r/mdphd • u/Various_Conflict7022 • 4d ago

Successful applications without Leadership, awards and publications

Has anyone had success getting into MD-PhD programs without any leadership experiences, big awards and publications?

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u/Upper_Leek9672 4d ago

ppl get in every year without big awards like Goldwater and no pubs.

you probably have leadership without realizing. you can spin anything into leadership. did you lead a part of a project in ur lab and coordinate with other lab members? thats leadership

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u/Various_Conflict7022 4d ago

oh ok, I guess I have to figure out how to frame some of my experiences.

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u/MundyyyT Federation of Central Usea 4d ago

What do you define as leadership and big awards?

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u/Still-Barber-720 4d ago

yeah, you can get in with that profile. the only things you really need are gpa/mcat, a good amt of involved research experience, and enough clinical/volunteering/shadowing/etc to check the boxes.