Sahil Mehta

Sahil Mehta M.D. is an attending physician in the Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Founder of MedSchoolCoach. Dr Mehta is one of the world’s experts on medical school admissions having founded MedSchoolCoach in 2007. MedSchoolCoach provides admissions consulting to premedical students in the form of interview preparation, essay editing and general advising. In the past 10 years, he has had a hand in over a thousand acceptances to medical school.

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Med Students and Impact of COVID-19

Director of medical school tutoring, Joel Ramirez MD, explains how CORVID-19 may alter the life, exams, and rotations of med students. He explains the following: How rescheduling and/or suspending rotations affects learning What cancelling USMLE Step exam dates means for…
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Sahil Mehta
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Admissions to Medical School Without the MCAT

Dr. Sahil Mehta explains how medical school admissions this cycle may not require the MCAT due to COVID-19. Your questions will be answered. Will medical schools consider applicants without MCAT scores this cycle? Should I apply this cycle if I…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

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Podcast 88: COVID-19, Medical School Admissions and the MCAT

Join Dr. Mehta as he explored how COVID-19 may affect the MCAT and medical school admissions for the 2020 cycle. In this podcast episode, we talk about how corona virus is impacting MCAT test dates (and the cancellations that are…
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PDr Tools

Sahil Mehta
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USMLE Score Estimator for Step 2

Since USMLE Step 1 is pass/fail, your Step 2 exam score is a critical data point to compare yourself against other candidates. See what USMLE Step 2 CK score you need to land the residency of your choice. The USMLE…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

Sahil Mehta
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Podcast 84: USMLE Step 1 Goes Pass/Fail – The Impact on International Medical Students

In the second episode about USMLE Step 1 recently changing from a three-digit score to a pass/fail system, Dr. Sahil Mehta is joined by Elias Farah. He is a St. George’s University student who is currently in the match process…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

Sahil Mehta
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Podcast 83: USMLE Step 1 Goes Pass/Fail – The Impact on US Medical Students

You may have heard that USMLE Step 1 just changed from a three-digit score to a pass/fail system. This is huge. In this episode, Dr. Mehta and Dr. Flick talk about how this change will affect US-based medical students. [3:21]…
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Pre-Med Academics

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Everything You Need to Know About Being a Pre-Med

In this live presentation, Dr. Sahil Mehta, founder of MedSchoolCoach, describes the pre-med journey to students at the University of Texas at Austin. Watch for yourself, and learn what it takes to get into medical school, and how to optimize…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

Sahil Mehta
1,058

Podcast Episode 17: The Life of An Interventional Radiologist

Our guest today is Dr. Sahil Mehta, an interventional radiologist. He talks about his specialization, offering plenty of insight and advice to medical students who would like to get involved in the field. He is excited to passionately discuss everything…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

Sahil Mehta
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Podcast Episode 16: Breaking Down the Pre-Med Path

It’s important to make the transition to medical school as easy as possible. Today’s show is about planning your courses and extracurricular activities to be successful. My guest is college advisor and mentor Ziggy Yoediono. Ziggy is a former college…
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The ProspectiveDoctor Podcast

Sahil Mehta
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Podcast Episode 15: The Ins and Outs of Secondary Applications

Join Drs. Marinelli and Lipsit as they discuss how you should approach secondary applications. Learn how to construct quality essays and how to differentiate yourself in this phase of the application process!
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