Aloha Mentees, Its time for the first “MSMP Pulse” email. In these email updates, we will give you general advice and resources for various topics concerning pre-medical students and questions you can ask your mentor. This month’s topic: Letters of Recommendation (LOR). This may seem like a distant thought for many students in their freshman…

April 2013: Application and Interview (Pulse)
Aloha Mentees, Theme of the month time. This month’s theme: Application and Interview While we will be informing the medical student mentors of this month’s theme as always, it is your responsibility to email/call/text them with questions. Please remember to keep up with the contact log. While we usually offer general advice regarding the current…

March 2013: Personal Statement (MSMP Pulse)
Aloha Mentees, Time for yet another “theme of the month.” This months theme: Personal Statement Writing. Even if you are a freshman it is important to start thinking about certain things early on. Thinking about the personal statement is a good way to assess WHY you want to go into medicine. If you cant think…

February 2013: Picking A Medical School (MSMP Pulse)
Aloha Mentees, Happy February! It’s time for the theme of the month. This month’s theme will be: Picking a Medical School. As always we encourage you to ask questions regarding this topic to your mentor. Even if you are a freshman, please keep in mind the planning that should go into picking your medical school…