Working with Families

At MedEdits, we understand that parents want the best for their children. The medical admissions process can be as daunting and anxiety provoking for you, as a parent, as it is for your son or daughter. Sometimes students don’t have access to skilled counselors at their home institutions. School advisors and medical school faculty often lack the experience, maturity and insight to really help. Advisors can be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of students they advise, which limits their availability. Or, your child may be a non-traditional applicant and no longer has an advisor. This is where we come in.

MedEdits supplements the guidance that students receive at their home institutions. By working one on one with applicants, Dr. Freedman and each MedEdits consultant develops a personalized strategy to help them gain admission to medical school, residency or fellowship. We also provide general mentoring and career guidance. Everyone at MedEdits knows how to motivate and inspire and, when necessary, how to be firm in a constructive way.

Hiring MedEdits and Dr. Freedman is an investment in your child’s education and future.

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Dr. Freedman’s experience has identified some essentials that a good advisor must have to provide sound advice. When evaluating our competitors, do your research and ask the following questions:

  • 1) Does the individual with whom you will work have actual admissions experience in the arena to which your child is applying?

We believe that if he or she does not have the right background, the insight your child receives may be extremely limited or flat out wrong. Ask, specifically, “have you worked on a medical school admissions committee” or “have you worked on a residency admissions committee,” depending on which of these questions applies to your child’s situation. If the answer is “no,” go elsewhere. Dr. Freedman started gaining experience in medical admissions when she was a medical student and, since then, has worked on both medical school and residency admissions committees as a faculty member. She knows it takes years of experience to gain enough insight regarding this process to help others succeed.

  • 2) Does the individual whom you hire practice medicine?

Many non-physician consultants help people gain admission to medical school and residency. But we believe that to provide comprehensive guidance it is essential that the person who mentors your son or daughter understands what it means to actually care for patients. Dr. Freedman is board certified in emergency medicine and practices part time. She has practiced in urban, community, academic and private settings and thus has a full understanding of different career options in medicine.

  • 3) Has the private advisor served on faculty at a major medical school?

This, too, is an essential ingredient to provide the best advice to students. Many companies – both advising and editing – hire current medical students or recent medical school graduates to work for them. Would you hire a business school student or recent graduate to manage your retirement savings? Some private physician advisors have never worked as faculty in competitive academic environments which, again, means they have limited real life experience. Dr. Freedman has worked at elite medical institutions for most of her career.

  • 4) Does the individual have professional writing experience?

You are hiring someone to work on documents that will influence your child’s success. Unless the individual you hire is a great writer, you may compromise your child’s admission to medical school or residency. Dr. Freedman has extensive professional writing experience, and she and a professional writer/editor review all submitted documents.

  • 5) How does the person or company you hire stay up to date with advances in medical education?

Experience, when supplemented with knowledge, can provide a powerful advantage for your child. Advances and trends in medical education are always changing and if the person with whom you work is not constantly working to improve his or her own knowledge, this can be a disadvantage. Dr. Freedman attends national meetings focused on medical education and reads academic journals to stay up to date.

It is our pleasure to answer any questions you might have about medical admissions in general and about the benefits of hiring a private counselor.

Please contact us or call us at (646) 217-4674.