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)
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