AAMC Webinar Take-Aways

The AAMC held a fantastic webinar on April 14 called “Navigating the 2027 AMCAS Application Cycle for Applicants,” which you can view here if you registered in advance of the session. I took notes and will be offering a few take home messages below and in future blog entries.

Of note, there are two updates to this year’s AMCAS:

1) Social Justice → Community Health Advocacy:

The former Social Justice/Advocacy category has been renamed Community Health Advocacy. The AAMC rep Candice Pantor (who was excellent) explained that this change is intended to emphasize action-based contributions to community and public health, while still maintaining the original intent of recognizing advocacy work. 

2) The Medical Schools section has a more user-friendly design:

The Medical Schools section now has what Pantor described as an easier look and feel. (I have not seen it yet.)

The AAMC held a “coursework” webinar last week. I’ll report on that soon. 

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Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more

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