Vincent A. Pellicone

Associate Director of Admissions, Yale School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

About

Education is a gift. There’s no time like the present to support students in the advancement of their opportunities.

Experience

  • Yale School of Medicine (Full-time · 3 yrs)
    • Associate Director of Admissions
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    • Assistant Director of Admissions
      Jul 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      •Articulated the distinction of a Yale School of Medicine education via virtual and in-person information sessions to thousands of audience members •Developed school’s first strategic outreach plan; successfully held 5 in-person and 15 virtual events in 2024 cycle •Devised school’s first campus tour program, welcoming hundreds of visitors since 2024 •Designed in-person admitted student events in various U.S. cities with Director of Alumni Engagement to drive enrollment yield; resulted in 13% yield increase •Produced record-setting “Second Look” multi-day admitted student event in 2024 cycle; resulted in 25% attendance increase •Ensured synergistic outreach and recruitment efforts between Admissions Office, Office of Alumni Affairs, Office of Collaborative Excellent and Student Engagement, and current students •Managed 15 students in our Medical Student Ambassador Program •Empowered Medical Student Ambassadors to run office social media channels •Reviewed thousands of MD applicants, supporting 6,000 applications annually to MD and MD-PhD programs •Assisted with multi-faceted Virtual Interview Day for 600+ applicants; troubleshooted connectivity issues and last-minute schedule conflicts •Facilitated and planned agenda for 20 Admissions Committee meetings (90 members) and 25 Executive Committee meetings (13 members) each cycle to ensure timely and equitable discussion of interviewed applicants •Analyzed and presented prospect and applicant market data, sourced from AAMC and internal databases. Conducted in R and MS Excel •Spearheaded all admissions outreach event management, including branding, marketing, electronic communications, automated processes, and event planning infrastructure •Steered migration of legacy AMP admissions software to upgraded instance: responsible for queries, reports, portals, communications, forms, and back-end field construction •Liaised with Office of Information Technology to establish MFT between SIS Banner, Axiom, Slate, and AMP

  • Admissions Specialist at Brown University School of Professional Studies
    Jul 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Guided over 7,000 applicants annually through all stages of the application and enrollment process for 20+ master’s degree programs • Scrutinized decisions related to data entry and verification in three application databases (Slate, WebAdMIT, CollegeNET) • Streamlined the verification processes used throughout the admissions cycle for official transcripts, international credentials, financial certification, and F-1/J-1 visa applications • Enforced matriculation terms and conditions for new members of Brown’s community • Coordinated matriculants’ utilization of G.I. Bill / Yellow Ribbon benefits • Upheld budget allocation of program scholarships for two master’s degree programs • Established a best-practice documentation library to uphold standard of work year-over-year

  • Graduate Assistant - Office of Admissions & Financial Aid at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
    Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr

    • Provided effective customer service to prospective students via email and webinar sessions for Penn GSE’s 21 Master’s and 16 Doctorate degree programs • Supported colleagues’ tasks and projects during all steps of the admissions cycle, including recruitment, inquiries, and operations • Shaped and oversaw the Virtual Campus Visitor program by collaborating with Penn GSE program staff to arrange virtual program meetings for prospective students • Implemented effective virtual recruitment technologies to increase applicant access

  • External Reader at Yale-NUS College
    Nov 2020 - Mar 2021 · 5 mos

    • Performed first-stage holistic review of hundreds of International student applications to a developing, small, liberal arts college • Thoroughly analyzed Yale University and Yale-NUS College applicants to ensure a symbiotic relationship between student and institution • Streamlined the admissions cycle process via swift, meticulous data entry in Slate CRM

  • Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
    • Global Mentor
      Sep 2019 - May 2020 · 9 mos

      • Promoted various academic, volunteer, and career opportunities of 80 different International programs available to Boston College students • Advised students about cultural adjustment and transition in preparation of going abroad

    • Student Admissions Officer
      May 2016 - May 2020 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      • Competitively selected to collaborate with Undergraduate Admissions officers and 17 peers to impart authentic student experience to prospective students and families • Collaborated with admissions officers on application review and comparative admissions policies • Conducted Eagle Eye Information Sessions to inform hundreds of daily visitors about Boston College • Interacted with 37,000 visitors over the duration of Summer 2019 • Utilized Slate and Email technologies to resolve student and parent inquiries