U. S. News Ultimate Guide to Medical Schools

by Fischman, Josh; Healy, Bernadine; McGrath, Anne; Morse, Robert (CON); Boser, Ulrich

• ISBN13: 9781402202902
• ISBN10: 1402202903
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc

Summary

A great resource. Well-organized with all necessary information easy to find. A must-have for any aspiring doctor. If only getting into medical school was as easy as using this book. - Vanessa E. Kass, reader The #1 medical school book! The U.S. News Ultimate Guide to Medical Schools helps students carefully assess the long road to successful career in medicine. A chapter-length essay directly from a medical school graduate describes what her first year in medical school was like. Descriptions of five top medical school programs give students an inside peek at med school academics. The exclusive U.S. News Insider's Index reveals which schools cost the most and least, and which get the most research money and turn out the most primary care residents. The Ultimate Medical School Directory features complete profiles of the nation's medical schools. - How to pick the best med school for you - Succeeding at the MCAT - Writing the personal essay and understanding what admissions officers really look for - Foreign medical schools that welcome medical students - Additional careers in healthcare

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Introduction	xi
Chapter One: A Med Student's First Year	1	(6)
Chapter Two: Which Is the Right School for You?	7	(14)
Chapter Three: Inside Five Top Schools	21	(14)
Chapter Four: Getting In	35	(12)
Chapter Five: Finding the Money	47	(8)
Chapter Six: What If You Don't Get In?	55	(6)
Chapter Seven: Other Choices, Other Paths	61	(24)
The U.S. News Insider's Index: How Do the Schools Stack Up?	85	(24)
Which are the hardest and easiest medical schools to get into?	86	(3)
Who's the priciest? Who's the cheapest?	89	(3)
Which schools award the most and the least financial aid?	92	(3)
Which are the largest and smallest medical schools	95	(3)
Which get the most research money? Which get the least?	98	(2)
Whose graduates have the most debt? The least?	100	(2)
Which schools have the most minority students? The fewest?	102	(3)
Which schools turn out the most primary care residents? The fewest?	105	(2)
Which schools' grads are most likely to stay in state? The least likely?	107	(2)
The U.S.News & World Report Ultimate Medical School Directory	109	(250)
How to Use the Directory	110	(1)
Directory	111	(248)
Alphabetical index of Schools	359	(2)
Index of Schools by State	361	(4)
About the Authors and Editors	365