Peer Advising A wonderful opportunity for UCLA students and alumni to chat with real medical students! These sessions are held for 30 minutes, and is a great way to discuss your path with an experienced student. You must use your UCLA email to access this program. Link to Med Mentors Peer Advising can be found here Med Mentors Calendar & Event RSVP Med Mentors Event Calendar. Here you'll find details for all of our events and links to RSVP. After filling out the RSVP form and/or registering on Handshake, you'll receive a zoom link for the event closer to the event date. Please use your UCLA gmail for all forms. Not a UCLA student or alumni? Be sure to watch our recorded sessions posted on our Instagram and Facebook accounts (@uclamedmentors)! We have programs such as the Med Mentors Coffee Chat, where UCLA undergrads and alumni meet med students at David Geffen via zoom. Students will be divided into breakout rooms and paired with a med student mentor for the session. This is an opportunity to ask advice, get suggestions about essays, or even practice interviewing for med school. We also have events such as Med Mentor Mondays, where many topics concerning medical school are discussed. Link to the Med Mentors Calendar can be found here
Ask the Med Mentors Don’t have time for a zoom session or want to ask a quick question? Submit questions at our Ask a Med Mentor form and an actual medical student will email you with a response!
Application Essays Feedback Initiative This is where students can submit drafts of their personal statements, secondaries, and other forms. Medical students will read them and send edits and feedback. Note: this initiative is not in any way affiliated with the admissions/selection process at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Our goal is to connect you with a reviewer within 1 week, and to subsequently email you feedback on your essay within 5 days. If you are looking for advice and feedback on your essays, theFeedback Initiative is a great resource!
Ask an MD/PhD Student Interested in learning more about MD/PhD programs? Current students in the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) are willing to help! We will host zoom sessions about our program and general MD/PhD program FAQs, application tips, etc. Check out Ask an MD/PhD Student
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