Doing good in the world as a medical student
Aside from grades and test scores, medical students are selected based on their selfless qualities such as altruism, passion, service-orientedness, resilience, advocacy, and others. Many of my medical school classmates did remarkably selfless things before starting medical school, such as starting nonprofit organizations, advocating for social and racial equity, working on ski-patrol and search-and-rescue teams, volunteering in hospitals, and serving medical missions at home or abroad. I believe it is …
