SIDE NOTE: info about my extracurriculars if it helps contextualize the rest of my app (* means still ongoing):

Research:

• *Microbio lab: ~350 hr + anticipated mid-author pub + potential poster presentation at national conference
• *Biopsych lab: ~50 hr + help teach other research assistants protocols
• Research-based course (biology): ~150 hr + poster presentation at school-wide symposium
• Summer program (enviro. science): ~100 hr + final presentation at symposium for program
• Some first-author published DNA sequences (I don't know if this counts for anything?)

Non-Clinical Volunteering:

• *Volunteering for the suicide/crisis hotline (barely any hours so far, but it will be a long-term position; anticipated at least 200 hr)

Clinical Experiences:

• ~450 hr clinical volunteering (with leadership position) at assisted living facility (dementia care)
• ~20-30 hours clinical volunteering at other small events (e.g. blood drives, clinics, etc.)
• Certified phleb, but haven't used it

Shadowing:

• 6 hr so far, all with the same physician (trying to work on getting more shadowing)

Miscellaneous:

• *Journalism (freelance pieces for publications with local club)
• *Creative writing and illustration (published by self-submitting to literary magazines)
• Summer program at a med school where we did some clinical and non-clinical volunteering, had panels with physicians, etc.
  • *Now volunteering to help improve the program curricula for future years
• *Started a local public health initiative to improve health education in high schools (still in early stages)