Schools That Sent Rejections List.

Added University of Utah:

Albany
BU
Case Western (University and College Tracks)
Cooper (Rowan)
EVMS
Georgetown
Indiana
Kentucky
Mayo
Meharry
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oakland
Pitt
Rosalind Franklin
Stanford
Tulane
U of A Phoenix
UCI
UC Riverside
UChicago
UMKC
USC
U of Utah
UWash
Weill Cornell
Wake
Wisconsin
WVU
Vanderbilt

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Schools That Sent Rejections List.

AACPMAS 2015-2016 Cycle

Ohh ok that's where I put mine too, I thought you were saying there was a specific area to put shadow experience other than that.

I just talked about how the doctor was, when I started shadowing, some things he showed me, what he told me about the profession, etc.

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AACPMAS 2015-2016 Cycle

***TMDSAS 2016***

Is this.. the official thread? I was expecting more posts lol.

Anyway, if anyone knows (I'll also be calling TMDSAS soon to verify) --- In terms of LORs, I will be submitted a committee pack that includes letters from a professor and a practicing dentist. Is that enough to satisfy the "PLUS one letter from a practicing dentist" for Baylor and Houston? Or did I need to, in addition to the committee letter, send in a third letter from another dentist? Would this letter be separate or can I also include the third letter in the packet?

I hope that made sense. If anyone knows, please let me know too

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***TMDSAS 2016***

*Official University of Iowa Class of 2020 Interview/Acceptance Thread*

I received an email yesterday stating that my app. Was complete and under review, and that they would contact me if selected for an interview and would then be invited to submit their secondary app. My AADSAS also says "received/under review." I am second batch, but added this school 7/23 and it was mailed out 7/31 (yesterday, same day I got the email). Good luck everybody!

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*Official University of Iowa Class of 2020 Interview/Acceptance Thread*

2015-2016 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Application Thread

2015-2016 University of Illinois Application Thread

Last 3 years questions for UIC's secondary:

1. Describe a situation in which you were really stressed. Tell us how you dealt with it. Please detail your reaction(s), and how it affected you. If this situation, or a similar one, were to happen again, how would you handle it? (DO NOT EXCEED 250 words)

2. Describe a hobby or activity other than something in medicine, in which you have a keen interest. Why? (do not exceed 250)

3. Optional: Describe any advantages and/or complications you encountered during your progression in education. Please include any noteworthy achievements and/or obstacles. (Examples: Acute or chronic illnesses, employment, financial difficulty, managerial role in household, etc.) (Don't exceed 150 words) If you did not experience an advantage and/or complication during your education please indicate 'Not Applicable'.
I seek your opinions/advice on 3 parts of this...

1. Is it "taboo" or otherwise not wise to discuss a death in the family?

2. What if my main "hobby" was already included as an AMCAS activity? I don't want to be repetitive, but it seems like so many of these prompts are basically already answered in the primary.

3. Should I fill out #3 if I already wrote a disadvantaged statement for AMCAS?

Thank you

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2015-2016 University of Illinois Application Thread

2015-2016 Texas A&M Health Science Center Application Thread

As an incoming M1, I wrote this along with a current M2’s insight. I saw a similar post last year on TTUHSC’s thread (credit to them) and thought it was a great idea and huge help! Here are some of the important questions from last year’s thread and what a lot of applicants were curious about when applying. I will update this post as new information is released.

Note: Do NOT make the mistake of waiting for a Texas A&M secondary application invitation. Secondary applications are not by invitation only, they are available to everyone applying. Submit it ASAP, CHECK WITH THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE AFTER A FEW WEEKS (AT ALL SCHOOLS) TO ENSURE THEY HAVE YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION (some schools have glitches/never received it and applicants never knew until months after and have to re-submit late).

Secondary link: http://ift.tt/1OaEuRH
Secondary app deadline: October 1, 2015

Pictures of TAMHSC B/CS & Round Rock campuses/facilities, and student life: http://ift.tt/1WUzVSQ

(2015) Admissions Statistics of Acceptances:
(will update w/ 2015 entering class matriculants when they are posted, these are preliminary numbers including all acceptances)
- http://ift.tt/1WUzVSS 2015 Report.pdf

Avg MCAT: 32.1
Avg GPA: 3.80
First Interview Invites: begin ~June 20-July 1
Interviews: 848
Acceptances: 387
Matriculated: 200
Tuition+Fees: $16,400 - most (all?) accepted out of state students will pay this in-state tuition – 2nd cheapest medical school in the nation

Prerequisite Courses:

http://ift.tt/1OaEuRH
http://ift.tt/1WUzUOT
Note: Texas A&M requires 3 semester hours of both Biochemistry and Statistics (math or stats department)

Grading/Curriculum/Schedule:

Grading: H/P/F
- Honors: top 15% in each course receive honors
- Pass: 70-100
- Fail: 69 and below

Curriculum:
- 1.5 years pre-clinical/2.5 years clinical curriculum
- All 200 M1’s begin in College Station for 1 year (1.5 years for Houston track) before dispersing to other rotation cities or remaining in B/CS, where they will then finish the last half year of pre-clinical curriculum before beginning rotations.

- All are required to complete a scholarly research project as well as a concentration area (in areas such as public health, global health, rural and community health, leadership and health advocacy, business, law, research, healthcare policy, biotechnology, etc.). If you’re not big into research like me, understand that having a guaranteed (and plenty) of opportunities to graduate with research and a minor will help us greatly for residency applications – we’ll appreciate it come match day for residency.

Schedule:
Labs, clinical correlation lectures, as well as weekly "Intro to Clinical Skills" and "Becoming a Physician" classes (total ~10 hours/week) are the only classes with mandatory attendance. Usually 3 half days per week w/ afternoons off for self-study time. The non-mandatory attendance classes (which constitutes most classes) are all video/audio recorded.

Year 1:

Year II (Pre-Clinical):

Rotation Cities/Hospital Affiliations:

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You will submit your campus preferences shortly after Texas match day in February (you rank them 1-5 and justify why you want your preference). Here are some of the hospital affiliates:

~30 students to Houston: #1 hospital in Texas – Methodist Hospital

~50 students to Dallas: #2 hospital in Texas - Baylor Univ Medical Center & Cook Children’s

~50 students to Round Rock/Austin: two tied at #31 hospitals in Texas - St. David's Medical Center in Austin & St. David's Round Rock Medical Center

~40 students to Temple: #10 hospital in Texas/top 15 teaching hospital in the U.S. (Baylor S&W)

~30 students to B/CS: AIM rotation program - St. Joseph Hospital, College Station Medical Center

(Most get their 1st-3rd choice. If you are unhappily assigned your 2nd/3rd choice, you can request a change during M1 year - several have switched already - or just use travel credits to rotate at other hospitals and be away from your assigned city for awhile.)

M.D. Plus Program:

http://ift.tt/1WUzVT0

Texas A&M offers the following dual degree programs: M.D., M.D./PhD, M.D./MBA, M.D./MPH, M.D./MS in Medical Science, M.D./MS in Education of Healthcare Professionals.

If interested, (excluding M.D./PhD) you will apply to them once accepted to Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine. If accepted to a dual degree program, you will defer your M1 year, complete the master’s program, and then begin M1 year (5 years total for M.D. + Masters). You may also apply later on if you become interested during medical school. Last year, at least 5 scholarships worth $8,000 were given specifically to M.D. Plus students. This will cover the cost of the M.S. and MPH degrees completely.

(Optional) Medical Spanish / Pre-Matriculation MedCamp Program

For those interested, TAMHSC offers a free, 1 month long pre-matriculation MedCamp program that allows you to get accustomed to medical school prior to officially starting. Your housing and food are also paid for by TAMHSC completely during the program. This experience will allow participants a head-start to medical school by putting you in medical school classes, exposing you to medically relevant experiences, and pairing you with mentors that include faculty and current 2nd year medical students.

TAMHSC also offers a free, 1 month long medical Spanish course "Introductory Spanish for Health Professionals" during the summers, which you will receive a course certificate through the COM’s Office of Medical Education upon completion.

Step 1/Match Lists:

USMLE Step 1 average: 228/99% 1st time pass rate

Free USMLE prep course after MS2 year. A&M also provides USMLE UWorld question bank. We are given 7-8 weeks time off for USMLE Step 1 studying.

2012 match list: (class size was previously smaller than the current 200)
http://ift.tt/1WUzVT2 Texas AM Match.pdf

2013:
http://ift.tt/1WUzUOV Texas AM Match.pdf

2014: You will get a detailed match list, including hospital name, on interview day. Until it's published - Out of 156 students:
12-Anesthisiology, 21-Emergency Med, 12- Family Med, 34-Internal Med, 5-Gen Surgery, 2-Derm, 5-Opthamology, 1- Integrated Plastics, 1-Otolaryngology, 6-Ortho Surgery, 7-Diag Radiology, 2-Rad Oncology, 2-Urology, 1- Vascular Surgery, plus a few others.

Texas A&M University undergraduate affiliation:

As a Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine student, you also have access to Texas A&M University’s undergraduate campus – including rec center, sporting events, intramural sports, libraries, facilities, etc.

For matriculating students, we used “Texas A&M University” federal school code for FAFSA: 003632

Class Environment/Global Health & Clinical Volunteer Opportunities:

I think most TX schools seem pretty supportive, and this definitely holds true for A&M as well. For example, it's just May and the our new entering class has had more class hangouts than I can count already, and set up a shared google drive well before M1 orientation/class even started haha. M1-M4’s have helped us immensely before we even started with housing, class notes, free textbooks, advice, etc. They're awesome.

Students are able to volunteer at the nonprofit, free “Health For All” Clinic in B/CS where you can take patient vitals, history, physical, present to physician, write SOAP notes, etc. Also annual international mission trips available through Global Health Outreach and Christian Medical Association (2014 trips to Peru, Panama, Haiti, Belize, and McAllen), community health hullabaloo, health circus, and others. I will update with more opportunities as I learn about them!

Work/life balance? With 3+ half days every week, these 2 videos from the class of 2014 & 2016 answer that:

Interview Process:

For MD applicants: Two 30 minute 1-on-1 interviews. May be interviewed by MD’s, PhD’s, or current upper level students I believe. (open file – they have access to your MCAT, GPA, & app)

The questions from this page and other TX school pages prepared me perfectly for interviews:
http://ift.tt/1OaEv83
(click "questions" and then "show more responses")

A&M offers student hosts for those interviewing and need a place to stay.

Application Tips:

In addition to applying early, which is the biggest piece of advice you should follow, set yourself apart from others outside of academics/research. There are thousands of applicants who excelled academically, so what makes you different? Talk about and show HOW you are compassionate, HOW & WHY you want to help people. Outside of academics, schools want to see what makes you the caring and selfless physician your app says you will be. Continuous volunteering, shadowing, healthcare experience, involvement with EC’s, etc. can help you answer some of these qualities.

Why Texas A&M?

Additionally, feel free to ask here or PM me or other students why we chose A&M over other schools, or if you need help comparing them like I did last year (I would love to help and answer any questions)! I could write forever on why I chose A&M, I couldn’t be happier that I decided to come here and wouldn’t change my decision at all. A&M is growing rapidly and immensely, and I am excited to be apart of it. Here are a few of the many examples: within the last few years, they gained the top 2 hospitals in Texas as main rotation hospitals, and now the majority of our class will train in 3 of the top 10 hospitals in Texas. In 2015, they just built a brand new gross anatomy, teaching, and research building with offices, teaching labs, specimen rooms, prep areas, tank wash rooms, chemical and specimen storage rooms, locker rooms, etc. This building was designed so that it can be further expanded in the future. Additionally, in 2014, A&M HSC received a 68% increase in federal funding and crossed the $100 million threshold in total annual research expenditures. You will hear all about the ambitious vision/growth at interview day, it’s exciting times.

I encourage you to ask students at any school you interview at why they chose that school, if they’re happy with their decision, and what they do outside of school – I found that most students at all the TX schools seemed pretty honest and extremely helpful. Since most TX schools are pretty similar educationally, find what else is important to you (location, opportunities outside of school, support, etc) and compare them. Finally, any other questions, feel free to ask me, other current students, or A&M admissions - they are extremely welcoming and WANT to help you (they’ll even meet with you individually should you not get accepted to help you improve for the next application cycle). Good luck everyone!

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2015-2016 Texas A&M Health Science Center Application Thread

Washington State c/o 2020

Like I said, take it as you will.

The best place to work was the Animal Clinic and Hospital in Moscow, ID. Two of the doctors in their staff pic were techs with me. They offered lots of internships for vet students and new grads. One of the docs there was in charge of the shelter's feral clinics. Some of the doctors that were there moved to clinics closer to Pullman so I know doctors at a few of the clinics up there.

The bars filled up with CSU and UI professors on the Moscow side, so if you want to meet some outside of class...

Again, I'm a couple years gone, so while I get regular updates to the drama, some things slip by without mention

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Washington State c/o 2020

Official 2015-2016 Pulm/CCM Fellowship Application Cycle

2015-2016 Pennsylvania State University Application Thread

Secondary prompts for 2015-2016 app cycle:

If not currently enrolled in a full-time academic program, please summate your activities from the time of graduation from your baccalaureate program through the time of this application, as well as your plans between now and your matriculation to medical school. (Maximum 75 words)

Is there a unique aspect of your application that should be considered by the admissions committee? (Maximum 75 words)

Explain why you decided to apply to Penn State College of Medicine. (Maximum 75 words)

Please write a short paragraph describing a significant experience you have had working in a team setting. (Maximum 250 words)

Briefly describe an experience where you had to navigate a complex system (e.g. personal experience, group activity, or development of a project) to achieve an end. Reflect on the qualities and attributes required by you to achieve success in this experience. (Maximum 250 words)

Good luck, everyone! WE ARE...PENN STATE!

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2015-2016 Pennsylvania State University Application Thread

Western c/o 2020

Yeah also GRE scores need to be received before Sept. 15th. I called yesterday and spoke to an admissions counselor at Western, because online on the Western supplemental portal it said that they hadn't received my GRE scores yet which I thought was impossible. It also says that they didn't receive my 3 eLOR either. So when I called yesterday she said that they had actually received my GRE scores, but didn't write it in the system yet. They said they wait to receive everything until they update all of that. So I would call today or Monday and ask if they've received them. Western is my #1 choice btw!

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Western c/o 2020

Need advice on how to prepare for the SAT.

Best MCAT 2015 Course

Hey Guest! Check out the 3 MCAT Study Plan Options listed in the 'stickies' area at the top of the forums (BoomBoom, SN2ed, and MCATJelly). Let us know which you like best.

Also, we now offer a MCAT Test-Prep Exhibitions Forum where you can ask questions directly from the test-prep services.

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Named in malpractice case as resident, now applying for fellowship.

As someone who's been through this, all you have to list is the following:

1) date of incident
2) location of incident
3) plaintiff's name
4) plaintiff's claim
5) status (currently in litigation, dismissed, resolved with prejudice etc)

You do not need to go into detail about #4; they will ask for more information if they need it. Something simple like: patient underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, sustained chronic pain post-operatively which resulted in complaint.

If you are unsure of the wording, Risk Management at your hospital can help you.

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Named in malpractice case as resident, now applying for fellowship.

I don't want to waste away...

2015-2016 Official Interview Thread; Emergency Medicine

Sad. I was going to post about my interviews, but then I asked myself, "What purpose does this serve?" It's just bragging. It's just to say, "hey, look at me, I got an interview at X"

Think about the people who want to go there and haven't gotten an invite yet. Why would anyone post about this? To use an adage from many attendings, "would this change the management?" i.e. would anyone do anything differently if they saw one of their desired programs had already invited people?

NO

Feel sorry for you guys.

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2015-2016 Official Interview Thread; Emergency Medicine

*~*~*~* Official 2015-2016 Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread *~*~*~*

Hey guys...I think I got an interview?

Midwestern Arizona

I didn't get an email, and my Aadsas still just says receivedcomplete but after reading old threads I decided to log in to my portal through their website...I didn't find any messages on there either.

However when I went to the "scheduling interviews" section it says I have been invited for an interview at the following schools "Midwestern AZ dental medicine" and I can either schedule a date in September or withdraw. Under it says a confirmation will be sent to my email.

So...interview invite??

School: Midwest AZ
Notification date: N/A?? on website at least by June 30
Method of notification: Checked website
Residency: UT
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/25/15
Application complete date: 6/3/15
GPA (science, overall): 3.88,3.93
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 24/23/24/28 (none below 17)

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*~*~*~* Official 2015-2016 Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread *~*~*~*

UNT System College of Pharmacy Class of 2020

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop by and wish everybody the best of luck with their applications.

I'm currently a P1 student at UNT and everyone on this forum was so helpful when I had so many questions last year. So, I now want to pay it forward and will answer any questions you guys have to the best of my ability. Please keep in mind this is only my first semester so I probably don't have all the answers yet.

Good luck!!

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UNT System College of Pharmacy Class of 2020

MS3/MS4 Case Report Opportunity

The real question is who is going to be the last author? Does the OP honestly think that the senior author is going to be fine with the idea of her/him adding some completely unknown author to these manuscripts?

"Who's this?" I'd ask, eyeing the OP suspiciously whilst twirling my mustache menacingly.

"Oh, some random med student from the internet, she wrote the case report for me. I've never even been to the state where she attends medical school, lol," the OP would reply, averting my gaze.

"Thank you for your time, goodbye," I'd say, destroying your reputation in my department with a wave of my hand.

Or was she/he going to misrepresent her/his contribution to the manuscript? That is a very big no-no, all kidding aside.

Learning to write for scientific publication is a skill, and you won't always have the luxury of finding someone else to do it for you. Now is the time to learn to do it in a comparatively low-pressure environment. And honestly, it's a case report. Given how much outlining you must have done to be able to give it to someone else to finish, you should be able to hammer a good draft out in an afternoon in the library. Bite the bullet and do it.

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MS3/MS4 Case Report Opportunity

2015 - 2016 Nontrad Acceptances!

Case Western Reserve University: hueso 10/15, Eccesignum 11/4
Loyola: timsk 10/15
Oakland University William Beaumont: pageantry 10/15
SUNY Upstate: pageantry 10/26
Tulane: Eccesignum 10/16
Tufts: Idontknowwhatnametopick 11/03
University of California at Davis: pageantry 10/15
University of Central Florida: Glycereine 10/15
University of Illinois at Chicago: DaenerysTargaryen 10/31
University of Iowa: Cawolf 10/15
University of Michigan: DaenerysTargaryen 10/15
University of Texas HSC San Antonio: Cawolf 10/16
Virginia Commonwealth University: Eccesignum 10/16
Wayne State: Eccesignum 10/26

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2015-2016 Mayo Medical School Application Thread

I can't find the exact site I was looking at before (at least not quickly), but there is this from the M4 curriculum site:

"Students complete at least one of each category (medicine, pediatrics and surgery) in addition to general electives. These can be completed at Mayo Clinic campuses in Rochester, Minn., Arizona or Florida, as well as national and international locations. Many students complete an international or underserved population elective in the spring of the fourth year."

The original thing i was looking at had exact sites listed

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2015-2016 Mayo Medical School Application Thread

*** The Official LECOM Class of 2020 Interview/Acceptance Thread ***

I was helping a lady with directions at one of my school's pre-professional fairs a couple months ago, and it ended up being a LECOM rep. She was very nice, but she didn't have a lot of information on their graduating class----they just graduated their first one, no?

So what's the latest info on how things turned out for them... academically, pass rates, match rates, etc.?

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*** The Official LECOM Class of 2020 Interview/Acceptance Thread ***

***The Official UNC SoD Class of 2020 Thread***

I got my interview invite in august last year, OOS student . They do 4-5 interview days and I got the impression last year that OOS people get first interview day. Other people told me similar.

UNC was fantastic. I just didn't like that I couldn't reschedule my original date. It was pretty much a take it or leave it attitude which I don't agree with if I'm asking to reschedule within the same hour of the original email(had to leave the country for a family matter) Luckily I got the last interview invitation a few months later and got to see how beautiful UNC and NC was. Defiantly have my eyes on the state for a possible relocation later in life.

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2015-2016 Temple University Application Thread

they changed the third question, are you supposed to answer it if you choose the regular temple campus??

old question:
If you indicated St. Luke's Regional Campus or one of our clinical campuses (Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Geisinger Health System, or West Penn Allegheny Health System) as your first choice, please describe the nature of your special interest. Otherwise, please type N/A to continue.

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2015-2016 Temple University Application Thread

**The Official Marquette University School of Dentistry Class of 2020 Interview/Acceptance Thread**

I think they'll cash us all....every school has no prob taking our $$ lol. Unless they jump the gun....I don't believe we'll hear anything until next month per the site

http://ift.tt/1kQyTq9

......wouldn't it be nice though if they slipped us an early email like "hey....we want to interview you"

Life would be just a little less stressful for now

Click to expand...

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**The Official Marquette University School of Dentistry Class of 2020 Interview/Acceptance Thread**

2015-2016 APPIC Internship Interview Thread

This is a running list of interview notifications and rejections for the 2015-2016 APPIC internship application cycle. Please utilize the following format when providing information on interview notifications:

-Site name & Match ID number
-Track (if applicable)
-Invite or rejection
-Date notified
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone)
-Interview date
-What you've done lately to cope with this crazy internship process

I have found it easiest to track direct messages rather than posts on the message board, so please message me directly with the site name in the subject (click on my picture and click "start a conversation") and I will post the information provided to me here.

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone can find some time to relax, have some fun, and take a break from this crazy process. I will be taking a holiday from this thread, but will be returning on Friday to continue updating.

Shout-out to @temppsych123 for providing me with the site numbers for many of these sites!
___________________________________________________________________
Updated on 11-30-15 (New posts in bold; updates for a site in blue)

Invitations to Interview:

AHRC New York City; 11/24 mass; interview - 12/15, 12/29, 1/12
Alfred I. DuPont/Nemours (1197); 11/24 mass; interview - 12/10, 1/4, 1/8
Alpert Medical School of Brown Univ Clinical Training Consortium (1551); 11/30 mass (adult, child, juvenile justice, & health psych/behav med); interview (adult) - 1/4, 1/5, 1/11, 1/12, 1/19; interview (child) - 1/7, 1/8, 1/11, 1/15, 1/20; interview (juvenile justice) - 1/8, 1/11, 1/2o; interview (health psych/behav med) - 1/5, 1/8, 1/11, 1/14
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; 11/25 personal; interview - 1/7
Arkansas State Hospital (1104); 11/20 mass; interview - 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22

Baltimore VA (VAMHCS/UM SOM Psychology Internship Consortium (1347); 11/25 mass (neuro, trauma, comprehensive tracks, health psych, school mental health, both SMI tracks, & child outpatient); interview (neuro & comprehensive) - 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28; interview (trauma & both SMI tracks) - 1/21, 1/28; interview (child outpatient) - 1/21
Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital/ Department of Behavioral Medicine (205213);Pediatric Neuropsychology; 11/19 personal; interviews – 12/14, 12/16, 1/11, 1/13; interview (school mental health) - 1/7; interview (child outpatient) - 1/21
Baruch College Counseling Center (1785); 11/16 mass; interview 11/18, 11/20, 12/2, 12/4
Bath Veterans Affairs Medical Center (234411); 11/19 mass; interview – 1/8, 1/11
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital (1948); 11/23 personal (Track I: Clinical Child/Pediatric Health Psychology); interview (Track I) - 1/8, 1/15, 1/22
Boston Univ, Danielsen Institute 1327); 11/30 personal; interview - 1/8
Boston Univ Medical Campus/Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology (1326); 11/10 & 11/20 personal; interview - 11/19, 12/3 (have other dates later, but sounded as if they were scheduling as needed)
Boston VA Healthcare System (1325); 11/25 personal (PTSD, general, inpatient mental health, neuro); interview (all tracks) - 12/10, 12/14, 12/18, 1/6, 1/13, 1/19
Brooke Army Medical Center (1738); 11/9 personal; interview - 12/4, 12/7

California Consortium; 11/22 personal (Fresno State Center CC); interview (Fresno State) - 1/14, 1/15, 1/21, 1/22
Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (#11526); 11/18 mass, 11/20; interview – 12/11, 12/14, 1/8, 1/15, 1/19, 1/22, 1/29
Center for Behavioral Medicine (1393); 11/12 personal; interview - Monday mornings 11/30 through January (call to set up time)
Central Alabama VA Health Care System (CAVHCS) (1547); 11/25 mass; interview - 12/10, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (1105); 11/25 mass; interview - 12/11, 12/17, 1/8, 1/14, 1/22
Central Western Mass VA Medical Center; 11/25 (WIT & general); interview (WIT) - 1/7, 1/12; interview (general) - 1/6, 1/8, 1/11
Charles George (Asheville) VA (2066): 11/21 phone; interview - 1/7, 1/14
Charleston Consortium (1552); 11/17 personal (child), 11/18 personal (applied to the Adult Track and the Traumatic Stress Track. I wasn't told which I was being interviewed for); 11/23 personal (general & behavioral medicine emphasis (155214), 11/24 personal (neuro), 11/30 (substance abuse); interview (ALL TRACKS) - 12/7, 12/11, 12/14, 1/4, 1/8, 1/9, 1/11, 1/15, 1/18, 1/22, 1/23, 1/25 (update on 11/30 - remaining dates include 1/8, 1/9, 1/15, 1/18)
Cherokee Health Systems (Knoxville, TN) (1324); 11/18 mass; interview – 1/8, 1/11
Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota (1379); 11/13 email; interview - 12/17
Children's Mercy Kansas City (1390); child clinical; 11/12 phone; interview - 1/11, 1/12
Children's National Medical Center (1187); 11/23 phone; interview – 1/6, 1/13
Cincinnati Children's Hospital (1503); Child clinical; 11/10 email; interview - 12/18
Cincinnati VA (1504); health track, trauma, general; 11/20 mass; interview (all tracks) – 12/9, 12/14, 1/5, 1/13, 1/21

Dartmouth Geisel School (1420); 11/19 personal (child), 11/23 personal (neuropsych); interview (child) - 1/19; interview (neur0) - 1/20, 1/25
Denver Health (1173); 11/20 mass(Adult Psychology); interview – 12/15 (if you can't make that one they will have another datein January - date TBD by 12/11)
Duke University Medical Center (1413); 11/23 mass (CBT, Health Cancer Behavioral Management (141326), child tracks); interview (CBT) – 1/15; interview (Health Cancer) – 1/15; interview (child) – 1/21
Durham VA (1414); 11/20 mass; interview - 12/8, 12/9, 1/13, 1/19
Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (1236); 11/8 personal; interview - 12/11, 12/14

Eastern Kansas Healthcare System, VA Medical (Topeka) (1304); 11/17 personal; 1/7, 1/8, 1/14, 1/15
Eastern Kansas Healthcare System, VA Medical (Leavenworth); 11/30 personal; interview - 1/8, 1/15
Edison Court, Ravenhill Psychological Services, Doylestown, PA (2257); 11/25 phone; interview - 12/4 (full), 12/11, 12/21 from 11-2:30 pm.
Emory Univ School of Medicine (1230); 1/23 person (neuropsych, e-mail said 1 of 4 positions, so I am assuming it means both peds/adult and adult/geri); interview – 12/11, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22

FCC Butner; inpatient forensic & general (1407); 11/9 mass; invitation to complete USAjobs app/tentative interview; more info in early December after USAjobs app
FCC in Petersburg, VA (2169); invitation to complete USAjobs screening (no additional details)
FCI, Terminal Island (11469); 11/9 personal; invitation for usajobs process
Florida State University/Louise R. Goldhagen Regional Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center (1224); 11/20 personal; interview - 12/14
FMC Devens (1722); 11/9 mass; inpatient forensic & general; invitation to complete USAjobs app/tentative interview; more info in early December after USAjobs app
FMC Lexington (1311); 11/9 mass; invite to complete USAjobs app; More info in early December after USAjobs
FMC Rochester (1385); 11/9 mass; inpatient forensic & general tracks; invitation to complete USAjobs app/tentative interview; more info in early December after USAjobs app
Friends Hospital (153511); Adult & child; 11/20 mass (adult & child); interview (adult & child) – 12/17, 12/18, 1/8
Fulton State Hospital (1783); Forensic Evaluation; 11/10 mass; interview - 1/8, 1/11, 1/22, 1/25

Geisinger Medical Center (1503); 11/16 mass (child), 11/17 phone, (adult/health), 11/20 mass (neuro), 11/24 personal (adult); interview (child) - 12/14, 12/18, 12/21, 1/11, 1/18, 1/22; interview (adult/health) - 12/11, 12/14, 1/8, 1/11; interview (neuro) - 12/14, 12/21, 12/22, 1/11; interview (adult) - 12/18, 1/8, 1/11
Green Chimney's Children's Services in Brewster, NY (2058); 11/17 mass; interview – 12/7, 12/10, 12/14, 12/17
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital; 11/25 mass; interview - 12/7, 12/8, 12/9
Guidance Center in Long Beach (1128); 11/24 email; open house - 1/11, 1/20; interview - 1/12, 1/13, 1/21, 1/22

Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess (1331); General; 11/17 personal; interview – 12/14
Harvard/MGH (1329); 11/9 personal (behavioral medicine), 11/17 phone (adult clinical psychology), 11/21 phone (neuropsych), 11/23 personal (CBT), 11/24 phone (child); interviews (behavioral medicine) - 1/5, 1/12; interviews (adult clinical psych) - 1/4, 1/11; interview (neuropsych) - 1/7, 1/14; interview (CBT) - 1/8, 1/15; interview (child) - 1/6
Hennepin County Medical Center (1380); 11/24 personal; open house - 1/4
Henry Ford Health Sciences (1364); 11/16 mass (health psychology/consultation liaison), 11/18 personal (pediatric neuropsych); interview (health psychology)- 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22; interview (pediatric neuropsych) 12/15, 1/7, 1/11, 1/18, 1/21

Iowa City VAHCS/Coralville Clinic (2074); 11/27 personal; interview - 12/15, 12/17, 12/21

James Madison Counseling Center (1649); 11/4 phone (prelim interview), 11/20 phone (invite for in person interview); prelim interview (phone) - 11/10; in person interview - 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago (1268); 11/23 mass (general), 11/27 mass (health psych); interview (general) – 1/4, 1/6, 1/11, 1/19, 1/25, 1/26, 1/27; interview (health) - 1/13, 1/20

Kaiser Permanente, Fresno (2106); 11/25 personal; interview - 1/4, 1/5, 1/11, 1/12, 1/18, 1/19, 1/25
Kennedy Krieger (1344); 11/23 mass (Child and Family Therapy, pediatrics, & neuro tracks), 11/23 mass (pervasive development disorders); interview (Child and Family Therapy & pervasive dd) – 1/5, 1/11, 1/12, 1/14, 1/21, 1/25
Kings County Hospital Center (1450); 11/20 personal (child & adolescent); interview (child & adol) - 12/29, 1/8

Lancaster General Health (1986); 11/18 mass; interview - 1/7
Lenox Hill Hospital (1471); 11/19 mass; interview – 12/18, 1/8
Lexington Kentucky VA; 11/27 phone; interview - 1/8
LIJ/Zucker Hillside; 11/29 mass (adult); interview (adult) - 12/7, 12/9, 12/15, 12/21, 1/4
Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Schools Internship on Adolescent Clinical and Forensic Psychology (1636); 11/19 personal; interview - 12/18, 1/8, 1/11
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1459); 11/13 mass (neuro), 11/30 email (adult); interview (neuro) - 1/5, 1/7, 1/13 (9am or 2pm rounds slots for each day); interview (adult) - 12/7, 12/9, 12/15, 12/21, 1/4
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and the Children’s Health Council (1165); 11/19 mass; interview - 1/6, 1/7, 1/11, 1/15

Mailman Center for Child Development/U Miami School of Medicine (1213); 11/24 personal (all tracks); open house - 1/7, 1/12, 1/15
Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic & Surgery Center at Joint Base Andrews (1343); 11/15 personal; interview 12/9
Manhattan VA (1480): mass email 11/23; interview dates 12/14, 12/21, 1/5
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School (1323); 11/24 personal (adolescent), 11/30 mass(track unspecified); interview (adolescent) - 12/4 (previous years had multiple dates); interview (track unspecified) - 12/9
Medical College of Georgia - Charlie Norwood (Augusta) VA Medical Center (1233); 11/23 phone (General Health Psychology, Medical Psychology HIV/AIDS, Psychology of Women, & forensic tracks); interview – 12/7, 12/11, 12/14, 12/18, 1/4, 1/11, 1/15, 1/22
MercyFirst (1493); 11/13 phone; interview 1/7 (additional dates in Dec & Jan)
Metropolitan Detention Center LA (1133); general track; 11/9 mass; invitation to complete USAjobs app; more info to follow after USAjobs screening is completed
Milwaukee VAMC (1634); 11/23 personal; interview – 12/8, 12/15 (interview day full), 1/7, 1/12; session from 8:30 am – 4 pm
Minneapolis VAHSC (1383); 11/24 personal (neuro & standard), 11/25 (neuro); interview (neuro) - 1/11; interview (standard) - 1/4
Mississippi State Hospital (1657); 11/25 personal email & phone; interview - 12/18, 1/8, 1/11, 1/15, 1/22
Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals; 11/24 email (adult & child), 11/28 mass (adult); interview (adult) - 11/30 & 12/11; interview (child) - 12/17, 12/18
Mountain Home VA (1561);11/18 phone; interview – 12/7
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital (1982); 11/19 personal; interview - 12/22

Nationwide Children's Hospital (1509); 11/12 mass (neuro), 11/19 personal (autism tx), 11/19 mass (intellectual & developmental disabilities), 11/23 mass (clinical child); interview (neuro) - 12/7, 12/11; interview (autism tx) - 12/11, 1/8; interview (int. & develop. disabilities) - 12/10, 1/7, 1/21; interview (clinical child) - 12/11, 12/18, 1/7, 1/8, 1/15
Nebraska Internship Consortium (1416, different codes for some tracks); Boys Town - Omaha Behavioral Health East Track, Munroe-Meyer Institute Rural Integrated Care Central, South, and West tracks;11/19 mass; interview - 1/8 (Boys Town open house 8am-12pm on 01/07, Rural Integrated Care open house immediately after interviews and 11am on 1/9)
New Jersey VA; 11/25 phone; interview - 12/8, 12/11
North Texas VA; 11/25 mass (neuro & general); interview (neuro) - 1/4, 1/7, 1/14
Northwestern Univ (1262); 11/30 phone (LGBT); interview (LGBT) - 1/19, 1/25
NYU Bellevue Hospital (1476); Adult Track, Forensic Track, Child/Adolescent ; 11/19 mass (adult), 11/20 (forensic), 11/20 (child/adolescent); interview (adult) – 12/17, interview (forensic) - 12/2, 12/11, 12/16; interview (child/adolescent) - 12/8, 12/14, 12/16

Ohio State/Wexner Medical Center; 11/30 mass (health); interview (health) - 1/11, 1/15
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (1519); 11/24 mass (neuro); interview (neuro) - 12/16, 1/6, 1/13, 1/25
Oregon Health & Science University, Univ. Center for Excellence on Development and Disability (1525); 11/23 mass; interview – 1/12, 1/15

Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services (1402); 11/19 mass; interview – 1/7, 1/12
Pittsburgh VA (1543); general; 11/12 mass; interview - 12/7, 12/18, 1/4, 1/19
Philhaven/Philhaven Psychology Department (1531); 11/24 personal (general); interview - to be determined individually
Primary Children's Hospital (1601); 11/23 mass (Adolescent RTC and Primary Children's Outpatient rotation); interview – 1/8, 1/11, 1/12

Rush University Medical Center (1264); neuro & health; 11/10 mass (neuro), 11/20 mass (health), 11/30 mass (child/pediatric); interview (neuro) - 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/11, 1/12, interview (health) - 1/6, 1/7, 1/11, 1/12; interview (child/pediatric) - 1/7, 1/8, 1/14, 1/15, 1/22
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (1432); 11/5 personal (severe mental illness), 11/22 & 11/30 personal (child); interview (severe mental illness) - 12/18; interview (child) - 1/6

Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital (1188); 11/20; interview – 12/4, 12/9, 12/11, 1/8, 1/15
Salem, Virginia VA (1614); 11/16 phone (general), 11/20, 11/24; interview - 12/14, 12/18, 1/11
Sarah A. Reed Children's Center (1659); 11/24; interview - 1/8
San Jose State University (CAPS) (2143); 11/20 mass; interview - 11/30-12/10
Shorehaven Behavioral Health and Sebastian Family Psychology Practice Internship Consortium (2229); 11/17 personal; interviews - Mon & Tues from 11/30-12/22
Spectrum Health (2309); 11/13 phone; interview - 12/11, 12/14, 12/18, 12/21
Spring Grove Hospital Center (1349); 11/16 personal; Interview - 12/7, 12/9, 12/14, 12/16
South Texas VA, San Antonio (1587); 11/24 email (gero, neuro, primary care, general, SMI, & trauma tracks); interview (all tracks) - 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/11, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15
Southwest Consortium, Albuquerque; neuro & general; 11/12 mass (neuro & general); interviews - 1/13, 1/20
Staten Island Univ Hospital; 11/30 phone (neuro); interview dates not provided
St. Louis Psychology Internship Consortium (1400); 11/12 personal; interview 1/8
St. Louis VA; 11/25 mass (neuro & general); interview (neuro) - 1/8, 1/15, 1/22
SUNY University of New York at Albany/University Counseling Center (1663); 11/24 personal; interview - two separate telephone interviews, each lasting between thirty to forty-five minutes: 1) Telephone conference call with two staff psychologists with CAPS and one undergraduate peer helper from Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program. Dates: 12/7-12/16; 2) The second interview is a follow-up telephone call, scheduled on another day, Dates: 12/14-12/23; open houses - 1/11, 1/15
SUNY Upstate Medical University (1495); 11/17 mass (child), 11/23 & 11/24 mass (adult); interview (child) - 12/16, 12/17, 1/6, 1/7, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14; interview (adult) - 12/7, 12/14, 12/16, 12/18, 12/21, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8
Superior Court of the District of Columbia/Child Guidance Clinic (1747); 11/23 & 11/30 mass; interview - 1/11, 1/12, 1/13, 1/19, 1/20, 1/25
Syracuse VAMC (149611); 11/17 mass; interview - 12/11, 12/14, 1/8, 1/11

Tarzana Treatment Centers (2019); 11/23 mass (Adult); interview (adult) - 12/10, 12/17, 12/21, 1/7, 1/8
Texas Child Study Center (2110); 11/25 personal; interview - 1/11, 1/13, 1/22
Texas State Univ; 11/30 personal; interview - 12/16, 1/5, 1/6

UAB-BVAMC Consortium/ Veterans Affairs (1101); 11/18 mass (general & adult), 11/20 mass (child); interview (general) – 12/14; interview (adult) - 12/14, 1/4; interview (child) - 12/11, 12/14
UCSD/San Diego VA (1125); General Bmed/Burn Center, Behav Medicine, Trauma/Substance; 11/20 mass, 11/22 personal; interviews – 1/8, 1/11, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14 - (will email in Dec to say what track you're interviewing for.)
UC San Francisco (1155); public service & minorities; 11/20 personal; interview - 12/11
Univ of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1106); 11/24 personal (child); interview (child) - 12/11, 12/16, 1/11, 1/15
Univ of Chicago (1266); 11/12 (pediatric neuro), 11/15 (adult neuro) mass, 11/16 (adult/health track) mass; interview (pediatric neuro) - 1/8, 1/15, 1/22; interview (adult neuro) - 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29; interview (adult/health track) - 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29; interview (child) - 1/15
Univ of Colorado School of Medicine; 11/30 mass (family medicine & partners tracks); interview - 1/4, 1/25
Univ of Delaware/Center for Counseling & Student Development (1196); 11/24 mass; interview - 12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 1/5, 1/7, 1/12, 1/14, 1/19, 1/21
Univ of Florida Health Science Center (1205); child-pediatric, clinical neuropsych, & clinical health psychology (120514); 11/17 personal; interview - 1/8, 1/15, 1/22
Univ of Illinois at Chicago (1265); 11/24 mass (adult & child); interview - 1/22, 1/25
Univ of Kansas Medical Center (1954); 11/10 personal; Comprehensive track; interview - 12/4, 12/18
Univ of Kentucky Counseling Center (2227); 11/24 mass; interview (on-site) - 1/4, 1/5, 1/8, 1/11, 1/12, 1/15
Univ of Louisville Medical School/Depart. of Psychiatry; 11/24 phone; interview - 1/4, 1/8
Univ of Miami Counseling Center (1201); 11/25 & 11/30 phone; interview - mid-late Dec & early Jan
Univ of Michigan Mary A. Rackham Institute (1650); 11/24 mass (lifespan); interview (lifespan) - 12/21, 1/7
Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Counseling Center (2063); 11/17 personal; interviews (phone) - 12/3 - 12/11
Univ of Oklahoma Health Science Center/OKC VA Consortium (1519); 11/24 mass (VA medical center-general); interview - 12/14, 12/21, 1/4, 1/11, 1/20; 11/25 an email indicating that I am still under consideration and asking me to rank them, but I am not among those being interviewed
Univ of Oregon Counseling and Testing Center (1522); 11/18 personal; Notification of passing intern screening process, application now forwarded to selection committee; while this wasn't an interview invitation, the email clarified that they will be conducting Skype/phone interviews on 12/29 and 12/30
Univ of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry/Dept. of Psychiatry (1490); 11/23 mass (Adult), 11/23 mass (child & adolescent); interview (adult) – 12/17, 1/7, 1/12, 1/25; interview (child & adolescent) – 12/11, 1/8, 1/18, 1/22
Univ of Rochester UCC (1491); 11/30 personal; interview - 1/4, 1/5, 1/7, 1/8, 1/11, 1/12
Univ of Southern California, College Counseling Center; 11/26 mass; interview dates TBD in future email
Univ of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (1597); 11/20 mass; interview - 12/4, 12/11, 12/18
Univ of Washington, Psychiatry (1619); 11/25 personal (child & adult); open house (adult) - 1/4
Univ of Wisconsin Madison Psychiatry Department, Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (1628); 11/4 personal (adult track), 11/16 phone (child track), 11/20 phone & 1/23 phone (health); interview (adult) - 12/7, 12/16, 12/21, 1/4, 1/11; interview (child) - 1/11; interview (health) - 12/9, 12/21, 1/4, 1/11, 1/20
US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield (1398); 11/9 via mass; more info after USAjobs app process
Utah St Hospital (1594); Adult Clinical; 11/13 personal; interview - 12/7, 12/8, 12/9, 12/10
Utah St Univ, Counseling and Psychological Services (1592); 11/23 mass; interview – 12/7-12/18

VA Central Iowa Healthcare System (1248); 11/20 personal (general): interview - 1/7, 1/14
VA Puget Sound, Seattle (1621); 11/17 mass; open house - 1/5
VA NY Harbor Healthcare Center - Brooklyn (1453); general; 11/19 & 11/23 mass; interview – 12/9, 12/10, 12.21
VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System; 11/24 personal; interview - 1/12, 1/13, 1/14
Vanderbilt University - VA Tennessee Valley Consortium; Neuropsych (156619) and General (156618) - 11/18 & 11/20 Phone, 11/23 personal (adult psychiatry & generalist); Interviews - 12/4, 12/7, 12/10, 1/12 (neuropsych), 12/4, 12/11, and two Jan. dates (general); interview (adult psychiatry) - 12/7, 12/11, 12/14, 1/11

Wasatch Mental Health (1595); 11/23 mass; interview - 12/11 (skype), 12/18 (in-person)
Washington DC VAMC (1193); 11/22 & 11/23 phone; interview - 1/7, 1/8, 1/11
Western State Hospital (1624); 11/20 personal; 1/7 (open house)
Western Psychiatric Institutes and Clinics (WPIC, #1544); 11/23 mass; interview - 1/8, 1/15
White River Junction VAMC in Vermont (1741); 11/ 18 phone; 12/14, 12/16, 1/11, 1/13 from 7:45-2PM
Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland AFB(1589); 10/30 personal; interview - 12/3 (social) & 12/4 (interview) or 1/7 (social) & 1/8 (interview)

Yale Univ School of Medicine, Psychiatry Department (1183); 11/10 phone (Hispanic Clinic, 118318), 11/13 personal (substance abuse, 118315), 11/23 email (adult community mental health, 118319), 11/24 personal (neuropsych & psych assessment; adult inpatient), 11/24 (young adult services); interview (Hispanic Clinic) - 1/8 (have 3 choices, applicants rank them on cover letter; offered me my top choice); interview (Substance Abuse) - 1/11; interview (adult) - 11/11, 1/15; interview (neuro & assessment) - 1/8, 1/11, 1/15; interview (adult inpatient) - 1/8; interview (young adult) - 1/11
Rejection Notifications:

Alpert Medical School, Brown Univ Training Consortium (1551); 11/30 mass (adult & child)

Baltimore Consortium/VAMHCS/Univ of Maryland (1347); 11/30 mass (both trauma tracks)
Boston Consortium; 11/25 mass (neuro)
Boston VA; 11/25 mass (general)

Central Alabama VA Healthcare System, 11/25 mass
Central Iowa VA Health Care System; 11/24 personal
Cherokee Health (1324); 11/24 mass
Children's Hospital of Minneapolis (1379); Child; 11/13 email
Children's Mercy Kansas City (1390); 11/23 mass & personal
Cincinnati Childrens (1503); Behavioral Medicine; 11/18 personal
Cincinnati VA (1504); 11/20 mass & personal (received notifications from a few people with differing notifications)

Duke (1413); Neuro; 11/20 mass
Durham VA (1414); 11/21 mass

Eastern Kansas VA Healthcare System (Leavenworth); 11/30 personal (general)

James Madison Univ Counseling Center; 11/30 mass

Federal Bureau of Prisons, Tallahassee (1222)
FCC Butner (1407); 11/13 mass
FCC Petersburg (2169); 11/20 personal
FCI-Fort Worth (1575); 11/16 mass
Federal Corrections - Terminal Island (1167); 11/13 mass; 11/25
Florida State University/Louise R. Goldhagen Regional Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center (1224); 11/20 mass
Florida State University Counseling Center (1223); 11/25 mass
FMC Carswell (1743); 11/9 mass
FMC Devens (1722); 11/9 mass
FMC Lexington (1311)
FMC Rochester (1385); 11/17 mass

Greystone Psychiatric Park Hospital (1425); 11/25 mass

Hazelden Betty Ford; 11/25 personal
Henry Ford Health Sciences (1364); Pediatric Neuropsychology; Adult Neuropsychology; 11/19 mass
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) (1380); 11/23 mass

Kaiser Fresno; 11/25 mass
Kennedy Krieger (1344); 11/23 mass

Lancaster General Health Physicians (1986); neuropsych; 11/18 mass
Lincoln Hills School/Copper Lake School (1636); 11/23 personal
Louisiana State Univ Health Sciences Center (1316); 11/30 mass (all tracks)

Metropolitan Detention Center/Psychology Services (1133); 11/9 mass
Milwaukee VA (1634); 11/23 (neuro & general)
Minneapolis VA Medical Center (1383); 11/30 personal (neuro)
Mississippi State Hospital; 11/25 mass (adult inpatient)

Nationwide Children's Hospital (1509); 11/12 mass (neuropsych); 11/19 mass (pediatric)
Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology (1416); 11/19 email
New York Harbor Brooklyn VA; 11/25

Rush University Medical Center (1264); 11/18 (neuro) & 11/24 (health) mass

San Jose State University Counseling Services (2143); 11/24 mass
South Texas Veterans Health Care System/South Texas VA (San Antonio); 11/27 mass (trauma & general)
Southwest Consortium/Albuquerque VA (New Mexico); 11/12
Spring Grove Hospital (134911); 11/9
Stanford Univ CAPS; 11/30 mass
SUNY Albany Counseling Center (1663); 11/20 personal
Syracuse VA (1496); 11/24 (general)

Texas Child Study Center/UT Austin; 11/25 email

UAB Consortium (1101); 11/18 mass (including child track)
UC San Francisco (1155); 11/23 mass (assessment & intervention, neuropsych, & public service & minority tracks)
Univ of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1106); 11/23 personal (child)
Univ Chicago Medicine (1266); Adult Neuro and Adult/Health, 11/20 mass
Univ of Illinois Chicago Dept. Psychiatry (1265); 11/23 mass (child, adult, & neuropsych tracks))
Univ of Michigan Mary Rackham Institute; 11/25 mass (adult)
Univ of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (1519); 11/24 mass
Univ of Pittsburgh Counseling Center (10856); 11/27 mass
Univ of Southern California; 11/26 mass
Univ of Washington School of Medicine (1619); 11/24 mass (child), 11/25 mass (neuro)
Univ of Wisconsin - Psychiatry (1097); 11/24 (health track)
Utah St Hospital (1594); Adult Clinical; 11/13 personal
Utah St Univ, Counseling and Psychological Services (1592); 11/23 mass

VA Puget Sound, Seattle (1621); General track; 11/17 mass
VA NY Harbor Healthcare Center, Manhattan (1480); 11/23 mass

Wasatch Mental Health (Provo, Utah) (1595); 11/23 email
Wilmington VA (2303); 11/18

Yale (1183); neuro; 11/20 mass, 11/30

Site Updates:

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center – site has withdrawn from the APPIC match process (notified applicants on 11/20 personal)

Womack Army Medical Center at Ft. Bragg – new Army site that is in the process of registering the information on AAPI (notified Walter Reed applicants about this on 11/20 personal)

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MS3 with two big red flags. Should i give up EM?

Can I utilize a patient letter?

Hey everyone, couple of questions. TLDR below.

So recently I had taken care of a patient (I'm a nurse) and her husband who was at the bedside the whole time sent my fiancé a very nice thank you email. I took care of his wife a total of three days and spent a lot of time in their room as she was in quite a lot of pain and they needed reassurance and guidance. I mentioned where my fiancé worked and he found her email and sent her a letter a couple of weeks later noting my compassion, patience, professionalism, and more. I've received thank you letters before but this one was particularly nice and touching. We don't often have patients reach out weeks later so it was truly just a wonderful thing to see and reaffirms why we do what we do.

My fiancé mentioned it to her dad who is a physician and has been involved in academic medicine and was at one point an interim dean / assistant dean (can't remember exactly) for a bit. He said I should utilize this letter in my application process. I plan on asking him more about this but I also wanted to ask here how this would be done. I've never been through the app process so I'm not sure where it'd be best if at all (obviously I'd leave off their names). I kind of hate to analyze this letter because I don't want to take away the personal meaning it has to me but if it can be helpful in this process and I can continue to help people in the way I did for them then maybe it isn't so bad to take advantage of this? And I'm not sure if this matters or should be indicated but the family is south american working class.

Also, as I'm compiling my LORs I'm trying to figure out what my best option for non science would be. My understanding is that since I'm nontrad and haven't taken a non science class in years I can get a work related LOR. So I think I have two options. The nurse manager (has a masters) who I believe would be supportive but probably not stellar as she hasn't actually seen me work much since I work mostly weekends. But perhaps she would ask my coworkers how I am and I know the majority of them would support me and have nothing but good things to say. Or a charge nurse who has worked beside me and been a nurse for 10+ years and already knows my intentions and is supportive of this. However she only has an associates in nursing and runs her own business on the side. Not sure which would be better but from what I've read on this site it seems adcoms care about the level of education of the letter writer. She would probably even opt for me to write a letter and then she would go over it and ok it.

TLDR: Received thank you email from patient husband noting my positive qualities, can and how should this be utilized in app process? Fiance's physician dad says yes.

Which LOR is better. Nurse manager with a masters, doesn't know me all that well, not even sure how supportive she'd be vs. charge nurse who has worked with me, really likes me, only has associates and runs a business on the side, knows my intentions and is supportive and would maybe even have me write the LOR and then she'd ok it or change what she wanted to change.

My 2 science LORs will hopefully come from an orgo professor and an anatomy and phys professor who says he will write a stellar one.

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Western University - Pomona (COMP) Discussion Thread 2015 - 2016

Nope! You can have either. I know a lot of people who did MD shadowing and they were completely fine! Don't worry too much about this, it helps with the why DO? question but there are many other reasons and different ways you can answer this!
Hopefully this made sense, I'm sleepy

I'll be lurking around this thread every now and then, happy to help however I can!

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MPH Fall 2016: Applied, Accepted, Waitlisted, Rejected!

Hi, everyone!

To my surprise, nobody has created an MPH Fall 2016 thread yet! I joined this site just to start one because I think they were valuable resources to applicants in previous years. So, let the fun, anxiety & night terrors begin! Best of luck to you all, entering class of 2016!!!!

I'm copying stuff over from previous years because I lack originality (and why invent the wheel twice?)
And let's try keep this strictly about the application process for simplification. If information changes, please come back to the thread and keep us updated.

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Undergrad School:
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA:
Major/Minor:
GradGPA (if applicable):
Grad Studies (if applicable):
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable):
Experience/Research (please, be brief):

Interested in:
Applied:
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

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Me first, yay!

Undergrad School: Private liberal arts in California
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.55/3.86 (butchered my first year grades, came back strong)
Major/Minor: Neuroscience and Psychology double major/Philosophy minor
GradGPA: n/a
Grad Studies: n/a
GRE: Taken in 2014 with minimal studying, so I'm scheduled to take it again in a couple of months with adequate preparation. Either way, my scores from last year are 160V/157Q/4.5W. (Yes, I realize that these are moderately good scores. I just want to challenge myself and feel like I did my best.)
Experience/Research:

• 2.5 years as psychology research lab manager
• 1 year as president of academic psychology club president
• 1 independent summer research project on stress hormones funded by research grant
• multiple volunteer experiences in mental health settings (special ed. classroom, autism behavioral training, at-risk youth mentoring)
• multiple poster publications and a 1st place research presentation prize for work on stress hormones at regional conference
• Misc. - member of a few honor societies in psychology and science, studied abroad with Semester at Sea, and received highest achievement award for a graduating senior in my academic department

No work experience or journal publications or extensive international experience

Interested in: If you can't tell by now, I really like studying mental health. My interest in public health is very specific in global mental health. (Please wish me luck that I'll somehow find a job in the future in this nearly nonexistent, poorly funded field.) So, the schools I'm applying to specialize in this field, and some of them aren't even MPH programs. Oh well, let's just go with it!
Applied: Johns Hopkins (MHS), NYU (MPH), Columbia (MPH), UCL (MSc), LSHTM (MSc), Duke (MSGH), U of Glasgow (MSc), U of Melbourne (probably going to drop this one), U of Denver (MA), McGill (MSc)
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

Your turn!

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What specialty has the most grateful patients

If I had to guess, the parents of inpatient pediatrics cases are probably the most grateful after a successful case. Of course, if the patient outcome isn't good, then parents can become really nasty. It really helps that pediatric patients can sometimes have the cheeriest dispositions.

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MCAT / Applying in 2016 buddies

@doc2bec For the first few weeks I got overwhelmed with what I needed to know. Whenever I tried to studied it was just too much that I eventually gave up; so much testing material, and so much info to learn. I realized that its imperative for me to start now, as next semester i'm taking two courses (biochem & orgo) while working 45+ hours a week. So what I did was come up with a plan and started with my strongest subject, just to get in the swing of things and not feel overwhelmed. Its working well so far. I"m testing in May.

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48 Hour Crew Checking In

Keep your hopes up guys, I'm sure a lot of you guys are gonna get into some great schools.

I know it's difficult but make sure you still live a life these next two days.. time is precious and time off is even more precious... it's not worth spending the next 47 hours on SDN like me hahaha...........

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2015-2016 Morehouse School of Medicine Application Thread

ITEM 12 . Identify the one type of medical career listed below to which you may wish to devote the majority ofyour professional efforts:
Primary Care Other Specialty Care
Research and/or Teaching Undecided
b. Indicate the character of medical practice you presently contemplate:
Individual Partnership Private Group Hospital-based Group
Academic-based Group Public Health Industrial Undecided
c. What percent of your professional time do you anticipate devoting to:
Administration %
Teaching %
Patient care %
Research %
d. In which size community do you think you would like to practice?
Large metropolitan (100,000 people or more)
Small city (50,000 - 99,999) Large town (10,000 - 49,999) Small town, rural area, reservation (1,000 - 9,999) Undecided

Briefly, explain the reasons for your selections in item #12:

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Type a statement setting forth the key motivational factors in your decision to apply to Morehouse and any information about yourself you feel would be of interest to the Committee on Admission in the consideration of your application. Please keep the response to about one page. (You may want to type your answer in a Word Processor while you are off-line and paste your response here

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Bad biology grade

Is there some reason you can't withdraw from the biology course instead of taking a D? I feel like this would probably be better than intentionally failing just to retake.

B'c and C's aren't bad grades. A "C" is passing. Having said that, it is typically better to do the best that you can and having a C average will make getting into vet school difficult, but not impossible. You want to get "A's" if you can, but if you get a few "B's" and a couple of "C's" here and there it isn't the end of the world and you can still get into veterinary school.

First semester is typically the hardest for people as they are adjusting to college and college courses. So, vet schools like to see an upward trend... so maybe you had no "A's" this semester but get some next semester. Or maybe you had a few "C's" but not semester you get no "C's" and then the semester after your grades improve again...

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Lobbying against CRNAs is not acceptable at UNC

Can someone help me make sense of this?

Ancedote du jour: I don't care what anyone says about SDN...if I'm not super busy...you'll see me here - rude, crude, ignorant, brilliant, loving...whatever form.

I was DYING to get into a clinical psychology doctoral program, it's all I wanted from a career, and got an offer in the 11th hour from a professional school (>$200K debt), having interviewed and wait-listed at my top choices. I was going to take it, but I had little babies then and my husband (although supportive) was business-minded and 110% against that kind of debt. Jon Snow gave me some solid advice (he was working in field and on SDN from time to time). After a back and forth with him, I released the offer with plans to apply the following year (it was my second year applying). Then, I got a funded offer a few MONTHS later. (I am a lucky duck. )

And I'm not even going to mention a special someone who gave me feedback at internship time about my essays...being overly psychodynamic at the time, the perspective was extraordinary and on target....revised it and matched at my #1. Maybe these old timer SDN, National Guards were harsh (they both rejected my rose-colored vision), but hell, if it didn't get me where I wanted to go. Thank you very much.

And now, you folks are helping me figure out my dissertation acknowledgements. I love it.

I owe SDN my patronage.

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Can someone help me make sense of this?

UPenn c/o 2020 applicants!

Good luck everyone!! I'm also applying.
Question about the "primary interest" dropbox as well:
I have almost equal amounts of experience in SA (~1,000 hrs) and wildlife (~780), with my interests being mostly in wildlife. Even though SA is more, I'm not sure which to put down as my primary interest/experience because my wildlife experience is mostly just research, not so much as vet experience. Thoughts?

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LSU-SVM Class of 2020 Applicants

The fact that I have no clinical experience (other than shadowing in 2009/2010, which I just decided to add to my VMCAS) really worries me. I've been trying since April to get an assistant/tech job, but lately there have been few clinic openings in my area (mostly for receptionists and LVTs). Of the several I've interviewed, most seemed interested or offered me another position, but then never called back when they said they would (please, I'd much rather be told "sorry, we chose someone else" than be left hanging).
A few places straight up told me during interview "oh, but you say you're applying to vet school, so you might only be around for a year and we're looking for someone more long-term"--even though I explained many times how unlikely it is I'd get accepted on the first attempt. It was so messed up, you'd think being a serious vet school applicant would help your case, not hurt it.

Actually the one place that treated me well was--an adoption/admin position at a cat shelter. (they offered it after I sent resume trying to apply as a tech which was already filled) They kept constant contact with me and even called me back for a second interview. Ultimately they explained that they finally decided on another applicant because they knew I was really in need of a clinical position. I was told their new mobile vet service would be starting in Aug/Sept and to keep a lookout for it to apply but I haven't heard anything as of yet.

Sorry for that tangent, job searching is frustrating

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Polyatomic vs Polyprotic

Polyatomic ions are just ions that have more than one atom present in them. The only ions not polyatomic would be like H+, Ca 2+, Cl-, Na+, etc which are known as monoatomic. Polyatomic ions would be like ClO3-, OH-, etc. Polyatomic is pretty simple, don't overthink it.

Polyprotic acids are a specific type of acid that have the ability to donate more than one proton. Note the root "prot" in "polyprotic", implying protons. Examples of this would be like what Ad2b mentioned, H3PO4 and H2SO4 (don't think KMnO4 is polyprotic though, has no protons). H3PO4 is polyprotic because it has 3 protons, and can donate 1, 2 or even all three of them to form H2PO4-, HPO4 2-, and PO4 3- respectively.

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Thinking of proceeding with dentistry

In my opinion it's an ocean of opportunities when you good work. simply speaking its a study combined with art. you need to have good communication skills too for excel in the profession. even to decide the profession you want to choose depends on the country you live and the degree of saturation. you can ask me at my pm [email protected]
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Foreign Veterinary Graduate from India

Hey Guys,
So I'm almost done with my final year of my Bachelors Veterinary Degree in India, I will be awarded a BVSc & AH (Animals Husbandry) degree.
I have a green card and I intend on studying in the United States.
I understand my degree is not recognized and that I have to go through the ECFVG and NAVLE to get a DVM degree and finally apply for my residency in the states.
In the ECFVG, I would like to know 2 things, 1. How long did it take to prepare for the BCSE test and 2. Where can I get sufficient Practice for the CPE part of the exam.

Any help will be appreciated

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Is Doximity Accurate?

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Doximity publishes information about all of the anesthesiology residency programs in regards to ranking, specialization %, board pass rate %, publications, etc. Does anyone know if this information is accurate? Thanks.

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Pro athlete transitioning to medicine

I will have taken a somewhat unique road to get to med school, so I am posting in this sub-forum. If this is the wrong place, my apologies.

I have been out of undergrad for two years and have been playing a professional sport for those two years. Due to a variety of injuries, I am going to be "retiring" (can I even say that at my age?) in order to pursue a career in medicine.

I was a physics major in undergrad (top 5 school), so I have completed all of the required coursework in physics and math. However, I haven't taken any of the biology or chemistry requirements. Am I better of taking these classes separately or should I apply to formal post-bacc programs? Will these programs just allow me to skip the math/physics portion?

I appreciate the help.

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2016 Nontrad Applicants' Progress Thread

Overwhelmed with gratitude to be MS1 in August, looking for ways to pay forward all the kind assistance I received on this journey as I remember this time last year...

All I can say is hang in there, guys, keep your head down and check one box at a time. Anyone who says this application year isn't draining is not shooting straight--especially if you are nontrads, juggling management of a family, taking classes, working, and then piling onto all of this, flying and driving around the country for interviews. No one will ever know what it takes for us to pull this off unless they've done it.

If there's one thing I would constrain you to get squared away, it's this: For a nontrad, you want to very clearly be able to answer the question, "Why now?" --for yourself first, then for the personal statement and the interviews. The PS readers and interviewers need to be able to follow a logical progression through your story that has led you to this point in your life where you believe medicine is right for you. This is worth the trouble to think through and figure out exactly how to articulate, as it will keep coming up over and over.

Don't let anyone tell you that you are too old for this. You can decide you are too old for it at any point along the arduous path, but no one else can make that call for you. Just one more layer of encouragement--I have never seen anyone as old as I am on SDN as a premed, so if I'm not too old, you definitely are not.

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Should I anticipate any benefit? UG with medical program vs without

Im currently at a cc and I'm 26.

I can stay where I am geographically and transfer to a uni next year which does not have a medical program, or I can go about 5 hours away for the same in state price to a different school that has one. Rankings between the schools are insignificant and the school with the MD program is a low-tier. There are two local schools with MD programs but I wouldn't have a shot at getting into their MD programs because they are pretty prestigious and look down on CC credits. They are also much more expensive for undergrad.

I have lived in my current city my whole life, and am doing some volunteering locally and have some good relationships going. However I would like to experience something away from home truly on my own, and my current job has a location near this other school which I can transfer to if I want/need to continue working.

I don't know whether or not I should anticipate any benefit from attending a school with a medical program; I don't know if ill receive any differential treatment when I do apply to their MD program, and I am shadowing doctors and doing things here for clinical experience already, so its really no different than I would experience there I guess. The only thing is maybe some LORs from people at their UG might be particularly helpful in getting into their program specifically. But then again if I don't get in to their program...it seems as though it will have been a waste to go through the trouble of moving just to attend their school.

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Weird Situation

Had this thing happen to me yesterday and I'm having difficulty wrapping my head around it.

Youngish, otherwise healthy female undergoing an arm procedure. Go to intubate, Grade I view, pass the tube, no end tidal and cant see any humidity on the tube. Tube comes out, DL once again, Grade I view again, pass the tube, no end tidal and can't see any humidity anywhere.

I know my ETCO2 monitor is working, BP is not an issue. Able to bag the patient but nothing is coming out. Sats are ok (but was properly preoxygenated). At this point, attending takes a look with the tube in place. Clearly past the vocal cords, pilot is properly inflated, he advances the tube further and we end up with ETCO2. Rest of the case proceeds uneventfully.

Any ideas?

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The Caduceus vs Rod of Asclepius

The caduceus, with two wings, is carried by Mercury ( aka Hermes) who, in addition to being the messenger of the gods, is also the patron god of thieves. It's commonly used as a symbol of medicine instead of the more correct staff of Aesculapius, a son of the god Apollo. That staff, with a single wing and a snake wrapped around it, is supposed to suggest wisdom. It is also reminiscent of a biblical story in the bible in which Moses cures snakebites by making a bronze staff with a snake coiled around it.

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Interfaith Medical Center joins city’s 911 system with FDNY/EMS ambulance service

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Interfaith Medical Center has received certification from the FDNY and EMS to operate an ambulance as part of the New York City 911 system.

The Interfaith FDNY/EMS ambulance, now in operation, is a basic life support unit that will operate 24-hours, seven days a week in the central Brooklyn community. It will be dispatched by the 911 system to bring patients to the nearest hospital or to a hospital with certified special services, such as designated stroke, burn or trauma centers.

“Our ability to operate a certified FDNY/EMS ambulance permits us to increase access to emergency care for the members of our community,” said hospital President and CEO Steven R. Korf. “This is an important moment for Interfaith Medical Center and the people of central Brooklyn.”

“The addition of an FDNY/EMS ambulance expands Interfaith’s Emergency Services department and will lead to better health outcomes for our community,” said Dr. Charles Lawrence, chairman of the department of Emergency Medicine and medical director of IMC’s ambulance program.

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Hepatosplenomegaly in 50% of mastocytosis patients

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Mastocytosis can cause a rash with a positive Darier sign (manifest wheals and/or erythema upon rubbing/stimulation).

Also HSM in 50%. Why?

Cheers,

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Official Rejections c/o 2020

UNITED STATES:

Auburn University:

University of California: ([\B]vetskoldreama, portal 11/16[\B])

Colorado State University:

Cornell University:

University of Florida:

University of Georgia:

University of Illinois:

Iowa State University:

Kansas State University:

Lincoln Memorial University:

Louisiana State University: (Devastating, portal, 11/9)(batsenecal, portal, 11/9)([\B]vetskoldreama, portal 11/9[/B])

Michigan State University:

Midwestern University:

University of Minnesota:

Mississippi State University:

University of Missouri:

North Carolina State University:

Ohio State University:

Oklahoma State University:

Oregon State University:

University of Pennsylvania:

Purdue University:

Texas A&M University:

University of Tennessee:

Tufts University:

Tuskegee University:

Virginia-Maryland Regional College:

Washington State University:

Western University of Health Sciences: (batsenecal, email, 11/19)

University of Wisconsin:

CANADA:

University of Calgary (Alberta):

University of Guelph (Ontario):

University of Montreal (Quebec):

University of Prince Edward Island [Atlantic; AVC] (PEI):

University of Saskatchewan [Western] (Saskatchewan):

UNITED KINGDOM:

Royal Veterinary College (England): (wheelin2vetmed, see RANT thread, 11/3)

University College Dublin (Ireland):

University of Edinburgh (Scotland):

University of Glasgow (Scotland):

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

Massey University (New Zealand):

University of Melbourne (Australia):

Murdoch University (Australia):

University of Queensland (Australia):

University of Sydney (Australia):

THE ISLANDS:

Ross University (St. Kitts):

St. George's University (Grenada):

St. Matthew's University (Cayman Islands)

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****Official Midwestern-Arizona Class of 2020 Interview/Acceptance/Rejection***

International Seats?

Hello Everyone!

I'm in the process of completing my pre-reqs for Podiatry and I'm a Canadian citizen studying in the US, I'm on track for a GreenCard but the process could take some time, which means I will have to apply as an international. My question is, are there a limited amount of seats for International students like the M.D program? I think due to funding most place only have 2-5 seats for international students (usually guys with near perfects scores). I know here in Texas its almost impossible to get into med school if your not a resident and citizen. A huge amount of dentistry schools also don't want international students.

Is this also the case for Pod schools?

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Class of 2015... How ya doing?

One week down, first anatomy quiz is this upcoming Thursday on the forelimb. I've got the bones, names of muscles, and most of the vasculature down. Working on origin, attachment, action, innervation right now. I felt overwhelmed on Thursday and part of Friday's anatomy lab, but less so now. We don't have a lecture portion of anatomy, it's basically just dive in and follow the instructions on the book. Not having guidance has been difficult for me to handle, because I get worried about cutting through something that I shouldn't...especially with the arteries and nerves. Otherwise, we have professional development, which addresses common issues that students in veterinary medicine deal with (proper human nutrition, sleep, stress) as well as issues we will deal with upon graduation (ethics), histology, and molecular biology. Histology is nothing earth shattering, and neither is molecular really. Radiology starts soon, pretty excited about that.

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Schools to Apply to in January

This thread is a follow-up to this one: http://ift.tt/1lzZNmg

So, one of my relatives was talking to me today (we'll call her "Auntie B"), and after I lamented my financial troubles to her, she let on that she might be able to help me with applications "as a Christmas present". When I mentioned to her that sooner would be better, she told me to be nice to those offering to help. I spent the next 15 minutes complimenting her hair and her generosity.

So I come to the genius posters of SDN with a riddle: If I send out some primaries in January, which MD schools might actually respond?

(DO schools are not an option--although I would love to attend a DO school, one of my LOR writers resolutely refused to write a letter if it would be used for DO apps...)

Ideas?

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University of Pikeville - Kentucky (UP-KYCOM) Discussion Thread 2015 - 2016

Hi, everyone! I don't know anything about how the secondary applications are going, but I will be a 2nd year student at KYCOM this fall if you have any questions! Best of luck to the entering class this year, and those who will be applying for next year!

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University of Pikeville - Kentucky (UP-KYCOM) Discussion Thread 2015 - 2016

retaking MCAT and reapplying? Advice please!

Since you're posting in pre-osteo, I'm assuming none of those acceptances are to MD schools. Otherwise it won't matter which DO school you go to beyond a slight regional advantage. Being a reapplicant further reduces your chances. You'd be a complete idiot to decline an acceptance.

If you're really gunning for derm, optho, ENT, uro, ortho, then prepare to take an extra year off, ace all your classes, and you'll need to do extremely well on your steps. It's not like MDs magically walk into these residencies either. They do the same stuff, but do have an initial advantage.

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retaking MCAT and reapplying? Advice please!