3 Questions About the Personal Statement Answered | Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A Ep. 119

Let's talk about the medical school personal statement. Today I answer 3 questions from our premed caller—starting with telling your story and the difference between “why do you want to be a physician” vs “what you want to do as a physician.”

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Here are the 3 main questions we cover on this episode of Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A:

1. Is my personal statement too focused on serving one patient population? How can you tell your story without sounding like you only want to help this one specific community of patients?

2. Do you need to distinguish why you want to be a physician rather than being a PA or NP in your personal statement?

3. Should you keep shadowing experiences out of your personal statement? Why?

We also briefly discuss whether you should include PA shadowing hours on your med school application or not!

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