Beyond the GPA: What med schools look for
GPA and MCAT scores get you screened in. A medical student and admissions coach explains what earns the interview: data, fit, and a focused story.
T Peterson Wagner
Medical Student, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
T Peterson Wagner is a medical student, researcher, and medical educator focused on psychedelic medicine, health economics, and innovative mental health treatments. Both independently and as a researcher in interventional psychiatry, Wagner explores the clinical and economic implications of neuromodulatory and psychedelic-assisted therapies, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder. He also works in medical admissions coaching and co-edited the peer-reviewed textbook Psychedelics for Clinical Practice: Scientific, Social, Legal, and Economic Pathways.