The two original School of Medicine buildings were designed by Henry Hornbostel who designed the original campus plan. The scale and materials palette of the Anatomy and Physiology buildings, whose entire envelope were restored, are clad in an ashlar of local gray-white and pink marbles uniquely characteristic of Emory University. The design team worked closely with the campus architect to locate compatible materials for the new construction including marble cladding from the original quarry.
The same combination of gray-white and pink marbles also clad the new building addition whose massing and proportions give it the gravitas and character of the original buildings The new construction respectfully complements them with a response appropriate to its time.
The realization of this project has allowed the university to maintain its flagship program in the heart of its campus. They are still talking about the results! The messaging was another opportunity to involve SOM leadership. The words people used and stories they told contributed directly to the final messaging. The old site lacked clear messaging and had an inconsistent tone and voice.
Content at the school level was competing with, duplicating, and confusing the content on the department sub-sites, which all used different content structures to display similar information. With key external audiences in mind, Eva and Rachel designed an architecture that pulled communal information, like guides to living in Atlanta, up to the school level and drove traffic out to the department sites for unique details.
They also recommended standards for departments to follow as they worked towards adopting the new templates in the months after the initial launch. With new messaging and information architecture in hand, the existing content needed to be evaluated and rewritten before moving to the new site. The content contributors need practice and they need coaching. The first step to getting in has to be strong grades and MCAT score. I struggled a bit with a calculus class freshman year.
I ended up retaking the course to replace a C with an A. The second thing that I think helped was demonstrating a passion and interest in humanities that goes beyond the typical pre-med boxes to check. I remember writing my personal essay about running my first marathon with my buddy in college and also about a special connection I had with a high school student that I mentored.
Being a doctor is so much more than making a diagnosis or prescribing a treatment. Med schools want to see that you have passion, empathy, and interpersonal skills. Finding a way to show off these traits in the application and interview is important.
The third reason that may have helped me at Emory is a little more unique. My family has very strong personal ties to the university, including three people who have attended Emory med before me. Having family in the area and also family who understands medicine ensures that I will be well supported during the stressful times in med school. I felt great after the interview. The school of medicine building was beautiful, and I was impressed by the Dean of Admissions who rattled off fun facts about each applicant.
We took a tour of Grady, the hospital downtown where we do most of our rotations. The student tour guides are always energetic and proud to show off their school. I had a one on one interview with a faculty member and a three on three group interview.
I thought the interviews went well, even though the group interview format was a little different. I got a call in late May that I was accepted off the waitlist. I was ecstatic and accepted the offer immediately. I would have been happy at Medical College of Georgia, but Emory was definitely my first choice. About a week or two later, I was meeting my future classmates at the housing weekend. Put the work in to score well enough to make yourself a competitive applicant.
Be realistic about where you have the best chance to get in. Consider other career paths in healthcare if you are a less competitive applicant. Stay positive and remember why you want to do this. Keep in touch with mentors and friends who can support you along the way. Write a compelling personal statement that highlights your best qualities so that schools are dying to meet you.
For me, my Atlantis experience played a key role in confirming my decision to go into medicine. This was important for me to discuss during the admissions process. I chose the Atlantis program because it combines opportunities to shadow physicians and travel abroad, both of which I had little prior exposure to. My favorite experience as an Atlantis participant came in the stories exchanged over meals or excursions and the breadth of conversation that reflected the diversity of backgrounds within our cohort and site managers.
I appreciated the chance to speak with physicians in Budapest and hear their personal motivations for pursuing medicine because it really helped better contextualize and validate my own interest in medicine. The physicians were also just really welcoming, relatable, and down-to-earth people. The Atlantis program has equipped me with a better understanding of what a career in medicine looks like, which I think is an invaluable gift considering the long road ahead of those who aspire to be a physician.
The ability to interact and empathize with patients of diverse backgrounds and communities is a necessity to be a leader in the medical field.
I think the Atlantis program, through my interactions with mentors and their patients, has helped me take my first steps toward attaining the cultural vocabulary and literacy required of a physician. The opportunity to shadow doctors in a European country greatly appealed to me.
As an international student from Ghana, I value the subtle differences in approach that doctors, depending on the country in which they are trained, use to achieve a common result: alleviating illness and improving the quality of lives.
In an increasingly globalized world, having first-hand experience with the subtleties of healthcare in different parts of the world is vital to a future health professional. Atlantis exposes participants to these nuances in healthcare approaches, and in effect helps aspiring health professionals gain a global perspective on healthcare.
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