MD| UChicago/Schwab PM&R Resident| Med School Admissions Committee Exp

Harshita N.

Hello everyone! I am Harshita, a current physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R) resident physician at the Schwab PM&R residency program at Sinai Chicago, affiliated with the University of Chicago. I graduated magna cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. in Bioinformatics and minors in Chemistry and Business. I previously obtained my MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School and served as an interviewing member of the medical school admissions committee. I also completed an internal medicine preliminary year at EVMS and was actively involved in the resident selection committee. As an applicant throughout my career, I have passed USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. Additionally, I have also gained multiple acceptances to medical school and interviewed at >10 PM&R residency programs, including top 20 programs.

Throughout my time as a student, I have gained a strong understanding of the admissions process for medical school and residency. I hope to share these insights with students who have a desire to practice medicine and guide them to their goals, especially those who are first-generation physicians such as myself. I have ample experience working with students from college to medical school, which includes preparation for traditional or MMI interviews, application reviews and consultations, and essay editing. Therefore, I provide the following services to help enhance your application for medical school or residency:

- Consultations for identifying application weaknesses
- Forming individualized strategies and plans to improve your application
- AMCAS, TMDSAS, AACOMAS, ERAS, VSAS application reviews and edits
- Editing and brainstorming for personal statements, secondary essays, and letters of interest/intent
- Mock interviews (MMI and Traditional) with real-time feedback