Shadi brainstorms with students to learn about students’ personalities and the unique aspects of their applications so they could together craft a powerful and highly personalized statement that helps them shine in the eyes of the admission committee.

Location: 
San Diego, California

Education:
Physician Resident, Child Neurology – University of California, San Diego
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine – Rowan University
BA, Molecular & Cell Biology – University of California, Berkeley

Bio:
As a counselor at Moon Prep, Shadi collaborates closely with her students to cultivate purposeful critical thinking and gain their trust. She creates an environment where students feel comfortable openly exchanging ideas and provides authentic guidance and feedback to develop powerful personal statements and strong applications. With her role as an essay couch, Shadi is enthusiastic about assisting students in effectively conveying their distinctive experiences, personal reflections, and career aspirations when crafting personal statements explicitly tailored for traditional and direct medical school programs. From day one, Shadi wholeheartedly dedicates herself to supporting students throughout their professional path.

While mentoring at Moon Prep, Shadi continues her child neurology residency at the University of California, San Diego. Successfully navigating the medical school admissions cycle herself, completing medical school, and matching into her residency of choice, she possesses firsthand knowledge of the entire application and interview process, as well as what the journey entails. With her firsthand experience as a first-generation physician and non-traditional medical student, Shadi is well aware of the significance of having an expert mentor during this challenging academic journey. Shadi eagerly offers her assistance to aspiring BS/MD, BS/DO, and traditional medical students. With her personal and professional expertise in writing, editing, and revising, she has developed the essential skills and knowledge to effectively guide students in crafting meaningful narratives and resumes that authentically highlight their strengths and intentions.

Being fascinated by mentoring and teaching, she received her minor in Education from the University of California, Berkeley. Aside from tutoring throughout college, she founded and taught a college-level course on Human Genetic Disorders at UC Berkeley and Neuro-anatomy that she recently taught at Guadalajara, Mexico. Following undergraduate, Shadi worked as a lab technician at Stanford School of Medicine, where she participated in writing and revising scientific manuscripts. During medical school, Shadi continued tutoring and was an Anatomy Teaching Assistant (TA). Her passion for mentorship and giving back to her community led her to mentor numerous underserved high school and college students through various programs such as the Simply Neuroscience’s Action Potential Advising Program (APAP), American College of Osteopathic Pediatrics (ACOP) mentorship program, RowanSOM Bridge mentorship program, Rutgers University APAMSA mentorship program, and ShaDOw project. In these roles, she gained valuable hands-on experience working closely with students and understanding their needs. She continues to be involved in mentorship through the Residents In Solidarity with Emerging Leaders (RISE) program in her residency. Additionally, she first authored many manuscripts and presented poster presentations at various conferences. She was also the founder and president of the first chapter of the American Academy of Neurology in her medical school, through which she ensured that her fellow medical students had access to networking, community outreach, shadowing, and research opportunities.

Student Placements:
At Moon Prep, we take pride in our students’ impressive acceptances and are honored to be part of their journey. Below is a selection of schools and programs to which Dr. Shadi has recently provided guidance during the application process, along with some recent acceptances.

BS/DO Programs:

1. Rowan University – BS/DO Program with Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
2. Nova Southeastern University – BS/DO Program
3. California State University, Fullerton – BS/DO Joint Program with Lake Erie College Of Medicine

Undergraduate Schools:

1. University of Southern California
2. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
3. Northeastern University
4. University of Pittsburgh
5. Penn State University
6. University of Texas at Dallas
7. Florida State University
8. San Jose State University
9. University of California, Riverside
10. University of California, Merced
11. California State University, Long Beach
12. California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

Graduate Schools:

1. University of Southern California