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    Webinar: Demonstrating Competence in an Unconventional Application Year

    On Friday, May 22, 2020, the AAMC hosted the webinar Demonstrating Competence in an Unconventional Application Year. In 2013, in consultation with U.S. medical schools, the AAMC identified 15 core competencies for entering medical students that represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities successful applicants should be able to demonstrate. They represent three main areas: pre-professional skills, thinking and reasoning abilities, and knowledge of science. During this webinar you’ll learn more about the core competencies, understand how medical schools assess applicant competencies, and see how one experience can illustrate proficiency across multiple competencies.

    Admissions officers are aware of the disruption many of you have faced while preparing to apply to medical school and are planning how to carefully assess applicant competency during this unconventional application cycle. The webinar speakers will share some approaches you might be able to use to demonstrate your competencies in your applications.

    After participating in this webinar, participants will:
    •    Understand the 15 core competencies for entering medical students
    •    Learn about creative ways to articulate competence using your current courses and experiences
    •    Consider how to use the AAMC Anatomy of an Applicant Self-Assessment Guide to support your medical school application

    Moderator:
    NaShieka Knight, MDiv, MA                             
    Senior Specialist, Medical School Admissions
    AAMC

    Speakers:
    Thomas Geiger
    Senior Selection Research Analyst
    AAMC

    Dominique Tucker
    Medical Student
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    LaTanya Love, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
    Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
    McGovern Medical School
    UT Health Science Center at Houston

    Pasquale Manzerra, PhD
    Assistant Dean, Medical Student Affairs and Admissions
    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Director of Medical Student Research
    The University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine