VA resident, URM, 511, 4.0

19 MD applications

~2000 clinical hours at time of application

~170 research hours (2nd author published manuscript + planned conference presentation-didn’t go)

~1600 hours non-clinical volunteering (youth mentorship / camp leadership for underserved families)

~220 hours shadowing (multiple specialties)

~120 hours teaching / mentoring (lab preceptor + peer mentorship)

~1700+ hours leadership (co-founder of an event company with 20 employees + education chair in my pre-health frat)

long-term personal fitness journey (lost close to 100 pounds)-most brought up thing in my interviews