Why Work with Flash?

• As past chair of admissions at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, he understands the dynamics of your application review from a behind-the-scenes perspective.
• Works with applicants strategically to develop winning applications. (See here what Flash’s clients say.) 
• Specializes in problem-solving, having developed and taught a course in scientific problem-solving for ten years, taught clinical reasoning, and created the commercial software platform ThinkShare™ to support small group problem solving.

 

Flash’s Stats

• AB in biochemistry from Harvard College
• PhD in developmental neuroscience from Caltech
• Postdoctoral fellow at the MRC Cell Biophysics Unit (London) and at UCSF
• Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine

Flash's Areas of Specialty

• College
• Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine (BS/MD)
• Med School (MD/DO)
• MD/PHD
• PhD in Sciences
• Neuroscience Programs
• Cellular and Molecular Biology Programs
• Computational Biology Programs
• Math Programs

What Flash Has to Say

“My background and focus are in STEM.  I work with applicants to college (especially BS/MD), grad school, and med school.  While each domain has it’s unique challenges, my job is to support my clients in their efforts to create their most effective application wherever they are applying.

Formulating a strategy is all-important in admissions.  I spend up-front time with my clients to understand their strengths and concerns.  Then I act as a coach, providing feedback and guidance throughout the process. The result is an application that a client can submit with pride, knowing that it is their own true and deep story and that it will be effective with admissions committee readers. 

I take pride in helping clients achieve a higher level of application, no matter what their starting points.”

What Else You Should Know about Flash

• Located in Arizona
• Was born in Tokyo and lived there and in Taipei as a child
• Enjoys bicycling almost daily
• Worked as a systems programmer in high school and had the great fortune to share an office with Ward Cunningham, who went on to invent the Wiki. In those days, names had to be shortened to 5 letters to submit jobs to the mainframe, but Ward didn’t like “Gordn,” so he swapped it to “Flash." Ever since, the name “Flash” has stuck.

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