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Near-peer medical mentorship

Nicolas Leighton

Nicolas Leighton, MD

PGY-3General Surgery

Los Angeles, CA

Nontraditional applicant with a degree in medical anthropology that found my way into general surgery in LA. During my career development, I relied heavily on LGBTQ+ mentorship especially pursuing a field like surgery as a gay medical student.

Non-traditional applicant

30-minute session·Free

Areas of Mentoring

  • Residency applications (ERAS)
  • Away rotation strategy
  • Gap year / post-bacc planning
  • Personal statement & secondary essays
  • Application strategy / school list
  • Interview prep (traditional & MMI)

Nicolas doesn't have any available times right now.