Barron's Guide to Medical And Dental Schools

by Wischnitzer, Saul; Wishcnitzer, Edith; Witschnitzer, Saul; Wischnitzer, Edith

• ISBN13: 9780764133725
• ISBN10: 0764133721
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

More students are choosing to study in American Colleges. Updated with theatest facts and figures, this school directory and guidance manual presentsrofiles of all accredited medical, dental, and osteopathic schools in thenited States and Canada. Here is information on tuition and fees,pplication procedures, and much more. The book also includes the latestvailable full-length model Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) withnswers, and selected questions with answers from recent Dental Collegedmission Tests (DAT). The authors offer advice on when and where to apply toental and medical schools, information on assessing one's chances forcceptance at the schools, and all-important test-taking tips for studentsreparing to take the MCAT or DAT. This new edition includes sample essaysor medical school applications and a special section dedicated to highchool students who are making long-term plans for a medical or dental career.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
List of Sample Documents	ix
Acknowledgments and Dedication	x
Preface	xi
Abbreviations	xiv
Part One MEDICINE	1	(504)
Medicine as a Career	3	(10)
On being a physician	3	(1)
Why study medicine?	3	(1)
The reality of a physician's career	4	(1)
The challenge ahead	5	(1)
Historical overview	6	(2)
The need for physicians	8	(1)
Physician supply: current debate	9	(1)
Desirable attributes for a medical career	10	(2)
Facing the future	12	(1)
Preparing for College	13	(15)
High school: an overview	13	(1)
Program of high school studies	13	(1)
Evaluating a college	14	(1)
Selecting a college	14	(3)
Getting into college	17	(3)
The essay: your personal statement	20	(4)
Extracurricular activities	24	(1)
The interview	25	(1)
Recommendations	26	(1)
Summer enrichment programs	27	(1)
Checklist of precollege activities	27	(1)
Preparing for Medical School	28	(57)
Program of college studies	28	(5)
Succeeding in college	33	(15)
Extracurricular and summer activities	48	(7)
The premedical advisor and/or committee	55	(4)
Postbaccalaureate programs	59	(15)
Humanistic aspects of premedical education	74	(1)
Checklist of college activities	75	(10)
Applying to Medical School	85	(50)
General considerations	85	(3)
Selection factors	88	(7)
The application process	95	(10)
Recommendations	105	(3)
The interview	108	(7)
The selection process	115	(3)
Acceptance	118	(2)
Ranking of medical schools	120	(2)
Rejection	122	(6)
Special educational programs	128	(6)
Canadian medical schools	134	(1)
The admission process: timetable	134	(1)
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)	135	(77)
Overview of the MCAT	135	(1)
Importance of the MCAT	136	(1)
Contents of the MCAT	137	(3)
Preparing for the MCAT	140	(5)
Reference data for model test	145	(7)
Model MCAT	152	(58)
Hugo R. Seibel
Kenneth E. Guyer
Scoring of the MCAT	210	(1)
Scoring your model MCAT performance	210	(2)
Medical Schools	212	(24)
Basic data on medical schools	212	(24)
Medical School Profiles	236	(143)
In-depth medical school profiles	236	(143)
Opportunities for Women	379	(10)
Historical overview	379	(1)
Women's health issues	380	(1)
Medicine: a career for women	381	(1)
Doors are open	382	(1)
Admission to medical school	382	(1)
The woman physician: a status report	382	(4)
Unique challenges for women in medicine	386	(2)
Financial aid and support sources	388	(1)
Opportunities for Minorities	389	(12)
Minorities in medicine: historical perspective	389	(1)
Doors are open for minorities	389	(1)
Admission of minorities: a status report	390	(3)
Current challenges	393	(1)
Financial aid for minority students	394	(1)
Summer programs	395	(6)
Financing Your Medical Education	401	(7)
The current financial aid crisis	402	(1)
Successfully managing educational indebtedness	403	(1)
Scholarships and loans	404	(4)
Medical Education	408	(19)
Evolution of the medical curriculum	408	(1)
The traditional curriculum	409	(3)
The curriculum in transition	412	(2)
The new medical school curricula	414	(3)
Attrition in medical school	417	(1)
Preparing for medical school	418	(7)
The making of a physician	425	(1)
United States medical licensing examination	426	(1)
Postgraduate Medical Education	427	(18)
Incorporating the residency and internship	427	(1)
Resident matching program	428	(1)
Residency training	429	(4)
Medical specialties	433	(5)
Fellowship training	438	(1)
Improving postgraduate training	439	(1)
Challenges in training	440	(1)
New trends in medical specialties	440	(4)
Physician employment opportunities	444	(1)
Foreign Medical Study	445	(9)
Admission	445	(1)
Transfer to U.S. schools	446	(1)
Internship and residency	446	(1)
Fifth Pathway opportunities	447	(1)
Requirements for residency and/or practice	448	(1)
Selecting a foreign medical school	449	(1)
Foreign medical schools	450	(4)
Osteopathic Medicine	454	(30)
Basic philosophy	454	(1)
Choosing osteopathic medicine	455	(1)
Osteopathic education, training, and certification	456	(1)
Educational data	457	(1)
Admission prospects	458	(1)
Relationship between osteopathic and allopathic medicine	458	(1)
Financial assistance	459	(1)
The osteopathic scene in a nutshell	459	(1)
Osteopathic medical school profiles	459	(25)
Medical Practice	484	(13)
Physician-patient relationship	484	(2)
Clinical skills	486	(1)
Diagnosing disease	487	(1)
Patient care	488	(1)
Assessing treatment	488	(1)
Accountability	489	(1)
Guidelines to practicing medicine	489	(1)
Teaching and research	489	(1)
Types of practices	490	(4)
Professional hazards	494	(1)
Physician remuneration	495	(2)
Physicians and Medicine in the Twenty-first Century	497	(8)
The challenge	497	(2)
Premedical education	499	(1)
Admission to medical school	499	(1)
Medical school education	500	(1)
Medical students	500	(1)
Medical practice	501	(1)
Specialists versus primary care physicians	502	(1)
Medical litigation crisis	503	(1)
Cybermedicine	503	(1)
Medical informatics	504	(1)
Part Two DENTISTRY	505	(113)
Dentistry as a Career	507	(5)
Why study dentistry?	507	(1)
The need for dentists	507	(1)
Today's trends in dentistry	508	(1)
Dental specialties	509	(1)
Is dentistry for you?	510	(1)
Dentistry as an alternative to medicine	511	(1)
Preparing for and Applying to Dental School	512	(6)
Educational preparation	512	(1)
Application procedures	512	(2)
Admissions criteria	514	(4)
The Dental Admission Test (DAT)	518	(11)
Importance of the DAT	518	(1)
Contents of the DAT	519	(1)
Preparing for the DAT	520	(1)
Sample DAT questions	521	(7)
Scoring of the DAT	528	(1)
Canadian DAT	528	(1)
Opportunities in Dentistry for Women and Minorities	529	(3)
Doors are open for women	529	(1)
Minorities in dentistry	530	(2)
Financing Your Dental Education	532	(3)
The current financial aid crisis	532	(1)
Scholarships and loans	532	(3)
Dental Education	535	(5)
Dental curriculum	535	(3)
Other educational programs	538	(1)
Postgraduate training	539	(1)
Dental Schools	540	(78)
The dental scene in a nutshell	540	(12)
In-depth dental school profiles	552	(66)
APPENDIX A. A Self-assessment Admission Profile	618	(3)
APPENDIX B. Medical School Application Form	621	(8)
AACOMAS Application Form	622	(7)
APPENDIX C. Sample Essays for AMCAS Application	629	(26)
APPENDIX D. Major Professional Allopathic Organizations	655	(7)
APPENDIX E. Major Professional Osteopathic Organizations	662	(2)
APPENDIX F. Alternative Medical Terminology	664	(2)
APPENDIX G. Tracking Tables	666	(11)
APPENDIX H. Regional Maps	677	(4)
APPENDIX I. Medical and Dental Admissions and the World Wide Web	681	(2)
APPENDIX J. Glossary	683	(3)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	686
INDEXES
Medical School Profiles	688	(3)
Osteopathic School Profiles	691	(1)
Dental School Profiles	691	(2)
Subject	693