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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Nov 4, 2026
If you are applying to osteopathic medical schools, you will apply through the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service, known as AACOMAS. Like AMCAS for MD programs, AACOMAS is a centralized application: you...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Nov 2, 2026
I am a physician and a former medical school admissions committee member, and since 2007 I have helped thousands of applicants decide where to apply...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Oct 30, 2026
As an emergency physician, a former member of the admissions committee at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the founder of MedEdits, I...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Oct 29, 2026
When I sat on the admissions committee at Mount Sinai, I saw strong applicants lose months because of a missing letter of recommendation, an MCAT...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Oct 28, 2026
The first few sentences of your medical school personal statement position your reader immediately; do. they want to read more or are they dreading...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Oct 10, 2026
By Jessica Freedman, M.D., Founder and President, MedEdits Medical Admissions When I served on the admissions committee at the Icahn School of...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Oct 8, 2026
When I served as Associate Residency Director and sat on the admissions committee at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, few items in a...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Oct 7, 2026
By Jessica Freedman, M.D., Founder and President, MedEdits Medical Admissions When I served on the admissions committee at the Icahn School of...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Oct 5, 2026
A Physician's Honest Breakdown By Jessica Freedman, M.D., Former faculty, admissions committee member, and associate residency director, Icahn School...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 30, 2026
Written by Jessica Freedman, M.D., board-certified emergency physician, former admissions committee member and Associate Residency Director at the...
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Jessica Freedman, M.D.: Sep 23, 2026
A physician's honest answer
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