Branches of Healthcare
This type of doctor focuses on the health of children and adolescents.
What is a pediatrician?
If you’re applying to medical school, this entrance exam is a requirement.
What is the MCAT?
This resource, available to all students for free, assists with graduate school preparation and applications for health professional programs.
What is Science and Pre-Health Advising?
This foundational subject, often covered early in the pre-med course walk, focuses on the structure and function of the human body.
What is anatomy?
This healthcare professional is essentially a licensed drug dealer.
What is a pharmacist?
This crucial part of graduate school applications involves endorsements from individuals who can attest to a candidate's qualifications, academic abilities, clinical skills, character, and potential for success in their chosen field.
What are letters of recommendation?
These tutoring facilities located across campus are where students can go to receive help in any course subject.
What is the ACE Center?
Many pre-health students volunteer or gain exposure in this type of experience to strengthen their applications, often working directly with patients.
What is clinical experience?
This type of clinician would be contacted if your heifer is calving.
What is a veterinarian?
To the nearest 10%, this proportion of medical school applicants are accepted each year.
What is 40%?
These are scheduled times outside of class when students can meet with professors to discuss material being presented in class, graduate school prep, or other related interests you have.
What are office hours?
This is the typical length of time required to complete medical school after finishing a pre-med undergraduate program.
What is four years?
The length in years of the shortest medical residency specialization.
What is 3 years?
This graduate program has one of the highest acceptance rates, at over 80% of applicants.
What is Pharmacy?
The name of the College of Natural Sciences undergraduate research program. (hint: "RDP")
What is the Research & Design Program?
The average age of students entering medical school.
What is 24?
This specialization in medicine requires the longest residency.
What is neurosurgery?
To the nearest 100,000, this is the number of applications submitted each cycle to medical schools.
What is just under a million?
This student-led program provides students with support to enhance their understanding of the human body through peer mentoring and resources. (hint: "AMC")
What is the Anatomy Mentoring Center?
This process, often considered a pivotal moment for medical school graduates, determines their placement into residency and fellowship programs across various specialties.
What is the Match?