LISTEN: Assistant Dean for Admissions Gives "All Access" to CHM as Guest on Med School Admissions Podcast

Dr. Joel Maurer, Assistant Dean for Admissions at the College of Human Medicine, was recently invited to discuss med school admissions and the college, at large, on  "All Access: Med School Admissions," hosted by Christian Essman. Beyond leading the podcast, Mr. Essmen is the Senior Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.

Described as "a new podcast for the pre-med community," listeners get direct insight from the most authoritative sources and admissions experts.The platform's various episodes place med school representatives from a number of institutions behind the mic to showcase their school. Highlighting each school's offerings and what makes these programs unique, listeners can form a better understanding of what schools are looking for as prospective students.

In the third episode, Dr. Maurer takes the spotlight to speak at length--not kidding--about Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and the particular perspective on the admissions process. Coming in just over two full hours, Christian and Joel cover a lot of ground on the school's community-based model, mission-focused selection factors, the ingenuity of our new Shared Discovery Curriculum, and what makes competitive applicants...to name just a few topics. Closing out the session, they answer some great listener questions.

Listen to the podcast below and learn more about this episode and others at https://case.edu/medicine/allaccess.


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