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Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental
Students interested in medicine, dentistry,
osteopathy, optometry, podiatry, or veterinary medicine are urged
to consult with a member of the Pre-medical Advisory Committee in
designing a program that will fit particular needs, background,
and interest. Members of the committee have references listing the
requirements and admission policies of all American allopathic (M.D.)
and most related schools. Information is also available for other
medical programs, as well as nursing, occupational therapy, physical
therapy, medical technology, and related fields.
Early in the fall semester of the senior
year, the student should arrange an interview with the Pre-medical
Advisory Committee, which will evaluate the student's qualifications
for medical study. This evaluation will be sent to the professional
schools in which the student is interested.
It is the responsibility of the pre-medical
and pre-dental students to consult the catalogs of the schools to
which they wish to apply for their specific requirements. However,
the following courses generally fulfill the entrance requirements
of medical, dental, and related schools:
Biology...................................................................
1 year
General inorganic chemistry......................................1
year
Organic chemistry....................................................1
year
Physics ..................................................................1
year
Mathematics ...........................................................1
year
Additional advanced science is often required.
Many medically-related programs have more specific requirements.
Millsaps College and the majority of
medical and dental schools strongly recommend that the student obtain
a baccalaureate degree in an area of interest. It is not required
that this degree be in a science, and students are encouraged to
achieve a broad background in the humanities and social sciences,
although the above listed requirements are generally immutable.
The new Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) emphasizes the desirability
of a broad reading background, and also requires writing an essay.
These requirements are further addressed
in meetings of pre-health students held each semester. The pre-medical
honorary, Alpha Epsilon Delta, also conducts meetings of interest
to students in all health-related curricula. Interested students
should avail themselves of these opportunities through out their
studies.
Admission to medical and dental programs
is highly competitive. Success involves:
-grade point average (both total and science/math)
-score on the appropriate professional exam (e.g. MCAT, DAT)
-faculty and pre-med committee recommendations
-outside activities (including both campus and work experience)
-a successful interview with the professional school.
Combined research/professional programs
are offered by many of these schools.
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