
Charlotte L.
ex-Penn Med Admissions Officer | Med to MBA Expert
Studied at Harvard Business School
Worked at Darby
Available Tuesday at 2:00 PM UTC
Please do not book more than 2 months in advance as availability past 60 days is subject to change. Thanks!
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Charlotte's Coaching Offerings
Get Into Your Dream Medical School — Complete Package
Expert help on your personal statement, activities list, secondaries, etc.
Starting at $5,45020h+ of coaching
Write a Powerful Personal Statement
Craft winning personal statements through brainstorming, drafting, and editing.
Starting at $1,230.255h+ of coaching
Nail Your Medical School Interviews
Practice realistic mock medical school interviews with a trained expert.
Starting at $753.693h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $259/hr
Get help with Activities List Edit, Personal Statement, and .
Charlotte’s free events
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What Makes a Strong Medical School Application
Feb 27 at 12:00 AM UTC
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Charlotte’s Medical School Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Former member of the University of Pennsylvania's medical school admissions committee with firsthand understanding of what top programs look for in applicants. My journey includes earning an MD from the University of Pennsylvania, where I was a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. I've also served as Chief Resident at Atrium Health, where I interviewed and evaluated residency candidates. I am especially passionate about (and qualified to serve) applicants who are not 1000% sure that medicine is for them. I am not here to talk you out of med school - rather our work together will help you crystallize your why so that you can (a) be sure this very expensive life investment is right for you and (b) tell your story in the most compelling way possible. Whether you're aiming for top-tier schools or need guidance on strengthening your application after initial rejection, I'm here to help you navigate the application process with confidence. Let's do this!
Charlotte can help with:
Activities List Edit
Personal Statement
Application Strategy
General Exploration
Financial Aid & Scholarships
AMCAS Application Edit
Traditional Interview
School Selection
Secondary Essays
Charlotte also coaches for Physician & Medical Practice, MBA, MCAT, and GMAT. View all.
About Charlotte
I’m a physician, operator, parent, and lifelong athlete who has spent most of my adult life inside competitive, high-stakes environments. My path might look like it was intentional on paper: Ivy League undergrad, medical school on merit scholarship, chief residency, academic medicine, then an MBA at Harvard Business School where I founded and raised venture capital for a healthcare startup. In reality, it’s been anything but linear. I’ve started things, left things, changed direction, and had to ask hard questions about identity, ambition, and tradeoffs along the way. I know what it’s like to be capable of succeeding on a path and still not be sure it’s the right one. Today, I work with people who are trying to decide whether to pursue (or continue pursuing) medicine or an MBA, especially those who are nontraditional: career switchers, parents, older applicants, or people coming off a rejection who need to regroup and think clearly about next steps. I can help with the full process (standardized testing, applications, interviews, choosing among offers, etc) but where I’m most useful is before all of that. Getting clear on your “why” matters because these paths demand real emotional, financial, and time investment. My goal is to help you make decisions consciously and from a grounded inner wisdom, rather than from inertia or fear.
Why do I coach?
Coaching is my jam. I do it because I love it and, after a lot of practice, I've gotten really good at helping others tap into their inner wisdom. I've experienced first hand the burnout that can follow when a smart, ambitious person drives full steam ahead on something hard/impressive simply because they can. I'm passionate about helping other high achievers avoid this trap! My job isn’t to push you toward a particular outcome. It’s to help you slow down enough to make a grounded decision and then support you fully on whatever path you've chosen. I'm 110% committed to doing what's best for the client (even if that might mean referring you to another coach with more relevant expertise!). When you work with me, you can expect a straight shooter who will ask the right questions, attune to you, and reflect back your inner knowing with clarity. You're making big bet with your time, money, and energy - let's make sure it’s actually YOUR bet and then let's crush the execution together.
Work Experience

CEO
Darby
May 2021 - February 2025
Darby is a VC-backed start-up incubated out of the Harvard Innovation Lab. Darby provides AI-powered workflows for durable medical equipment companies. Raised $5m from angels and institutional investors such as Underscore VC, January Ventures, Flare Capital Partners. I am Darby's co-founder and former CEO - after hiring my successor in Q1 2025, I now serve exclusively as a board member.
Emergency Medicine Physician
Prisma Health
August 2017 - August 2020
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Resident Physician
Atrium Health
July 2014 - June 2017
Admissions Committee
Matched at #1 choice for Residency. Served as Chief Resident in final year and in that capacity interviewed applicants, reviewed applications and served on the committee that generates the program's rank order list
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
2020 - 2022

University of Pennsylvania
MD, Medicine
2009 - 2014
Admissions Committee Experience
Dean's Scholarship Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow (work led to a publication in JAMA, among other journals) Emergency Medicine Student Research Prize

University of Pennsylvania
BA, Neuroscience
2005 - 2009