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Dr. Samir Desai
Co-Founder
Samir Desai, MD serves on the faculty of the Baylor College of Medicine in the Department of Medicine. He has educated and mentored premedical students, medical students, residents, and international medical graduates, work for which he has received numerous teaching awards.
As a member of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, he is deeply committed to educating and mentoring medical students. He has served on the medical school admissions and residency selection committees at the Baylor College of Medicine and Northwestern University.
Author
Dr. Desai is an author and editor, having written 20 books that together have sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. These books have been widely used by medical school, residency, and fellowship applicants in the admissions and selection process.
The book - The Successful Match - has been listed as Suggested Reading in the AAMC Careers in Medicine.
Two other books, Success on the Wards and the Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine, are required or recommended reading in many of our nation's medical schools, nurse practitioner programs, and physician assistant programs.
Some institutions where these resources have been adopted include the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the University of North Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Learn more about his books.
Speaker
Dr. Desai has been invited to speak about medical school admissions, success in medical school, and residency selection at many schools, including:
University of Texas Austin
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rice University
If you would like to have Dr. Desai speak at your school, program, meeting, organization, or event, contact us.
Medical School Admissions
Through his work on medical school admissions, Dr. Desai has gained tremendous experience and knowledge about the factors that lead to success in the admissions process. His determination to share this knowledge widely led him to write the book Medical School Interview: Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty.
In less than 2 years, the book has reached the top of the best-seller list in its category. Kirkus Reviews wrote that the book is "likely to be found indispensable by readers embarking on the arduous process of applying to medical school."
He is also the author of the Multiple Mini Interview: Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty, a resource that has been used by thousands of applicants preparing for health professions MMIs.
He enjoys working with aspiring medical students to help them reach their professional goals. In 2 out of the past 4 years, 100% of his interview coaching clients gained admission to medical school. Learn more about his conssulting services.
US Residency Admissions
Having served on the residency selection committees at two top-20 U.S. medical schools, he has developed extensive knowledge about the factors that lead to success in the residency selection process. This led him to co-author the popular resource The Successful Match, a book that has been recommended as Suggested Reading in the AAMC Careers in Medicine Student Guide.
Readers prize the book's detailed advice and emphasis on strategy. He brings the same level of detail to his residency clients, and has helped hundreds of students match successfuly with competitive specialties and programs.
He especially takes great joy in helping applicants with red flags (low USMLE/COMLEX scores, failed or poor performance in basic science courses/clerkships, etc.) achieve their professional dreams.
He brings a highly individualized approach to each client, and is proud to now call many of his clients colleagues.
Fellowship Admissions
In the 20 years he has served as a faculty member at the Baylor College of Medicine, he has mentored many residents who have successfully matched into competitive subspecialties and fellowship programs.
After realizing that there were few resources available to help residents land these competitive positions, he wrote the book Resident's Guide to the Fellowship Match. He also enjoys working with residency applicants to maximize their chances of securing positions in fellowship programs.