What are medical school prerequisites?
Pre-requisites are largely specific to the individual medical school. Most all schools require:2 semsters Biology2 semsters inorganic chemistry2 semesters organic chemistry1 semester of English (or another writing intensive course)1 semester of calculusSome other course that I’ve seen recommended:Intro to psychologyIntro to sociologyBiochemistryPhysiologyStatisticsSpanishFor further information on this, I encourage you to explore the individual schools’ admissions pages. They will provide a list of their pre-reqs and recommended coursework.
What are the prerequisites for med school?
Each school may have its own. AAMC web site and its section on students Students can give information. From the Kaplan test prep site: "Most schools agree on the basic elements for pre-medical education. Minimum course requirements include one year each of biology, general (inorganic) chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and related lab work for each. In addition, about two-thirds require English and about one quarter require calculus. A small number of schools have no specific course requirements."
I still have to take the prerequisites for medical school after I graduate. I have a considerable amount of experience in various healthcare settings and will be working as a scribe in an ER starting my last semester. Will that be considered during the admissions process?
The short answer is yes. Obviously, things that you've done more recently (recent relative to the time you apply, that is) tend to be weighted more heavily, but important/significant/salient achievements during college will always hold weight to the admissions officers. Frankly, the BIGGER concern that I would have, in your case, is that working as a Scribe, in an ER, etc. are very common. Admissions - whether to medical school, college, law school, etc. - is all about meeting threshold requirements (GPA, Test Scores, Pre-med reqs) AND THEN having something which makes you stand out. If you do the same things everyone else does (even if you do a lot more of them) you will be a forgettable applicant, which is not a good thing when the admissions officers go into a committee and discuss applications (because if they don't remember you, chances are they will not give you much consideration). Hope that helps. You should contact Deb - the head of our medical school admission team - if you have some more specific questions. Hope that helps. jb
Can you major and minor in something while also taking the pre-med prerequisites for med school?
I read that statistically, regarding medical school admissions, students are (slightly) better off not majoring in biology or chemistry or any of the standard pre-med majors. Medical schools like the variety, I guess. However, you do need to major in an academic subject (I'm not sure animation would suffice) and what's most important is your GPA, for the medical school prerequisites, your major, and overall. So don't major in anything you won't be good at. Also, if you're going to major AND minor in course work dissimilar to medical school prerequisites, expect to take a lot of classes over the summers and/or take some extra time to graduate.
What prerequisites do you need to get into Medical School?
Each med school lists its pre-requisites on its website, and they are usually very similar to each other. Here are three examples: http://admissions.med.miami.edu/md-programs/general-md/prerequisites http://med.fsu.edu/?page=mdAdmissions.admissionRequirements http://school.med.nyu.edu/md-admissions/how-apply/admissions-requirements-selection-criteria In addition, you need to do the MCAT - plus of course physician shadowing, volunteering, leadership, etc. Here are some GPA and MCAT stats on admitted students: http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/advising/gpamcat.pdf Also don't forget that there's also the option of DO schools, which are still a bit easier to get into.
Can I apply to med school or dental school with prerequisites done from country other than US or Canada?
If you are a Canadian or PR then you can apply with pre-requisites from outside of Canada or the US. You just have to makes sure they courses are deemed equivalent by the respective admissions office at a particular school. You also need a 4-year degree in most cases.If you are not Canadian or PR there are only a handful of spots for international applicants at all Canadian schools. That is probably 10 spots collectively across the 17 Med schools.Since there are only 17 schools and three are French you can easily find the application requirements on each university medical school website.
Are the prerequisites for a PA program and medical school the same?
While I am not an expert on getting into physician school they are close. Some PA programs require MCATs but most do not. The courses one has to take are similar. PA programs require 2–3,000 hours of patient care experience PRIOR to admission into a program. There are a few that require less. I do not think med school requires this. To many being a PA is an extension of an already established career in a healthcare role or profession.
Medical School Requirements?
You do not have to have a Ph.D. to earn an M.D. You earn an MD in medical school to become a physician. You earn a Ph.D. in graduate school to be a researcher or to teach at the collegiate level, e.g. a professor or a scientist in industry. Some medical schools offer combined MD/PhD programs that take about seven years. Before you can earn either an MD or a Ph.D., you normally have to earn a bachelor's degree. Your grades in college are and important factor in determining your likelihood of acceptance to medical school or graduate school. Your grades in high school will not matter unless you apply to a combined bachelor's/MD program, and, IMHO, your grades are not currently high enough for that option. So what you should do is to do your best to get your grades up so that you can get into the undergraduate college of your choice. Ask your teachers what you can do to do well in their classes. Consider the state universities in your home state, since they are likely to be your best bargain in education and you are likely to be able to get in with a B+ or A- average. Work to increase your vocabulary and ability to do math problems. Study elementary logic. All these will help you do well on the SAT. The MCAT is the Medical College Admission Test. It covers physical science, biological science, writing, and verbal ability. To prepare for the MCAT, read a lot, take chemistry, biology, and physics in college, and take English Comp in college. Take some humanities courses in college too. And don't freak out. Just try to keep increasing your personal best.
Medical schools want students to take prerequisites at 4-year institutions. How are students supposed to transfer to these without taking the prerequisites?
The prerequisites refer to Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Organic Chemistry and not necessarily your regular college prerequisites like English and History. If you’ve already taken some of them, you may need to take them over or take upper level classes that show you are prepared.