MD PharmD to MD (cGPA 3:41; sGPA 3.51; MCAT ?)

Current third year pharmacy student applying to MD schools for next cycle.

non-URM
CT resident
BS Pharmacy Studies/BS Molecular Cell Biology (2012); Pharm.D. (2014) from state school
CumGPA: 3.41 (med-low-high trend);
SciGPA: 3.51
MCAT: will be taking mid-May 2013. (very confident; 95th percentile on the PCAT; practice AMCAS scores range 36-40)

Employment

• Student Pharmacist: full-time intern during summers/breaks at a large, urban, ivy league affiliated teaching hospital; lots of compounding/med verification; lots or projects aimed at increasing med safety and compliance (3 years)
• Graduate Assistant: part-time tutor during semesters at the university writing center; tutor >100 students per semester; host personal statement workshops for pre-professional students; attend national conferences/panel discussions on writing center pedagogy; launch high school writing centers all over the state from scratch; staffed as TA for 3 writing intensive genetics courses (5 years)
• Note Taker: submitted my notes for calculus I and II to profesor for distribution to learning disabled students enrolled in the class; in conjunction with Center for Students with Disabilities (1 year)

Research

• Writing/higher education abstract: attended national conference to talk about writing related research in a panel discussion format; coauthor; published
• Fellowship with Molecular and Cell Biology: 2 independent projects (novel monoclonal MSTN gene inhibitors for neurodegenerative diseases; high throughput PKM2 enzyme inhibitors for new avenues of cancer treatment); each stipend funded but never published (2 years)

Shadowing

• Community setting: patient counseling, med rec, MTM, physician referral etc at the highest volume pharmacy in the district (100 hours)
• Hospital setting: round in a variety of settings (PICU/MICU/ED/Surg/Onc/Gen Med/Infectious Disease) with team (attending MD, residents, PA, nurse etc); direct patient contact/assessment; collaborative practice effort; attend grad rounds; participate in attending MD lead patient cases etc (~1,000 hours)

ECs:

• Alumni Association: president of fraternity's alumni association; write/send newsletter; coordinate alumni events; update/expand alumni contact list etc (1 year)
• Fraternity: founded national/university chartered chapter on campus, president 1 year, exec board 4 years
• Club sport: varsity wrestling 4 years; treasurer 1 year; captain 1 year; ranked top 25
• Various professional pharmacy societies (SNPhA/APHA/CHSP etc)

Volunteer:

• Non-profit scholarship/mentorship program: cofounded organization aimed at assisting low socioeconomic/urban high school students succeed as first generation college students; lots of write ups in major newspapers (300 hours)
• Free medical clinics: direct patient assessment/treatment recommendations for homeless urban population and uninsured migrant farm workers, sponsored by med school (100 hours)
• Special olympics: host/coordinate unified sports philanthropy events every semester; donated over $5,000 in proceeds (50 hours)
• Various soup kitchen/shelter work (50 hours)

LoRs:

• 1 from PharmD I've worked with at the hospital for 3 years/directly precepted under
• 1 from PharmD professor I've had 3 courses with
• 1 from PhD genetics professor I did 2 years of research with/took 3 courses with/was TA for
• 1 character reference from my PhD professor boss of 5 years at the Writing Center

Personal Statement

• Details my reasons for switching from pharmacy to medicine with finesse and conviction (and without bashing pharmacy in the slightest)

What sort of schools should I aim for? Staying in state would be a dream, but I'm not opposed to the tri-state/New England area at all. Ask me anything else you may need. Thank you graciously for your time.