Premedical Advising: Reference Books

The following books are on reserve for use in the Anschutz Science Library. Hint: Before going to the library, copy, paste & print the titles of the books you would like to check out.

Contents

Application Guides, General

  • How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School. Stelzer, R. J.
  • Medical Professions Admission Guide. NAAHP
  • Perfect Personal Statements. Stewart, M.
  • Resumes and Personal Statements for Health Professionals. Tysinger, J. W.
  • Writing About Me. Huntington, B. and L. Masse

On Being a Physician

  • The Best of Medical Humor. Galen Press
  • On Doctoring: Stories, Poems, Essays. Simon & Schuster
  • Doctors: The Biography of Medicine. Nulland, S.B. 
  • Kill as Few Patients as Possible: And Fifty-Six Other Essays on How to Be the World's Best Doctor. London, O.

Dentistry

  • ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools. ADEA
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Issues in Medicine

  • Death of Compassion: The Endangered Doctor-Patient Relationship. Thurston, J. M. 
  • Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine. Arras, J. D. & B. Steinbock
  • Principles of Biomedical Ethics. Beauchamp, T. L. & J. F. Childress

MCAT Preparation

  • MCAT Practice Items: Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences. AAMC
  • MCAT Practice Items: Verbal Reasoning, Writing Sample. AAMC
  • MCAT Practice Test III. AAMC
  • MCAT Practice Test IV. AAMC
  • MCAT Practice Test IV. Solutions. AAMC
  • MCAT Practice Test V. AAMC
  • MCAT Practice Test V Solutions. AAMC
  • Meeting the Challenge of the MCAT: A Test Preparation Guide. Jackson, E. W., S. McGlinn & L. Herrold

Medical School Admission Guides

  • Get Into Medical School!: A Guide for the Perplexed. Iserson, K. V.
  • Increase Your Chances of Getting Into Medical School. Dunkin, M. and C. Dunkin
  • Medical School Admission Requirements, United States and Canada. AAMC
  • The Medical School Interview. Zielinski, R.
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Minority/Disadvantaged Candidates

  • African American Medical Pioneers. Epps, C., et. al.
  • Keepsake: A Guide for Minority Science Students. Spectrum Unlimited, Inc.

Optometry

  • Schools and Colleges of Optometry: Admission Requirements. ASCO

Osteopathic Medicine

  • One Hundred Years of Osteopathic Medicine: A Photographic History. Lois  Gandt, ed.

Pharmacy

  • Full Preparation: The Pfizer Guide to Careers in Pharmacy. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group

Veterinary Medicine

  • Careers for Animal Lovers & Other Zoological Types. Miller, L.
  • Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements in the United States and Canada. Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges