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Freshman Year
Activity |
Timing |
Review this Handbook! |
Now! |
Meet with Advisor to plan academic schedule |
Orientation |
Consider joining the Pre-Health Society |
Fall |
Contact the campus Pre-Medical Advisory Committee chair Dr. Foster at jfoster@rmc.edu
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First week of Fall semester |
Discuss your goals with faculty members |
Anytime |
Find a campus organization which interests you |
All Year |
Meet with Advisor to plan Fall schedule |
Spring |
Evaluate your academic progress toward your proposed medical career and discuss
it with your advisor or a member of the Pre-Medical Advisory Committee |
Spring |
Investigate the Counseling and Career Planning office and take self-assessment tests |
Anytime |
Pre-health courses you should have completed by the end of the Freshman year: |
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Biology 121,122 and/or Chemistry 121,121L,122,122L
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English 185
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One course in Mathematics
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Look for medically relevant experience (shadowing a health care practitioner) |
Spring |
Sophomore Year
Activity |
Timing |
Seek out opportunities to work in a health field
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Fall |
| Join an organization you enjoy |
Fall |
| Discuss potential internships with other students, faculty, and career counselors |
Fall |
Make an appointment to meet a member of the Allied Health Advisory Committee or
the Pre-Medical Advisory Committee |
Anytime |
| Meet with Advisor to plan Fall schedule |
Spring |
Evaluate your academic progress toward your proposed medical career and discuss
it with your advisor or a member of the Pre-Medical Advisory Committee |
Spring |
Preview graduate school directories (e.g. Peterson's Guides) at Counseling and
Career Planning to assist in deciding which programs and schools to target |
Anytime |
Request literature from prospective schools and review admission procedures
and acceptance statistics |
Anytime |
| Pre-health courses you should have completed by the end of the sophomore year: |
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Biology 121,122 and/or Chemistry 121,121L,122,122L
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Chemistry 211, 211L, 212, 212L (if Chemistry 121, 121L, 122, 122L taken freshman year)
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Physics 111,121L,112,122L (or take in junior year) |
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Second course in Mathematics
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Junior Year
Activity |
Timing |
| Determine the test dates for admission exams (consult with the Career Services Center or find the information on the internet) |
Fall |
Attend a graduate school workshop at the Career Services Center for tips
on the application process, interviews, writing essays, etc. |
Fall |
| Prepare for entrance exam (MCAT, DAT, GRE, etc.). It is imperative that you allow sufficient time to prepare for entrance exams - you might schedule a lighter course load to allow time to do this. |
J-Term/Spring |
| Consider a health internship for January Term |
Fall |
| Seek out opportunities to work in a health field |
All Year |
Consult with your advisor and/or a pre-medical committee member to
evaluate your course performance and overall standing |
Fall |
Make appointment to be interviewed by the Pre-Medical Committee (it will be
helpful for you to talk to the committee even if you plan to delay application)
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January/Spring |
| Consult with two or three faculty members to write evaluations* |
Spring |
Distribute a copy of your resume and/or list of extra-curricular activities to the
selected faculty |
Spring |
| Take entrance exam |
Spring/Summer |
| Meet with advisor to plan Fall schedule |
Spring |
| Double-check specific course requirements for the schools you wish to attend |
Spring |
Evaluate your academic progress toward your proposed medical career and
discuss it with your advisor or a member of the Pre-Medical Advisory Committee |
Spring |
| Talk to senior students about their application and interview experiences |
Spring |
| Fill out applications online |
AMCAS opens June 1 |
*If you plan to delay application to professional school, then you should ask faculty members if they will write you an evaluation letter at this time and the Pre-Medical Advisory Committee can hold the letters until it is time for you to actually apply.
Senior Year
Activity |
Timing |
Continue to pursue medically related experiences, volunteering, etc.
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Anytime |
| Consider a health internship for January Term |
Fall |
Consider alternative work/career options in case you are not admitted
to professional school this year |
Fall |
| Set-up a mock interview with the Career Service Center |
Fall |
| Keep the Pre-Medical Advisory Committee abreast of responses from health schools |
All Year |