Insider Medical Admissions: The recession hits AMSA

Monday, January 26, 2009

The recession hits AMSA

Bad news: I got word this week that AMSA is being forced to cancel my lecture at the national convention for lack of funding.

Per my contact, the poor economy affected several groups that would typically support a medical student professional advancement lecture. It's unfortunate but I look forward to giving my lecture in the future.

The blog will take a brief break while I am on vacation!

About Me

Years of candidate selection at Harvard taught me what characteristics comprise a desirable applicant and how even bright candidates make mistakes that undermine their admissions success. I am a practicing Emergency Physician with nine years of experience training medical students, residents and fellows. I won three teaching and mentorship awards while at Harvard. Please see Insider Medical Admissions for the full array of personalized services I offer to clients applying to medical school, residency, fellowship and post baccalaureate programs.

Dr. Finkel thanks David Presser, MD, MPH for his contributions to the content of her blog entries. Dr. Presser is a practicing Emergency Physician who has written several primers for applicants to medical school and Emergency Medicine residency. Dr. Presser is a graduate of Stanford University, UCSF Medical School, the UCLA/Olive View-UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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