Topics
Background & intro to MedVets & guests Pete, James & Jamie (0:33)
Motivations to go to medical school, coming to medicine after other job experiences (3:20)
Steps taken to be competitive for medical school, leveraging post-Bacc opportunities to make career pivot into medicine (6:50)
Prerequisite classes that post-Bacc programs help cover, navigating medical school course requirements, addressing medical school admissions statistics (11:30)
Steps to applying to medical schools, advice for military applicants (14:23)
First steps toward applying to med school after military service, power of job shadowing, connecting with fellow med school veterans (17:30)
Post-Bacc courses to prioritize & recommended online resources/schools (22:20)
How the MCAT fits into the medical school admissions process (24:50)
MCAT preparation (30:40)
Icahn Mt. Sinai military partnership admissions pathway (32:35)
Strengthening your med school application with a history of mid-to-low GPA (35:45)
Deciding on a field of medicine to practice (39:10)
Advice to veterans considering or pursuing medical school (45:05)
Additional Resources
AAMC MCAT Study Resources, Program Requirements & more
S2S Healthcare Professionals Admissions Support
MedVets Slack Group
Khan Academy MCAT Prep
Icahn Mt. Sinai Military Admissions Partnership
Listen, rate, and subscribe!
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music
Service to School Website
Sign up for Admissions Support
Events Calendar
YouTube
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