EVENT CONCLUDED: Saturday, March 11, 2023
The Pre-Med Experience
Experience the wonder of medicine, unlock your inner doctor and position yourself for medical school.
The Experience You Need...
...From the Influencers You Love.
This isn’t another webinar. We’ve crafted the Pre-Med Experience to be about you, the future doctor, gaining an inside understanding of what it means to be a physician.
Your favorite medical student bloggers are coming together to talk about how they successfully navigated the pre-med path and gained acceptance into medical school. Plus, they’ve assembled a group of associate deans from prestigious medical schools to discuss what they feel makes a strong medical school applicant.
Here are the influencers who brought it all together:
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The Agenda
Opening Event
Keynote Session: What it Means to be a Doctor in 2023
Join neurosurgeon, three-time Top Doctor, and social media influencer @ladyspinedoc – Dr. Betsy Grunch – as she teaches you how to beat the odds at every step of the medical school journey. Learn tips and advice from her on everything from getting accepted into medical school to landing the residency of your choice.
Speaker
Dr. Betsy H. Grunch
Speaker
Seminar
How to Successfully Apply to Medical School
Join Dr. Renee Marinelli and Dr. Ziggy Yoediono, both former admissions committee members, as they discusses how to stand out as an applicant. After this session, you’ll be able to answer:
- How important are my MCAT and GPA scores?
- What unique extracurricular activities are advantageous to have on my medical school application?
- What tricks can I use to make my personal statement stand out from the crowd?
- How do I get a letter of recommendation?
Speakers
Dr. Renee Marinelli
Speaker
Dr. Ziggy Yoediono
Admissions Expert
Roundtable Discussion
Behind the Scenes with Deans: Q&A with Decision-Makers
Join Dr. Dan of @FutureMDlife, a 2nd year internal medicine resident, as he hosts three Deans of Medical School Admissions as they reveal how they decide which students to accept into medical school.
After this Q&A session, you’ll be able to answer:
- How can I increase my chances of acceptance?
- What are admissions committees looking for in 2023?
- What happens to my medical school application after I submit it?
- Plus, get YOUR personal med school admissions questions answered.
Associate Deans
Dr. Leila Amiri
The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Dr. Megan Boysen Osborn, MHPE
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Dr. Robert Liotta, CAPT, MC, USN
Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Dr. Dan @FutureMDlife
Moderator
Seminar
How to Prepare to Score in the 99th Percentile on the MCAT
Join Dr. Ken Tao, the world-renowned MCAT Tutoring expert with degrees from UC Berkeley in bioengineering and molecular & cell biology, and a PhD from Harvard University, as he helps you design an effective MCAT Study Plan. After this session, you’ll be able to answer:
- What are the study habits of students that score in the 99th percentile on the MCAT?
- How should I prepare for the MCAT CARS section?
- What are the best MCAT study materials?
- Which MCAT courses and tutoring sessions are worth it?
Speaker
Dr. Ken Tao
Speaker
Workshop
Clinical Experience: Shadowing Physicians with Live Patients in Honduras
Hosted by Dr. Shital Vora from Global Medical Brigades, shadow a physician in Honduras during a telemedicine consult to learn what it’s really like to be a doctor internationally. After this live interactive session, you will be able to answer:
- What does it mean to be involved with global healthcare?
- What do global physicians do on a daily basis?
- How is healthcare different in different countries?
- How can I get involved with Global Medical Brigades on an international trip as a pre-medical student?
Speaker
Dr. Shital Vora
Speaker
Madison Sweitzer
Live from Honduras
Interactive
Office Hour with Our Presenters
Have specific questions from our sessions. Speak directly with the experts, and meet like minded pre-meds!
MCAT – Get comprehensive and personalized MCAT advice from Dr. Ken Tao that can help you achieve your target score.
Admissions – Physician advisor, Dr. Ziggy Yoediono, will help you understand application requirements, including what is needed for essay writing and interview prep.
Speakers
Dr. Ken Tao
MCAT Expert
Dr. Ziggy Yoediono
Admissions Expert
Roundtable Discussion
Real Truth with Real Med Students
Join Dr. Dan from @FutureMDlife as he moderates a panel of four current medical students you may know from social media. They will share their experiences and insights, answering your burning questions about med school.
By the end of this Q&A session, you will have gained valuable knowledge and be better equipped to navigate the challenges of medical school, and also be able to answer:
- What is it really like to be in medical school?
- How can I get from being a pre-med to an accepted medical student?
- What are the best study strategies to use as a pre-med and in medical school?
- Plus, get YOUR personal med school admissions questions answered.
Speakers
Kinza Hussain
@KinzajHussain
Zehra Khoja
@AlmostDr.Zehra
Brooklynne Palmer
@BeetsByBrooke
Angela Rutkowski
@AngelaRutkoMed
Dr. Dan @FutureMDlife
Moderator
Join the most badass pre-med conference in 2023.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
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About Event
An Experience You Will Never Forget.
The PreMed Experience is an elite, interactive, virtual premed conference where students from across the globe can learn what it takes to become a physician – while educated by several of the world’s leading physicians and educators.
Prepare to Be Wowed.
Transform your healthcare experience with a live patient visit in Honduras, brought to you by our exceptional telebrigade partner Global Medical Brigades and the renowned Dr. Shital Vora.
Join an organization that breaks boundaries and revolutionizes the way communities approach health and economic success through its innovative holistic model.
Healthcare Presenters
Are you ready to get your free ticket?
Only 1,000 spots available.
Attendees will consist of pre-health students and parents – all with the desire to better prepare for the journey to become a physician.
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Free Ticket
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Seminars
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Roundtable Discussions
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Interactive Workshops
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Office Hours
Have any questions?
We’d love to answer any questions you have about The Pre-Med Experience!
Our Partners
Thank you for supporting us.
Without our sponsors, The Pre-Med Experience would not be available to so many students and their families at no cost. Thank you for your contributions, and for helping to educate the next generation of physicians.
Global Medical Brigades
Global Medical Brigades is an international movement of students and medical professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems.
MedSchoolCoach
MedSchoolCoach provides pre-med and medical school admissions consulting services, MCAT exam, and USMLE board exam tutoring to help students on their medical journey.
Prospective Doctor
ProspectiveDoctor provides free content about a career in medicine. They maintain a community of students, premedical counselors, doctors, and health professionals that educate on healthcare.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Attend as many or as few seminars, roundtables, interactive workshops, and office hours as you wish. You can hop in and out as often as you need to.
Yes. All sessions will be recorded and available for viewing upon completion of the event. However, only those that attend in real-time will be able to interact with the speakers and other attendees. And only those who attend in real-time will be eligible for any giveaways.
Yes! The Pre-Med Experience will be completely free for students (and parents). The purpose of this event is to provide information to all prospective doctors the help grow the profession.