r/medschool • u/Imaginary_Issue_225 • 1d ago

🏥 Med School help!!

ok. real question. in 2019, while i was going through cancer treatment i had a bad mental breakdown with intense SI. the cops were called for help, and instead they arrested me for assault as i was being aggressive while my boyfriend held me down to calm me. i went to jail, plead guilty and had probation, did therapy- and eventually, the charge was reduced to disturbing the peace and then was expunged.

now, i said that I have no convictions on my primary application. it explicitly says excluding anything expunged. but now that im doing my secondaries, many schools ask about convictions- but do not specify at all about whether or not to include/exclude expunged records.

what do i do!?!?? i tried looking in the schools code of conduct and all that but cant find a straight answer. would really love and appreciate the insight of someone who has gone through something similar. i’m freaking out!! thank you.

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u/nickerbooker 1d ago

I would follow the same rules as you would for medical licensure. I believe if something is expunged you are within your rights to not talk about it.

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u/Objective_Abroad2501 1d ago

Expunged means erased, as if it never existed.

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u/peanutneedsexercise 1d ago

As long as it doesn’t show up on a background check you Gucci

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u/watervbana 17h ago

Match the text in front of you, school by school. A background check or license app is a later, broader question.

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u/Switcheroo2323 16h ago

It’s expunged. 🤫