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Episode 2 | Applying to Med School as an FGLI Student (Feat. Dr. Neha Vapiwala)
With medical school application season well underway, we’re sitting down with Dr. Neha Vapiwala at the University of Pennsylvania to discuss concerns first generation and/or low income (FGLI) applicants may have during this time.
Dr. Vapiwala, a FGLI individual herself, is the Associate Dean of Admissions at the Perelman School of Medicine and Faculty Advisor to the Penn Med FGLI Student Group (formerly known as LIFT US UP. She is also a Professor and Vice Chair of Education in Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and specializes in the treatment of patients with genitourinary cancers.
In this episode of Med Legs, Dr. Vapiwala shares her own FGLI experience in medicine, how admissions committees take applicants’ FGLI status into account, and the resources FGLI students can seek out during the application cycle, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @_medlegs; join our official Facebook group, “The Med Legs Podcast,” to keep the conversation going; and reach out to us anytime at [email protected] with additional questions, feedback, and suggestions. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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With medical school application season well underway, we’re sitting down with Dr. Neha Vapiwala at the University of Pennsylvania to discuss concerns first generation and/or low income (FGLI) applicants may have during this time.
Dr. Vapiwala, a FGLI individual herself, is the Associate Dean of Admissions at the Perelman School of Medicine and Faculty Advisor to the Penn Med FGLI Student Group (formerly known as LIFT US UP. She is also a Professor and Vice Chair of Education in Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and specializes in the treatment of patients with genitourinary cancers.
In this episode of Med Legs, Dr. Vapiwala shares her own FGLI experience in medicine, how admissions committees take applicants’ FGLI status into account, and the resources FGLI students can seek out during the application cycle, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @_medlegs; join our official Facebook group, “The Med Legs Podcast,” to keep the conversation going; and reach out to us anytime at [email protected] with additional questions, feedback, and suggestions. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode!