On October 1st, a representative from the George Washington School of Medicine gave a virtual presentation about her medical school.
George Washington University is a school located in Washington D.C. It is the 11st oldest medical school in the United States and it dedicates itself to improving its community by educating a diverse workforce of future medical workers, healing through compassionate care, advancing biomedical and translational research and promoting a culture of excellence.
GW applicants are expected to hone a plethora of skills:
They are expected to have a commitment to learning, sustained and effective leadership, self-awareness, resilience, altruism to their surroundings and a drive to achieve change.
They are required to have experience in serving diverse populations and performing sustained and meaningful service, which can be clinical or non-clinical. Although applicants are not required to reach a certain number of hours in shadowing, scribing and volunteering, they are encouraged to do enough hours until they know that a future in medicine is really for them.
They are expected to achieve academic success in coursework that is essential to the practice of medicine. Applicants should have competitive MCAT scores and GPAs.
GW offers MD/MPH and MD/certificate pathways. Students can complete an MPH with one additional year of training. Students can also instead choose to obtain a certificate in public health within the four years of medical school.
When considering to apply to GW, one should consider the following requirements:
The AMCAS application opens May 3rd.
Upon submitting an AMCAS application and indicating an interest in GW, applicants will receive a secondary application from GW.
Applicants are required to submit a pre-medical committee letter OR atleast three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a science professor.
GW accepts MCAT scores from as far back as April 2018. Also, if applicants have not yet taken the MCAT but plan to take it on an upcoming date, they can still apply to GW.
GW’s website addresses frequently asked questions. You can also email medadmit@gw.edu for with additional questions.
Lastly, we held an introductory meeting on September 24th. During the meeting, the year’s board members were introduced and our president, Noah Gold, went over what activities we might partake in this semester. Noah also briefly went over what is required of pre-medical students and what he himself is doing to become a more competitive medical school applicant. The slides from that meeting are attached to this post.
We hope to see you this Friday, virtually, for our next meeting!