AMSA
What does AMSA stand for?
American Medical Student Association
Who was in office when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed?
Barack Obama
The MCAT is required by the majority of accredited medical schools in the United States? T/F
True.
What geographic location is often considered the birthplace of the study of evolution?
The Galapagos Islands
What is the strongest bone in the body?
Femur
What is AMSA's logo? Will be lenient here.
Rod of Asclepius. God of medicine and healing.
But it is a snake wrapped around a pole with a shield in the background.
Who is largely blamed for the opioid epidemic we face today, due to the use of false information?
Purdue Pharma
How long is the psych/soc section on the MCAT?
95 minutes
The tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition. What theory is this?
Fundamental Attribution Error
The medical school teaching style that is abbreviated as PBL stands for what?
Problem Based Learning
AMSA is the largest pre-med club in the United States? T/F
True
In how many states is physician assisted suicide legal? In any form. +- 2
2*10^-12 / 6*10^-8 is equal to what?
0.33*10^-4 or 3.33*10^-5
What human hormone is secreted when the body experiences stress?
Cortisol
A nephrologist is specialized in which part of the body?
Kidneys
AMSA is the oldest pre-med club in the entire United States? T/F
True
How many countries have universal healthcare? +- 8
51
Physiology is a prerequisite for the MCAT? T/F
False. But it is highly recommended that you take it.
Given Amsaditis is a recessive lethal disease (if you are homozygous recessive you die before birth). What is the chance that a father who is heterozygous for the allele (Aa) and a woman who is heterozygous for the allele (Aa) give birth to a son who has a heterozygous (Aa) genotype?
66%
What was the first official medical school in the United States? It is a university.
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine or UPenn
What is AMSA's two major goals?
Build the resumes of members through community service and expose members to people in the medical field.
What percentage of people in the United States have no health insurance? Within +- 5%
10%
What 5 classes/topics are on the chem/phys section of the MCAT?
Gen Chem, O chem, Physics, Bio Chem, Intro Bio
What is the redox potential for the reaction
2 NADH + 2 pyruvate ⇌ 2 lactate + 2 NAD+ + 2H
Half Reactions with their reduction potentials.
NAD + + H + + 2e - ⇌ NADH E= -0.315V
pyruvate + 2H + + 2e - ⇌ lactate E= -0.185
E = 0.13 V
Who is known as the father of medicine? Think of ancient Greece.
Hippocrates