Useful links for pre-meds

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>The American Association of Medical Colleges (<a href="http://www.aamc.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/&lt;/a&gt;) is best place to start researching medical education. The AAMC represents the 125 accredited U.S. medical schools, 17 accredited Canadian medical schools, nearly 400 major teaching hospitals, 96 academic and professional societies, the nation's 67,000 medical students and 104,000 residents.</p>

<p>Links at the AAMC site include:
Applying to medical school: <a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/start.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/start.htm&lt;/a>
About the MCAT: <a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm&lt;/a>
List of medical schools admissions offices: <a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/admissions.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/admissions.htm&lt;/a>
MCAT score data: <a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/pubs.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/pubs.htm&lt;/a>.
The National Resident Matching Program: <a href="http://www.nrmp.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nrmp.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Your pre-med advising office should have a copy of the AAMC's *Medical School Admission Requirements<a href="MSAR%C2%99">/i</a>. For ordering information or to see the MSAR table of contents go to <a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/msar.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/msar.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Health Professions Admission Guide: Strategy for Success (Sixth Edition, 2004)
Write for Success: Preparing a Successful Professional School Application (Third Edition, 2005)
Interviewing for Health Professions Schools (revised 2004)
Meeting the Challenge of the MCAT: A Test Preparation Guide (Third Edition, 2006)</p>

<p>NAAHP Publications for Health Professions Advisors:
Premedical Advisor's Reference Manual (Eighth Edition, 2005)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.naahp.org/publicationsflat.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.naahp.org/publicationsflat.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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This Analysis in Brief offers a picture of academic progress before expansion efforts. Following three matriculating classes—1987, 1992, and 1995—for 10 years each, it presents rates of graduation and attrition due to academic reasons while also factoring in race/ethnicity.

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<p><a href="http://www.aamc.org/data/aib/aibissues/aibvol7_no2.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/data/aib/aibissues/aibvol7_no2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>