Pre-Medicine

General Information

• Introductory handout, including required courses
• Information for prospective KU students, both high school and transfer
  • View online version of premedicine brochure
• Building a first-semester schedule
• Required & recommended courses and sample plans
  • Should I retake classes?
• Tips for academic success
• Join KU Pre-Medical Club Facebook Group
• Character development for future medical professionals
• Suggestions for getting medical, social service and research experience
• Information for underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students
  • AspiringDocs.org
  • KU Health Careers Pathways Programs
  • Summer Medical & Dental Education Programs (SMDEP)
• List of medical profession books on reserve in the Anschutz Science Library
• An overview of medical education, training & specialties
  • What about osteopathic medical schools?
  • What about foreign/international medical schools?
• Becoming an MD-PhD medical scientist
• Career description, including nature of the work, education, job outlook and earnings

Applying to Medical Schools

• Application Outline
  • Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
    • Should I retake the test?
  • Evaluation Letters
  • American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
    • Writing a Personal Comments Essay
  • Interviewing
• Application Outcomes: accepted, wait-listed or not accepted.
• How will I finance my medical education?

Pre-Medicine Links

• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
  • American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)
  • Pre-Student Ostoepathic Medical Association (pre-SOMA)
• American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
• American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Applicant Information
  • American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
  • Fee Assistance Program (FAP)
  • Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
• Best-of-the-Web Medical Specialties
• Bioethics.Net
• Kenneth Iserson's PreMed Checklist
• KU School of Medicine Admissions Information
  • Health Careers Pathways Programs
  • Open Houses
  • Primary Care Workshop
  • Spring Premedical Student Conference
  • Scholars in Rural Health Program
  • MD-PhD Physican Scientist Program
  • MPH Master's of Public Health
  • MSHA Master's of Health Services Administration
• National Society for Nontraditional Premedical & Medical Students
• Next Generation: An Introduction to Medicine On-Line Journal
• Premedtoday.com
• PracticingSpanish.com - Medical Spanish
• PubMed - National Library of Medicine's Database
• Rural Health Education & Services Kansas
• Student Doctor Network
• Texas Medical & Dental School Application Service (TMDSAS)
• University of Washington School of Medicine's Bioethics Topics