HPA Vitals: January 26
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Having trouble viewing this email? Access Vitals online. Princeton University Health Professions Advising HPA Vitals: January 26 Quick Links Career of the Month Campus News & Events Post-Grad Opportunities Coming up @ HPA Local Area Announcements Educational Opportunities Student Group News Undergrad Internships Question of the Week: Applying MD/PhD Hi HPA – I’m about to apply to medical school but I’m still on the fence about MD versus MD/ PhD. Does anyone apply to both? How does the application process differ between the two? Is it more competitive to get into an MD/PhD program? A: About 10-15% of our applicants in a given year apply MD/PhD; Princeton gives you a better taste of what it might be like to carry out independent research at the doctoral level than most colleges and universities, and many students develop a passion for inquiry within their discipline. That said, some of the students most passionate about their research also choose to apply MD only with plans to incorporate research into their four years in medical school. Students applying MD/PhD complete the same “common application” (the AMCAS), but some of the details are a little different: Essays: MD/PhD candidates write two additional essays: one about their rationale for pursuing the dual degree and the other detailing their research experiences. Standardized tests: most programs will only require the MCAT, but some may ask for a GRE score – be sure to check your prospective schools’ requirements. School Selection: your research interests will come into play as you decide where to apply. Some of our applicants choose to apply to some schools MD only and some schools MD/ PhD, depending on what a given medical school offers. Letters of recommendation: some programs will ask for letters from each of your significant research experiences. Interviews: most interviews will be over two days while MD only interviews are one day. You’ll meet with potential research mentors as part of the MD/PhD interview process. Statistically speaking, the acceptance rate for MD/PhD candidates is not too different from MD- only candidates. In 2017, there were 1,858 applicants and 646 matriculants, so about 35% of students who applied eventually matriculated into an MD/PhD program, and we can assume (based on our experience with our own applicants) that a number of students who were not accepted MD/PhD joined MD only programs. MCAT and GPA metrics for MD/PhD were a touch higher than for MD only applicants nationally, and we’ve seen the same for our Princeton applicants, but we’ve also seen success for students from a range of academic metrics, from a 3.1 GPA supplemented with postbac science coursework, up to a 4.0, with MCAT scores from the 84th through 100th percentile (512-526). The commitment to research, as demonstrated through experience and supported by letters of recommendation, can make a significant impact on the success of an MD/PhD candidate. You can find more specifics in our Explore Careers: Physician Scientist page on the HPA website. This FAQ is particularly useful. QOTW in 2016: Am I Cut Out to be a Doctor? QOTW in 2015: Summer Gen Chem II HPA Career of the Month: Physician Scientist HPA highlights a different health career each month, with information about preparing for it, the application process, what the schooling is like, and other useful information and links. Curious about a career as a Physician Scientist? Learn about the field, the people, sample curricula, and more! Explore the health professions on HPA’s Website HPA Sponsored Events and Announcements Drop-in Hours Resume January 22 Pre-Health 101(for first-years and students new to pre-health) January 29 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm • Location TBA • Register If not MD, Then What? January 30 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm • Location TBA • Register Pre-Health 201 (for sophomores) February 2 • 11am - 12:00pm • Location TBA • Register NEW Aspiring Docs Conversation Series February 14 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm • Wilson Private Dining Room • RSVP February 20 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm • Wilson Private Dining Room • RSVP February 27 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm • Mathey Private Dining Room • RSVP Student Groups Events and Announcements See additional pre-health related student groups on the HPA website. Volunteer Opportunity: 2018 Princeton University Science Olympiad Invitational February 10 • 7:00am - 3:00pm NEW Princeton MedHack: Princeton’s Premier Hackathon (Princeton, NJ) Sign up to serve as a speaker, judge, or mentor! April 20, 5:00pm - April 22, 3:30pm • 65 Olden Street • Register Other Campus Events and Announcements Wintersession 2018 Courses of Interest Connecting Service and Academics • January 29 • 10:00am - 11:00am Analyze Your Past to Prepare for the Future • January 29 • 10:00am - 12:00pm Your 2018 Career Resolution: Get LinkedIn! • February 1 • 10:30am - 12:00pm Planning Early for Academic Fellowship Opportunities • February 1 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm Active Listening 101: Learn to Listen, Not Just Respond • February 1 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm The Month of Service 2018 (courtesy of Pace) Sign up to volunteer for any number of community engagement activities! Local Area Events and Announcements NEW Grand Rounds: Telling the Family Story: Understanding & Confronting Barriers to Patient- Centered Care at the End of Life (Plainsboro, NJ) January 30 • 8:00am - 9:00am • Schreyer Education Building, Conference Rooms C, D & E Latino Medical Student Association Northeast Conference (Philadelphia, PA) February 17 • 8:00am - 8:00pm • Sidney Kimmel Medical College • RSVP Undergraduate Internships & Job Opportunities See additional clinical and research opportunities on the HPA website. The Student Activities Funding Engine For students looking for funding for internships Pasteur Foundation Undergraduate Internship Program (Paris) Application deadline: January 26 Summer Research Internship Opportunity at U Penn (Philadelphia, PA) Application deadline: January 26 CDC Public Health Scholars Internships (6 locations) Application deadline: January 31 Merck Summer 2018 Chemistry Internship Program (various locations) Application deadline: January 31 UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program (Los Angeles, CA) Application deadline: January 31 Summer Institute in Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA) Application deadline: January 31 NYP Brooklyn Methodist Summer College Intensive Program (SCIP) (Brooklyn, NY) Application deadline: January 31 Child Mind Institute Clinical Research Program (New York, NY) Application deadline: January 31 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute Summer Scholars Program (Phila, PA) Application deadline: January 31 Penn State College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Cardiovascular Disease (Hershey, PA) Application deadline: February Amgen Scholars Fellowship for students interested in the MD/PhD (Various locations) Application deadlines: February Rutgers Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) (New Brunswick, NJ) Application deadline: February 1 UCLA Summer Program for Undergrad Research (Los Angeles, CA) Application deadline: February 1 UCSF Summer Research Program (San Francisco, CA) Application deadline: February 1 Stanford School of Medicine Summer Research Program (Stanford, CA) Application deadline: February 1 NEW Harvard-Amgen Scholars Program (Cambridge, MA) Application deadline: February 1 Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (STRIDE) Fellowship at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Bethesda, MD) Application deadline: February 1 Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship (Bethesda, MD) Application deadline: February 1 MMCRI Summer Student Research Program (Scarborough, ME) Application deadline: February 1 U Michigan Medical School Undergraduate Research Academy (Ann Arbor, MI) Application deadline: February 1 Overlook Summer Internship Program with Atlantic Health System (Summit, NJ) Application deadline: February 1 Einstein College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program (New York, NY) Application deadline: February 1 Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Undergraduate Research Program (New York, NY) Application deadline: February 1 Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Summer Undergrad Research Program (New York, NY) Application deadline: February 1 Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (New York, NY) Application deadline: February 1 Summer Research Program in Biomedical Big Data Science (New York, NY) Application deadline: February 1 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) (Cincinnati, OH) Application deadline: February 1 U Penn Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (Philadelphia, PA) Application deadline: February 1 Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program (Memphis, TN) Application deadline: February 1 Vanderbilt MSTP Summer Research Program for Undergraduates (Nashville, TN) Application deadline: February 1 Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (Nashville, TN) Application deadline: February 1 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Clinical Research Internship Program (Nashville, TN) Application deadline: February 1 Vanderbilt University Medical Center LGBTI Health Internship (Nashville, TN) Application deadline: February 1 Cancer Research Summer Undergraduate Fellowship (Austin, TX) Application deadline: February 1 Baylor College of Medicine DeBakey Summer Surgery Program (Houston, TX) Application deadline: February 1 The Summer Medical and Research Training Program at Baylor COM (Houston, TX) Application deadline: February 1 MD Anderson Science Park Summer Program in Cancer Research