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1. This quotte is establishging the essential traits of a physician. It is saying in order to be a well-rounded physician, you should embody these traits in your practice. You should observe what patients are going through, reason out what might be casuing this pain, undertstand what they're going through by putting yourself in their shoes and understanding their perpsective, have the courage to reveal to patients diffiuclt news but also be able to find solutions for them through the thick and thin to ensure their health and well-being 2.Courage in medicine is extremely essential. A physician will constantly battle roadblocks in their care plans for patients. Whether it's a patient's symptoms that keep coming back or if a treatment that you tried for a patient doesn't work and you have to pivot to a differnrt solution. You also have to have the courage to balance the decision in what the patient wants to do and what's best for them, having to communicate all the different options possible and working togteher to find the best plan 3. I have been faced wuth having to make courageous decisions during my time performing research. When plan A fails, I have to shift to making a different plan to ensure the goal of my experiment. Reserach is full of trial and error and getting down then comibg back up as I have been faved with unsuccessful results and having to keep trying to ensure succesful results.
1. I would arrange to talk to my partner in a non-confrontational manner. This talk would have the goal of discussing whether something has been causing his performance to decrease or if he is simply burnt out. If he is burnt out, I would encourage him to take some time off to get back into place and I would be more than willing to handle the extra responsibilties as being ready for work mentally is just as ready for being ready physcially. If there is something bothering him, I owuld ask him if he is comfortable sahring while also promisining not to intervene or share any of thsi informationa as it is between the two of us and I just want to make sure my partner is all good 2. Yes because I have found the likely root casuing in the decrease of his perfomrance and this I would want to empathize and be there for my partner as having a mother with health issues is a very daunting scenario and I want to ensure that he has the support he needs through this tough time and if there is anything I can do to help him , I would be more than happy to do so. 3. I agree because when you're not facing your conflict you're still going to let it get in your head and its going to cause your work and all yur toehtattirbutes to shift towards the right way because u keep thinking about it. Thats why its essential to seek help when you need to as no one should be ashamed of doing so
1. I would be careufl not to make any assumptions as I would have a private conversation witht he alleged cheating student in a non-confrontational manner after to discuss what he was doing, and if he was actually cheating or not. If he admits he was cheating, I would remind him about how not only is it unethical to cheat, it is unetheicla for a reason. You're doing your classmates and professors a disservice and havig a severely fair advantage that puts you ahead of others that worked so hard for this and degreades the amount of work that the prfoessor put into making the exam. I would then encourage him to confess to the professor about what happened and leave it up to the professor to decide what actions should be taken 2. It would make it worse because that means that not one, but two stduwnst were participating in unethical behavior. I woould tak to both of the students in a non-confrotntaional manner and let them know that there is consequences for these kind of actions and that it is unfair to your classmates and professors. I would also talk to the stduent that let the kid cheat off him that he didnt get pressured into doing it 3. I would first have private converstion with them in a non-judgemental manner and begin to go more in-depth about the disservice you're doing to your classmates, professors, and yourself cheating. I would then discuss this with the dean becuase these go agaisnt the policy
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Are the essays from the premium example hub from students who have been accepted to those schools? I have not seen this mentioned on the website and want to confirm prior to subscribing. Great video as always!
You always give the best advice! I’m applying to medical school this cycle and will take all of your advice. ❤ Do you have any books for sale on Amazon, about tips and tricks to getting into medical school?
We appreciate your kind words! No books at the moment but we have tons more resources in our blog and RU-vid publishing pipeline. Speaking of, are you familiar with our med school admissions blog? www.shemmassianconsulting.com/medical-school-admissions-resources
Great question! We're not aware of research presenting longitudinal data that associates Casper performance with performance at a physician. Part of that may be due to Casper not being around for a super long time.
The AMCAS website says "Non-participating schools do not have access to PREview scores until all admissions decisions are complete." so i am confused if it is sent to all schools?
Starting with the 24-25 cycle (i.e., applying in 2024 to matriculate in 2025), PREview is being sent to schools that require it. At the end of the cycle, the score will be released to the other schools (likely for research purposes).
I have early acceptance to LECOM program out of High School. I have to do undergrad at an affiliated college but after that I will ho straight to DO college. No MCAT required. I am wondering should I take it or go traditional route for MD?
Understand that it will be harder to get into specialty residencies and do school has more national exams than md school and omt requirements, but it's your choice. Obviously, LECOM is a special program, so just weigh the pros and cons.
I am a fresh high school graduate and got early acceptance to LECOM. I am thinking should I take it or try traditional route for MD? I got a 34 on ACT and uw GPA 3.84. I wanted to go to BSMD but my GPA is what caused me to lose on getting admit into BSMD.
There is though. DOs go through additional courses and are better skilled in identifying the root cause in addition to just prescribing medicine. It's extra knowledge and skill that the MD does not possess.
I did notice something but I didn’t identify it as Tourette’s. I honestly think it makes your content more interesting and it seems to accentuate your words nicely
People don't realize that you can get tourettes syndrome...like your not born with it necessarily....like regular everyday people can get it. And obviously it sucks having ticks because it can quickly control your life completely.
Should I not bother applying to HST if I don’t have extraordinary experiences at the intersection of tech and med? It’s definitely what I’m interested in but I guess I’m worried I don’t have enough stand out “evidence” to support that
It's common to feel that you don't have enough to get into HMS. So long as you have demonstrated high achievement across your experiences and can clearly articulate why you want to attend there, you'll be seriously considered.
Regarding a prompt like prompt #2 that does not apply in my case, am I supposed to leave it blank? I’ve heard the case where optional essays aren’t really “optional” and you should try to fill them in.
Hello! The prompt reads: (Optional) If you interrupted your college education for a semester or longer, please describe what you did during that time. (2000 characters) Given the conditional language, you are correct in that you can leave this one blank. "Optional not really being optional" depends on the specific prompt. In this case, if you have not experienced an interruption of one or more semesters, the prompt doesn't apply to you.
Are you sure you got the names right? On your website you mentioned American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and the Medical University of the Americas was only an honorable mention.
okay but telling your classmate that you're going to turn them in but you'll help them plead their case to the conduct committee against the thing you snitched on them for in the first place is crazy 🤣
We hear you! But remember the purpose of the exam: The Casper raters are evaluating your decision-making process and commitment to upholding ethical standards, even if it would be "socially unpopular."
i feel like reading the quesiton stems might shift ur focus while reading from main points to focus only directly on the exact question shifting ur perspective on the text as a whole, so it would be beneificla for questions pointing out stuff but for main idea which is crucial itll hurt it atleast from my perspective if anyone else disagrees please let me know
If your goal is to become a gp then don’t attend med school. Most lowest paid and overworked. I know cause my colleagues complain all the time. The turnover at my hmo with gps is incredibly high.
there are only 9 MCAT cars passages, not 10... Your tips may be useful but you should really get the basics down if you're going to make videos like these
While we're not sure about the question you're thinking of, we recommend a different approach. For instance, if asked about your plans 5 or 10 years from now, you could begin with something like, "This is something I look forward to actively pursuing during med school. At this point, I've been very interested in..." But no, if your interviewer asks you to "tell them about yourself," we don't recommend an "I don't know" response. ;)
