updated:
2/ 2002
Next update: 2002
Copyright 1999-2002.
Alex Shteynshlyuger
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Links related to
Medical School Admissions, Medical Careers and Medicine in General
- Medical Careers for High School Students
- Premedical Advice & Information
- Canadian Links
- MCAT
- Applying to Medical School: Writing Essays, Filling AMCAS, etc.
- Osteopathic Medicine Links
- Caribbean Medical Schools
- The Life of a Doctor
- Medical Careers
- Medical Periodicals & News Sources
- Other Useful Stuff
- Clinical Years
Medical Careers for High School Students
Premedical Advice & Information
- Eric Wang's Premedical and Medical School Admissions Guide
- Eric's Guide to Medical School Admissions -- one of the first; the site has a cult-like following among premeds
- Medical scientist training program MD/PhD Programs (plus participating schools)
- MedicalStudent.net Has sections for premeds & medical students
- MEDICINE: A Chance to Make a Difference (for college students from AAMC)
- AcceleratedMed Information on BA/MD combined degree medical programs. From the authors of an upcoming book on this topic. This would be the only resource on combined programs that I'm aware of.
- AAMC Student and Application Information (including AMCAS-e application download)
- AAMC Applicant Info
- USpremeds
- Brad's Premed Resource Center -- a comprehensive collection of premed and medical links
- MCAT and Premed Info Page http://www.infomatch.com/~premed/netscape/nindex.php
- Dave's Medical School Advice Center aka "The Applicant's Advocate": well-organized site; much info
- Ron's MedWorld advice and words of wisdom from a medical student
- MomMD This site eyes to be a meeting ground for women who are mothers or are planning their family and want to incorporate medical career into their life (or motherhood into their MDlife).
- Heart Failure--The Diary of a 3rd year Medical Student by Michael Greger. An interesting perspective on medical training. I recommend to check it out, but remember to maintain a perspective--experiences differ as do perceptions..
- Medical Gold (Jason Welch, a future med student) A new premed site
- Gold Standard A new premed site
- Medical School Directory: Comprehensive listing of US medical schools by state, their addresses, contact phone #'s, with links to each school's web site.
- ConnectiveTissue: a literary site put out by Tufts Medical students. Learn what it's like to be a medical student.
- Advice Page for Canadian Pre-Meds A fresh site, good info on "career planning" that should be read by high school students and premeds alike; all the stats you want; many useful links
- Canuck's Medical School Admissions Good site; Bonus: (1) Advice for the Unsuccessful Canadian applicant and (2) List of American Schools that accept Canadian Applicants.
- Caribbean Medical Schools: A Guide for Canadians Wealth of information on issues involved with obtaining medical education in Carribean medical schools. The site is of special interest to Canadians but just as useful for everyone else. Includes a list of all Caribbean schools as well as web links to each school.
- Doctor Starter - Canadian Medical School Admissions site by a Canadian MD for medical school applicants and everyone else interested in Canadian medical school admissions process.
- Welcome to Shari's Canadian Pre-Med Page!
- Mednets.com International: Canadian, British, Australian links to med schools
MCAT Prep - offers online MCAT courses.
Essays:
Accepted.com A site to visit if you're looking for advice and help on writing and editing your essays. Since editing is probably the most crucial part of writing, I would certainly recommend that you at least check them out for last-minute advice before submitting your application.
MedSchoolChat.com connect pre-med undergraduates, med students and medical professionals where ideas and insights can be exchanged.
- http://www.osteopathic.com/ A very "fat" site where you can either find anything you want about osteopathic medicine or get a link to a place where you will find the answer to your pressing questions.
- SOMA: Student Osteopathic Medical Association
- Caribbean Medical Schools: A Guide for Canadians Wealth of information on issues involved with obtaining medical education in Carribean medical schools. The site is of special interest to Canadians but just as useful for everyone else. Includes a list of all Caribbean schools as well as web links to each school.
US News & World Report Rankings of Colleges, Medical Schools
Life of a Doctor: Humor & Anectodes
While humor tends to exaggerate, it also brings to attention the most salient points about life.
- Humor Column by Oscar London, MD
- Advice for Premeds by Anonymous: Highly recommended--very relevant
Psychiatry Rotation: Syllabus, phych movie classics
Dermatology:
Family Practice: 1000 USMLE Step 2 and Step 3 type questions. FREE.
Medical Periodicals & News Sources
- New England Journal of Medicine
- British Medical Journal
- Biomednet.com Here you will find plenty of good stuff. They have Beagle, one of my favorites news sources for latest scientific breakthroughs in science. In addition, their topical "debates" are quite interesting since many deal with cutting-edge ideas such as gene therapy and like.
- Medline
IMpact The Internal Medicine Newsletter for Medical Students from American Society of Internal Medicine.
Selected Career Paths in Medicine For Students, Residents and Fellows Info on Internal Medicine specialties
*Addiction Medicine * Adolescent Medicine * Clinical Decision Making * Clinical Nutrition * Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics * Critical Care * Medicine General * Internal Medicine * Geriatric Medicine * Gerontology * Medical Informatics * Occupational and Environmental Medicine * Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Preventive Medicine* Public Health Primary Care * Sports Medicine * Tropical Medicine and Hygiene *
- Selected Medical Curricula * Adolescent Medicine * Clinical Nutrition * Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics * Critical Care Medicine * Geriatric Medicine * Occupational and Environmental Medicine * Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Preventive * Medicine Public * Health Substance * Abuse/Dependence * Tropical Medicine and Hygiene *
- Meet
Internal Medicine For Students, Residents and Fellows: You may be
wondering what internal medicine is. Here is an introduction to this
primary care specialty, mainly consisting of profiles of real internists
working and thriving in today's health care environment. (Very informative
for those who are interested about learning what it's like to practice
internal medicine.)
- * Introductory Letter * What is Internal Medicine? * How to Start: Your Internal Medicine Residency * Profiles: Specialist/Generalist * Urban Practitioner * Rural Internists * Internist in Managed Care * Cardiologist *
- International
Medical Graduates in U.S. Hospitals A Guide for Program Directors and
Applicants
- Not Free!! Can Order online. I have never seen it and do not know how useful it is. You may want to try you library first.
** Many links by topic for Medical students, residents (those who are considering medical career might find them informative too!) from American Society of Internal Medicine
