Transcript SMDEP Presentation

Isaac Quintanilla (Columbia Class of ‘11)
Katie Canul (U of Nebraska Med Center ‘10)
Cris Carrillo (USC Bench to Bedside Class of
‘11)
What is SMDEP?
• A six week paid internship/immersion program in
Medicine or Dentistry
– Free tuition, housing, and meals!
• Available at 13 top tier medical schools around
the country
– Some host sites include: University of Nebraska
Medical Center, Columbia University Medical Center,
Yale, Duke, UCLA, etc, etc
• Academic Enrichment in pre-req courses
• Clinical Exposure
Who qualifies?
• Freshman or Sophomores with decent grades
(3.0+)
– Preferred “Underrepresented Minority Status”
• This is a pretty loose definition.
How do I benefit?
• MONEY!
• Prep for pre-req courses
• Networking with deans and admissions
committees
• Connections, connections, connections
– Friends for life
– Meet new people
– Explore new places
How do I get in?
• Apply at SMDEP.org
• Apply early (App opens November 1st; apply
ASAP)
• Finish the fall semester strong
• Get 2 letters of req (pre-health advisor + 1
additional instructor)
Application Process
• Fill out application
– Two personal essays
– Two letters of req
– Transcripts (Order them rush and order them
EARLY)
• Pick three schools
– Hedge your bets… applying to Columbia, Duke,
and Yale as a freshman is not a good idea
– Base on start and end dates/travel funding/etc
Tips for the Personal Statement
• Goal of the program is to get more people into
primary care
• Write about what you care about or an issue
that bothers you
• Why do you want to be a doctor, and how can
this program help you achieve that goal?
• Write about some health disparities around
you
What will I do when I’m there?
• Different schools have different structures
– Examples: 2 shadowing experiences throughout
the summer, academics 8-5 Monday-Thursday,
clinical experience on Fridays, and more.
– Example: Seminars and Classes throughout the
summer, clinical experiences/dental lab on
Fridays, and more.
Katie’s Experience at Nebraska
UNMC experience
• White Coat Ceremony
• Prep for Chem/Physics
(COOL
DEMOS)/Statistics/Writin
g (PS Workshops)
• 2 clinical shadowing
experiences
• CPR Certification
• Trips!
• Financing your education
workshop
• Clinical Skills Lab
• Interview with Vice
Chancellor for Academic
Affairs
• Student Advisory Board
Leadership Opportunity
• $1000  Enough Said
Isaac in Columbia
CUMC Experience
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Clinical Experiences
White Coat Ceremony
Networking
Financial Aid Workshop
Prep Courses
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Orgo (Ochem)
Physics
Biology
BioStatistics
• Seminars
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Pediatrics
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Urology
Dentistry
Applying to Medical
School
• 6-Weeks in NYC
Cris @ USC
Concluding Thoughts
• Apply EARLY and Broadly (Application opens November
1st)
– Earlier you finish your application, earlier you find out
about admission
– Order your transcripts early and get a rush, they take
about a month.
• http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/secure_area/Transcript/to_
bridge.asp
• Get to know your professors/pre-med advisors NOW,
during the Spring Reg process
– Letter of rec + eval
• Get ready for a great summer
Next week…
• Summer Research internships