
Vaithish Velazhahan
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Stanford MD | Cambridge PhD | Non-traditional, first-gen, international
1,175 min coached
Admissions Committee at Stanford University School of Medicine
Worked at University of Cambridge
Available Friday at 1:00 AM UTC
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Vaithish’s Medical School Qualifications
I am a physician-scientist in training, and I have completed my PhD at the University of Cambridge where I was a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and I am currently pursuing my MD training at Stanford University where I am a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. I am also a Research Fellow at Caius College in Cambridge, which is one of the most prestigious independent research positions. I have over 9 years of experience in academic institutions and have been admitted to several top medical schools including Stanford, Harvard and Yale. I have experience crafting individualised personal statements for some of the world's top scholarships, including Gates Cambridge, Knight-Hennessy and Barry M. Goldwater scholarships. I also have extensive experience in writing and have published multiple sole, first-authored manuscripts in the journal Nature and have won multiple research grants from the NSF and NIH. I have mentored and worked with aspiring medical and graduate school applicants in the US and the UK and have unique insights into the admission process at top universities.
Vaithish can help with:
Activities List Edit
AMCAS Application Edit
Application Strategy
Casper Test
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Letters of Evaluation
MD PhD Essays
Multiple Mini Interview
Personal Statement
School Selection
Secondary Essays
TMDSAS Application Edit
Traditional Interview
Waitlist Strategy
About Vaithish
I am a physician-scientist in training, and I have completed my PhD at the University of Cambridge where I was a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and I am currently pursuing my MD training at Stanford University where I am a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. I am also a Research Fellow at Caius College in Cambridge, which is one of the most prestigious independent research positions. I have over 9 years of experience in academic institutions and have been admitted to several top medical schools including Stanford, Harvard and Yale. I have experience crafting individualised personal statements for some of the world's top scholarships, including Gates Cambridge, Knight-Hennessy and Barry M. Goldwater scholarships. I also have extensive experience in writing and have published multiple sole, first-authored manuscripts in the journal Nature and have won multiple research grants from the NSF and NIH. I have mentored and worked with aspiring medical and graduate school applicants in the US and the UK and have unique insights into the admission process at top universities.
Work Experience

Research Fellow (Independent Scientist at the rank of Junior Faculty)
University of Cambridge
August 2022 - August 2023
Research Fellow at Gonville and Caius College is one of the most prestigious independent positions at the University of Cambridge at the rank of Junior Faculty that provides funding for independent research for up to 4 years
Education

Stanford University School of Medicine
MD
2023 - 2027
Admissions Committee Experience

University of Cambridge
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Structural Biology
2018 - 2022

Kansas State University
B.S. in Microbiology (Honors Program)
2014 - 2018

Kansas State University
B.S. in Medical Biochemistry (Honors Program)
2014 - 2018
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