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		matheusmoreira 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's just a virus, the E.R. told him – days later,... > volunteering in africa What the hell? Volunteer work is a requirement to get into medical school? Yeah, maybe some calibration is warranted. Just be very careful about it.

Fomite 4 months ago [–]

It's not required - you just need to be a promising and interesting student. Most of the students I send to medical school get there by doing undergraduate research.

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