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The University of Vermont’s Larner School of Medicine’s new Associate Dean for Admissions, Leila Amiri, shares the hallmarks of the program, including its active learning curriculum and mission centered around respect, kindness, and cultural humility.
In this episode:
0:00 Intro
2:12 Can you give us an overview of UVM Larner's College of Medicine's program focusing on its more distinctive elements?
3:11 What does active learning mean in practical terms?
5:24 How does Larner's location in Vermont influence the education? Is there more of a focus on rural or wilderness medicine at Larner?
6:20 How does the focus on active learning influence admissions?
8:35 Do you like to see that people have worked in teams, whether it be in sports or the arts or something else?
9:17 Does UVM screen secondaries before sending them out?
9:47 What do you hope to glean from the secondary, especially next year that you don't get from the primary?
11:22 What is a common mistake that applicants make in approaching the primary and secondary applications?
18:03 What is the virtual interview day like at Larner?
19:27 How do you view letters of intent and update letters at any time during the process or correspondence from applicants as well as the wait list?
20:58 There's this meme out there that says if you don't have an interview invitation by Thanksgiving, you're not going to get one. When does Larder stop sending out interview invitations?
22:03 How would you suggest applicants prepare for their interview?
24:51 What's the role of the CASPer in evaluating applicants to UVM Larner?
26:17 What makes an applicant jump off the page for you in a positive sense?
29:43 What role does connection to Vermont play in the evaluation process?
31:29 How do you view prerequisites taken at a community college?
32:01 How do you view shadowing and virtual shadowing?
35:13 If you were a premed student, traditional or otherwise, planning to apply in 2023 or 2024, what is one thing you would be doing to prepare yourself for medical school?
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