519: How to Figure Out if You're a Good Fit for a New School

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RYAN GRAYRYAN GRAY

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616: Inside DO Admissions: What the Osteopathic World Wants You to Know

(00:00) — Welcome and origin story: Kyle’s path into med ed without being a physician(00:46) — Early admissions work and philosophy: get students into—and out of—med school(02:58) — What AACOM’s VP of UME Services does: support across 71 DO locations(04:48) — Admitted-to-M1 is ha ...  Show more

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615: Why His Application ‘Made Sense’—and Scored 16 Interviews

(00:00) — Late to medicine: Chris didn’t consider being a doctor until college, shaped by early family experiences with inadequate care.(01:20) — Struggling student to UC Davis: He describes a nontraditional path and surprise at earning a single college acceptance.(02:50) — “You ...  Show more

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