Renee Marinelli MD
Director of AdvisingDr. Marinelli has practiced family medicine, served on the University of California Admissions Committee, and has helped hundreds of students get into medical school. She also spearheads a team of physician advisors who guide MedSchoolCoach students.
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Dr. Marinelli graduated magna cum laude from California State University, San Marcos, with a bachelor’s degree in biology. While attending school, she worked for a neurosurgeon, where she led clinical trials and taught biology as a supplemental instruction leader. Dr. Marinelli was accepted to multiple medical schools before attending the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where she served on the admissions committee and interviewed many applicants.
In medical school, Dr. Marinelli met her future husband and MedSchoolCoach advisor, Dr. David Flick. After medical school, both she and her husband attended family medicine residency in Hawaii, serving on the residency admissions committee. After her son was born, Dr. Marinelli stepped away from clinical medicine and joined MedSchoolCoach. Since that time, she has mentored and assisted hundreds of students in the medical school admissions process and brings a wealth of experience serving on both medical school and residency admission committees. Dr. Marinelli is currently the director of advising at MedSchoolCoach, where she continues to advise applicants while overseeing a team of physician advisors. She is excited to continue providing guidance to students while spending quality time with her son.
SPECIALTY
Family Medicine
FUN FACT
One of Dr. Marinelli's favorite hobbies is trail running. She has run nearly every trail in Colorado Springs and is planning to ascend the 14,000 feet Pikes Peak!