Dr. Finkel personally works with applicants to medical school, residency, fellowship, dental school, post baccalaureate programs, and other selective medical programs.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University
and Harvard Medical School.
On completing her emergency medicine residency at Harvard, Dr. Finkel was asked to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at 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. In this role, she also interviewed applicants and made key admissions decisions. For over nine years Dr. Finkel trained medical students, residents, and fellows, yielding her three Harvard Medical School faculty teaching and mentorship awards, including Best Faculty Mentor.
In addition to her medical accolades, Dr. Finkel has professional writing experience. She was selected for the prestigious Mass Media Fellowship in Science Writing sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has published in academic journals, on-line textbooks and as a science news writer for the Oregonian newspaper.
Why Work with Dr. Finkel
Experience
Dr. Finkel has helped over 1,250 clients from the strongly competitive to the sink-or-swim candidate. She represents the highest standards in the field—editing every essay, conducting all Strategy Sessions and Mock Interviews, and offering each client direct access to her advice. Since Dr. Finkel founded Insider Medical Admissions two decades ago, she has been closely involved with every applicant who has hired her. The advisor you hire is the advisor you get.
Relevance
Dr. Finkel is a former Harvard Medical School faculty member with admissions experience, three Harvard teaching and mentorship awards, a journalism background, and practical experience as an emergency physician.
Value
Your medical education will cost close to $300,000 at a public medical school and over $400,000 at a private one, and your postgraduate training will lay the foundation for your professional success. Entrust your future to a highly experienced advisor. You get what you pay for.
Discretion
Dr. Finkel maintains strict confidentiality.
Speed
Edits are routinely returned within 24 to 72 hours.
Authenticity
Your written materials stay in your own voice.
“During the interview for my top choice medical school, the faculty interviewer specifically commented on the quality of my application materials…”
– TZ, medical school applicant
“Thanks to Michelle’s assistance, I matched to my first choice. Michelle was thorough, direct, knowledgeable, time efficient and pleasant to work with.”
– JC, residency applicant
“Wonderful turn-around time! Wow!… Thanks so much”
– CS, residency applicant
