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Admission to Medical and Health Professions Education Programs

Admission to Medical and Health Professions Education Programs. O. T. Wendel, Ph.D. T. Still University-AZ Campus twendel@atsu.edu. An Overview. Vast Opportunity for Everyone Different Entry Points Depending on Background Bright (but confusing) Future. Focus on Physician Education.

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Admission to Medical and Health Professions Education Programs

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  1. Admission to Medical and Health Professions Education Programs O. T. Wendel, Ph.D. T. Still University-AZ Campustwendel@atsu.edu

  2. An Overview • Vast Opportunity for Everyone • Different Entry Points Depending on Background • Bright (but confusing) Future

  3. Focus on Physician Education • Specifically MD and DO Schools • In US there are 134 MD Schools and 26 DO Schools • For MD Schools about 42,000 Applicants with 18,000 matriculants • About 13,000 Applicants for DO Schools with about 4,000 Matriculants

  4. The Hard Data • Two Measures of Academic Success • Average GPA was approximately 3.4 • Average MCAT was Approximately 24 • Wide Variety Among Schools

  5. New Focus on Social Mission • “Non-Academic” Pre-Requisites • Written Statements on Application • Volunteer Service to Communities • Understanding of Career Choice

  6. Sources For Information • MD School Association of American Medical Collegeswww.aamc.org • DO Schools American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine www.aacom.org

  7. Other Professions Have Similar Requirements • Physician Assistant • Nurse Practitioner • Rehabilitation Sciences • Pharmacy • Graduate Medical Sciences

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