Applying Yourself
This is a formal document written by a teacher, supervisor, or mentor to evaluate a candidate's skills, character, and potential for a job, college, or scholarship
Letter of Recommendation
Name 1 reason why you are interested in a medical profession
Good answers!
This is the practice of giving your time, energy, and skills freely and without pay to help others, support a community, or assist a nonprofit organization
Volunteering
Invented in 1816 to avoid placing an ear directly on a patient's chest, this tool is used by doctors to listen to heart and lung sounds
Stethoscope
How much moderate excercise (or intense excercise) is recommended for an adult (18-64) to do each week (Within 10 minutes)?
150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of intense excercise
True or False? You require an ACT/SAT score to apply/get into college
False
Name 2 characteristics that make someone a good medical provider
Good answers!
This is a type of clinical experience that allows students to observe medical professionals interacting with patients
Shadowing
What is the device used by millions of asthmatics to deliver a dose of medication straight into their lungs?
Inhaler
What upper-body artery can you use to check someone's pulse?
Radial, Brachial, or Carotid
Used by over 1,000 colleges, this online platform lets students fill out one central form to apply to multiple universities
Common App
Name 3 medical careers that don't require any formal college education
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, EKG Technician, Surgical Technologist, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Medical Scribe
True or False? You need to major in a science to apply to medical schools
False
This is a small, portable medical device used to check a person's heart rhythm during cardiac arrest and deliver an electric shock if needed to help the heart beat normally again
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
What is the strongest muscle in the human body?
Masseter/Jaw Muscle
This 5-letter acronym stands for the mandatory federal form students fill out to qualify for grants, work-study, and student loans
FAFSA
Name 4 medical careers that don't require any graduate level education
EMT, Paramedic, CNA, BSN Nurse, LPN Nurse, Medical Assistant, Imaging Technician, Pharmacy Technician, Dental Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, Registered Behavior Technician, Respiratory Therapist, Labratory Technologist
This is a structured, step-by-step process of asking a specific question, gathering evidence, and analyzing that information to learn something new or solve a problem
Research
This is a safe and painless medical test that takes detailed, 3D pictures of the inside of the human body by placing the patient inside a magnetic tunnel
MRI
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
For students certain about a medical career, this special acronym describes combined tracks that grant conditional acceptance to medical school straight out of high school
BS/MD (Rutgers/Cooper) or BS/DO (Virtua)
Name 5 medical careers that require graduate school level education
MD (Doctor of Allopathic Medicine), DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine), DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist), PA (Physician Assistant), OD (Doctor of Optometry), DPM (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine), DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry), PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy)
This standardized exam is commonly required for admission to medical schools in the United States and tests subjects such as biology, chemistry, psychology, and critical analysis
Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
What device is used to measure a patient's blood pressure (it's not a blood pressure cuff)
Sphygmomanometer
Everyone has a unique fingerprint. What other part of your body also has a unique print?
Tongue