"HOBBIES MAY FEEL LIKE an extraneous piece of information to shoehorn into your otherwise professional medical school application. However, hobbies can reveal a surprising depth about you to the admissions committee, including your passions, how you can communicate your interests and how you may deal with the inevitable stress of being a medical student and a physician.
Finding Balance as a Premed Student
The concept of work-life balance – the delicate equilibrium between time devoted to a professional life and a personal life so that one can feel fulfilled in both – is becoming increasingly important in the medical community. As the activities that you enjoy during your personal time, hobbies represent how you may achieve personal fulfillment.
So what do medical school admissions committees and interviewers look for when students talk about their hobbies? And why are hobbies important to medical school applicants, students and residents?" …