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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Pre-Medical Enrichment Program

City: 
Los Angeles
State: 
California
Category: 
Summer
Type: 
Research

The UCLA Pre-Medical Enrichment Program (UCLA PREP) is a unique non-residential program designed to provide premedical students from disadvantaged backgrounds with the means to strengthening their ability and readiness to study medicine. Full participation in the UCLA PREP program allows participants to enhance their chances of being accepted to medical school and succeeding once there.

Participants will engage in an extensive and lively curriculum. Through the course of a week, students will be able to obtained highly focused information to become competitive applicants. Through MCAT strategies, Personal Statement workshops, Practice Interviews, Financial Planning, Application Procedures & Strategies, Interviewing Skills, and Networking.

This invaluable experience allows PREP students to interact with established DGSOM Staff, Faculty, and Students who will give them more insight on Medical schooladmissions process as well as on student life and medical school curriculum. Students will project themselves into a variety of roles and will make more realistic self-evaluations of their own motivation and intentions surrounding their career choice. In addition, mentorship relationships will be developed from these experiences.

Eligibility: 
Students are eligible for UCLA PREP if they have not previously applied to medical school. Community college students, non-California residents, and post-baccalaureate students are eligible to apply. Applicants must meet all of the following criteria: - Applicants must come from an educationally or economically disadvantaged background. - Applicants must be a U.S citizen, hold a permanent residency, or documentation of approved eligibility for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in the State of California. - Minimum 2.8 Cumulative GPA - Applicants should have not taken the MCAT before current year of application to this program - Two (2) letters of recommendation, one from a science professor and one from a counselor/premedical advisor or employer/internship recommending participation in the PREP program - Demonstrated interest in addressing issues affecting underserved populations in healthcare. - Compelling personal statement
Duration: 
6 weeks
Deadline: 
Early March
Contact Information
Email: 
UCLAPREP@mednet.ucla.edu
Website: 
https://medschool.ucla.edu/education/pre-health-opportunities/ucla-pre-medical-e…