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Upcoming Meetings:
Fall 2007 |
9/12/07
9/19/07
9/26/07
10/3/07
10/10/07
10/17/07
10/24/07
10/31/07
11/7/07
11/14/07
11/21/07
11/28/07
All meetings will be held in Lecture Hall 6 (Physics Building) from 12-12:50pm
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Online Resources |
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Association of American Medical Colleges |
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"The Association of
American Medical Colleges is a non-profit association
founded in 1876 to work for reform in medical education.
Originally representing only medical schools, today the
AAMC represents the 125 accredited U.S.
medical
schools; the 16 accredited Canadian medical schools;
some 400 major
teaching hospitals, including more than 70 Veterans
Affairs medical centers; more than 105,000 faculty in 96
academic and scientific societies; and the nation's
66,000 medical students and 97,000 residents.
Additionally, the administrative leadership of medical
schools and teaching hospitals are served by a variety
of
professional development groups housed within the
AAMC." |
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Official MCAT Site |
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"The Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice
examination designed to assess problem solving, critical
thinking, and writing skills in addition to the
examinee's knowledge of science concepts and principles
prerequisite to the study of medicine. Scores are
reported in each of the following areas: Verbal
Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Writing Sample, and
Biological Sciences. Medical college admission
committees consider MCAT scores as part of their
admission decision process." |
| KAPLAN
(MCAT prep) |
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"Kaplan's comprehensive
options offer complete preparation for the MCAT. These
unparalleled courses provide you with in-depth review,
intensive practice, step-by-step guidance from Kaplan's
expert teachers, supplemental workshops, and our
home-study materials. Comprehensive options are designed
for the student who wants complete preparation and
guidance for the MCAT." |
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Princeton Review (MCAT prep) |
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"The Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT) is required for admission to most
medical schools. It’s no secret that getting into your
top-choice med school is highly competitive. The good
news is, with thorough preparation, you can get the
score you need." |
| United
States National Library of Medicine |
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The National Library of
Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes
of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest
medical library. The Library collects materials in all
areas of biomedicine and health care, as well as works
on biomedical aspects of technology, the humanities, and
the physical, life, and social sciences. The collections
stand at more than 7 million items--books, journals,
technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs
and images. Housed within the Library is one of the
world's finest medical history collections of old and
rare medical works. The Library's collection may be
consulted in the reading room or requested on
interlibrary loan. NLM is a national resource for all
U.S. health science libraries through a National Network
of Libraries of Medicine®. |
Student Doctor Network - a very
useful resource for obtaining interview
feedback, participating in discussion forums, and
reading about current
medical students.
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www.studentdoctor.net |
UMBC Alumni - Victor Tseng, a
second-year student at the Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Contact Victor if you are interested in hearing more
about the D.O.
degree. Find out what osteopathic medicine is
really about. |
victorts@pcom.edu |
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