About 16 years ago, I left my faculty position at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to found MedEdits Medical Admissions. As a former medical school and residency admissions officer and faculty member, medical educator, and emergency physician, what I enjoyed most about my “job” was caring for patients and advising students.
Leaving the security and prestige associated with the Mount Sinai name was scary; I was unsure of whether or not private advising was needed or desired. I have been humbled and grateful that MedEdits’ growth since its founding has gone beyond anything I imagined.
I have compiled an outstanding team of former medical educators, physicians, admissions officers, and professional writers/editors. I have structured MedEdits like an academic department with senior and junior faculty and excellent support staff who all work collaboratively in the spirit of education and scholarship.
As a team, we offer students the additional support they need to apply to medical school, residency, and fellowship. We tailor our guidance for each student; some students need comprehensive start to finish support while others might need help only with only one part of the process.
Finding numerous sources for advice in the medical school admissions process is easy. In fact, parents, cousins, friends, and even your next door neighbor who is a second year medical school student on the medical school interview committee, may be eager to offer their two cents about what you should do to get into medical school.