Achievements (International Only)

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This section only applies to international applicants.

In this section, you can enter any relevant professional or academic achievements, such as awards, honors, scholarships, etc. that you'd like your programs to know about. This section is optional and does not factor into any admissions decisions.

Achievement Types

Awards

Awards received as a prize, such as trophies and medals.

Awards 2

In this section, you can add any professional or academic honors and awards. These include awards received as a prize, such as trophies and medals, and honors received as a special distinction for work done, including Dean's List and memberships in honor societies. If you are a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Sigma Sigma Phi, and Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), enter those details in the Honor Societies section.

Although you can enter any honors and awards that you believe are relevant to your application, we recommend focusing on those honors and awards within the last 10 years and at the collegiate level and above.

Add an Award

Click Add Honors and Award.
Enter all applicable details about the honor or award.
Click Save. Your saved honors and awards will not display in any particular order, regardless of the order or dates you enter.

Honors

Honors received as a special distinction for work done, including Dean's List and memberships in honor societies.

Honors 2

In this section, you can indicate your medical school type and any medical honor society statuses, including Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Sigma Sigma Phi, and Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS).

Presentations

Presentations delivered in person and virtually, at on-campus and regional and national conferences, or in public-speaking engagements.

Presentations 2

In this section, you can add any professional poster or oral presentations you have delivered in person and virtually, at regional, state, national, or international meetings or conferences. You can include presentations that involved other presenters, regardless of the order in which your name appeared in the conference announcement.

Although you can enter any presentations that you believe are relevant to your application, we recommend focusing on those presentations within the last 10 years and at the collegiate level and above.

Add a Presentation

Click Add Presentation.
Select the presentation type.
Enter all applicable details about the presentation.
Click Save. Your saved presentations will not display in any particular order, regardless of the order or dates you enter.

Publications

Any work publicized through media organizations, including newspapers and journals.

Publications 2

In this section, you can add peer-reviewed journal articles (i.e., publications where articles are evaluated or "refereed" by individuals who are considered to be experts in the area of study), book chapters, and other works that have been published. Articles or chapters that were co-authored can be listed, regardless of the order in which your name appears.

Although you can enter any publications that you believe are relevant to your application, we recommend focusing on those publications within the last 10 years and at the collegiate level and above.

Add a Publication

Click Add Publication.
Select the publication type.
Enter all applicable details about the publication.
Click Save. Your saved publications will not display in any particular order, regardless of the order or dates you enter.

Scholarships

Scholarships earned based on academic, athletic, and other achievements.

Add an Achievement

Click Add An Achievement.
Select the type of achievement.
Enter the name of the achievement.
Enter the name of the organization that presented the achievement, if applicable.
Enter the issued date.
Enter a brief description, especially if the achievement is not clear based on its title. You can also note if any special circumstances surrounded it. If your achievement was awarded multiple times (e.g., Dean's List), use this field to explain that instead of creating multiple instances.
Click Save This Achievement. Your saved achievements will not display in any particular order, regardless of the order or dates you enter.

Note that once you submit your application, you cannot edit or remove your achievements; however, you can continue to add new achievements, as needed.