1. Becoming A Doctor Adekemi Egunsola ‘09

2. Conflict of Interest External Industry Relationships * Company Name(s)Role Equity, stock, or options in biomedical industry companies or publishers** NONE Board of Directors or officer NONE Royalties from Emory or from external entity I WISH!!! LOYAL SERVANT Industry funds to Emory for my researchNONE OtherA Proud Emory Med Student

3. About Me DISCLAIMER: I will be speaking mainly based MY own experience and what I have learned from others!  Class of 2009 chemistry and math major  An international student from Nigeria  Attending EUSOM in Atlanta, GA

4. Applying to Med School  Courses – Anatomy, Human Phys. and Neuroscience  Shadowing experiences & research  Extracurricular – what YOU feel passionate about  MCATs – when and how. It is a standardized test  HPAC – recommendations  Research schools (MSAR) – International students  Be organized!

5. Applying to Med School  AMCAS – get it in early, personal statement  Secondary Applications  Interviews  About $3,500  Financial Aid  Listen to advice BUT make your own decisions!

6. Interview Season  Is it just a numbers thing? NO!!!  Class work and schedule  Chance for you to see if the school fits  Can be tiring and not cheap!!!  Typical interview day  Don’t stress and BE YOURSELF!

7. Med School  Grad Student  Various curriculums and grading systems  Different learning formats  Being “inducted” into a society w/ a new language  Transformation  Schedule – daily & blocks  4 years doing what?

8. Med School  A lot of hard work  Work ethic & professionalism  Emotional Roller Coaster  Support system  We still have fun!!!  Extracurricular activities

9. Emory

10. Atlanta, GA Ranked 20 th !!! Pass/fail for first 18mos – the environment/culture Physically near many hospitals (different populations) and affiliated to many more Committed to training great clinicians that understand the patient – physician relationship

11. Q & A Any questions? Thanks!!! Contact Info.: aegunso@emory.edu