Question by Jowef: What is the summer internship that Med Schools like to see?
What is the best kind of summer internship that Med School Admissions love to see? (i.e. philanthropy, medical research, etc…) And please be specific, if you say research then please specify what kind.
Best answer:
Answer by Dancing D
There isn’t one unique internship that makes adcoms giggle like school girls over, each adcom has different priorities. They like to see things that you are passionate about and things that you can demonstrate a benefit from (gave you some insight, etc). Research is great, but the topic is your personal preference, it doesn’t even need to be medicinal if you don’t want it to be (unless you are applying MD/PhD). The also like to see that you started a program, or somehow expanded it. They like unique applications of your talents and interests. For example, lets say you like to play an instrument. Going to a hospital to play on a weekly basis is a great EC.
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