Pre-Health Coursework
This is the major you need in order to apply to medical school.
What is anything you want to major in? or What is no specified major?
This is generally the person you would talk to on a college campus about pre-health professional questions.
Who is your Pre-Health Professions Advisor?
These are the initials that would follow the name of someone who is a doctor of medicine.
What is M.D.?
Name one school in Arizona that has an Occupational Therapy doctorate program.
Who is Northern Arizona University?
Getting accepted into a PA program is competitive, what type of experience should you have before you apply?
What are direct patient care hours?
These are a FEW of the classes required by most pre-health professional schools.
What are General Chemistry, General Biology, Organic Chemistry, General Physics, etc?
What is the website that has information on all health professions?
what is explorehealthcareers.org?
These are the initials that would follow the name of someone who is a doctor of osteopathic medicine.
What is D.O.?
This person cannot declare a patient deceased (in some states).
Who is a physician assistant?
How many years of schooling does a doctor of physical therapy have to complete?
This is the standardized dental school admissions exam.
What is the DAT?
These are programs designed for students who require extra preparation for a pre-health professional school after graduating undergrad.
What are post-baccalaureate (post-bacc) programs?
These are the initials that would follow the name of someone who is a dentist?
What is DDS or DMD?
This type of student learns Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.
Who is a doctor of osteopathy student?
When is the earliest that you can apply to medical school?
What is at the end of your junior year of college?
This is the name of the AAMC's medical school application processing service.
What is AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service)?
These are a couple of the ways that a pre-health professional student could gain more exposure to a medical field he/she is interested in.
What are job shadowing, volunteering, scientific research, and internship opportunities?
These are the initials that would follow the name of someone who is a podiatrist?
What is DPM?
This professional focuses on the therapeutic use of everyday activities. They help these patients develop, recover, improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working.
Who is an occupational therapist?
What type of research does Dr. Carol Johnston conduct?
What is nutrition research (diabetes, vinegar, etc.).
You need a couple of these written up on your behalf by a professor, a supervisor, etc. in order to apply to certain pre-health professional schools.
What are letters of recommendation?
These are the initials that follow the name of someone who is a certified physician assistant.
What is PA-C
How many medical schools are in Arizona?
What is 5 medical schools?
What does MCAT stand for?
What is Medical College Admissions Test?