Complete Book of Medical Schools, 2001 Edition

by Stoll, Malaika

• ISBN13: 9780375761539
• ISBN10: 0375761535
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review

Summary

The Buyer's Guide to Medical Schools What makesThe Complete Book of Medical Schoolsthe leading medical school guide? All the information you need to make a crucial decision The Complete Book of Medical Schoolsgives applicants the facts about admission requirements and curriculum at the 122 U.S., 16 Canadian, and 3 Puerto Rican accredited allopathic schools and 19 accredited osteopathic schools. Plus, it provides all the practical information one needs to apply: What is the school's MCAT score release policy? How much clinical exposure can one expect during preclinical years? What is the grading/promotion policy? Are there special programs for members of minority groups? How much financial aid is available? Plus: campus and e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, admissions deadlines, tuition, and more If one is an applicant who is more than a couple of years out of college, he or she probably has plenty of questions about getting into medical school. A special chapter inside offers advice on: The financial and personal implications of being a nontraditional student Which schools are best for nontraditional students Where one can complete your post-bac training, and how to survive the MCAT Plus, follow eight nontraditional students through the entire process, from applying to accepting This guide also includes advice for the dreaded interview. The Princeton Review prepares interviewees for the selection committee by telling them what they can expect to be asked, from the tried-and-true favorites to off-the-wall questions that might make them flinch.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
How to Use This Book	1	(4)
So You Want to Be a Doctor...	5	(18)
Advice for the ``Nontraditional'' Applicant	23	(14)
Financing Medical School	37	(10)
The Interview: Separating the Merely Qualified from the Truly Worthy	47	(16)
Allopathic Profiles	63	(290)
U.S. Medical School Profiles	65	(246)
Canadian Medical School Profiles	311	(34)
Puerto Rican Medical School Profiles	345	(8)
Osteopathic Profiles	353	(20)
Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical Programs	373	(14)
Alphabetical Index	387	(3)
Regional Index	390	(3)
About the Author	393