David Barbara

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Mayo Medical School other stuff10/17/07

• David Barbara

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Overview

• Mayo Medical School
• Applying out-of-state
• Interview
• What I did
• Misc for applying in general
• Questions

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Overview

• Mayo Medical School

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Mayo Clinic
Rochester,Minnesota
Scottsdale,Arizona
Jacksonville,Florida
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• The needs of the patient come first
• The needs of the patient are the only needs to
  be considered

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Mayo Facts

• 2,000 beds at Mayo
• 100 ORs
• 4,300 journal subscriptions
• 48,000 surgical cases in 2005
• 28,000 employees
• 322,772 unique patient visits in 2005

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In a typical day

• 238 admissions
• 563 CT scans
• 219 MRIs
• 326 units of blood and blood components

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Mayo Med School vs others?

• 42 per class
• No preference to IN applicants
• No grades in first two years
• No class rank
• No AOA

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Why I love it

• Patients
• Peers
• Teachers
• Early patient contact
• Get to do a lot
• No scut

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It gets better!

• Options to do rotations in FL and AZ
• I had the opportunity to do psych in a federal
  prison
• International opportunities
• Dual degree
• MD/PhD, MD/JD, MD/MPH, MD/MS, MD/whatever you
  want

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Still better

• Research
• 13 weeks in year III
• 80 publish
• Opportunity to present
• Exceptional board scores
• Excellent residency matches
• The patient

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Better yet for you?
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Selectives

• Career exploration opportunities (rotations
  through areas of interest) shadowing
• Lab exploration
• Healthcare policy and administration
• Palliative medicine
• Service learning

• International/global medicine
• Multicultural Health
• Medical mission work
• Rural medicine experiences
• Healthcare administration
• Self-directed exps

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How exactly is Mayo different?

• One of the worlds smallest med schools in one of
  worlds largest hospitals
• Everyone knows everyone
• Tertiary referral center
• No white coats
• Nuances
• MN is cold
• Humbling and exhilarating
• Fun

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Overview

• Mayo Medical School
• Applying out-of-state

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Applying Out of State

• GPA and MCAT are numbers
• Activities (length, intensity, type)
• Medical
• Academic
• Research
• Volunteer
• Other

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Applying Out of State

• Letters of recommendation
• At least 1 non-science
• Personality
• Fit for school

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Overview

• Mayo Medical School
• Applying out-of-state
• Interview

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Interview

• Wear a suit!
• Smile and be nice
• Know about the school
• Come with questions
• Be able to talk about anything in your
  application
• Know about medicine and healthcare
• Dont pontificate
• Be yourself

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Overview

• Mayo Medical School
• Applying out-of-state
• Interview
• What I did

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What I did

• Internship for my major
• Volunteered for Tipp Comm Health Center
  (www.tchclafayette.com)
• Lived in Central America for a while
• Home Hospital ER
• A little research
• Organizations within my major
• Stuff that interested me

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Overview

• Mayo Medical School
• Applying out-of-state
• Interview
• What I did
• Misc for applying in general

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Applying in General

• Study hard
• Volunteer and get involved
• Mayos SURF program (http//www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.
  html)
• Personal statement
• Tell a story use anecdotes
• Writing lab in Heavilon
• Ask for letters of rec early
• Complete app and secondaries early
• Stay organized
• Apply to Mayo!!!

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Questions? dave3e8-mayo_at_yahoo.com