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Are Parents Always the Ones to Turn to?

Are Parents Always the Ones to Turn to?. Pre Med Advice By: Monzer Haj-Hamed. Pre-Med Route. Challenging and tough Very competitive

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Are Parents Always the Ones to Turn to?

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  1. Are Parents Always the Ones to Turn to? Pre Med Advice By: Monzer Haj-Hamed

  2. Pre-Med Route • Challenging and tough • Very competitive • The students who wish to apply to medical school are faced with a chaotic procedure that only gets more challenging and complicated as time goes. (Walton 1994).

  3. A question arises… • Well if it’s tough to get into medical school and it’s only getting tougher, then… Who should students turn to for sponsorship in pre-med? Theory: Students need to turn to their professors and their advisors for pre-med advice, sponsorship, and literacy.

  4. World Summit on Medical Education • School professors from general sciences (bio, chem, phys) and physicians met and drafted a curriculum that pre-med students should accomplish (Walton 1994). • This means that students need to turn to professors for pre-med literacy

  5. American Psychological Association • The APA says medical school students should accept students who display intelligence and that intelligence is displayed through scholastic success, e.g the Medical College Admission Test-MCAT (Tutton 2002). • MCAT is based on physical sciences which are taught by the same professors who attended the World Summit.

  6. Dr. Stephen Manuel, Asst. Dean of Admissions at UC Medical School • A good candidate for medical school would have a strong background in research, clinical experience, and academic achievement. Students also should refer to advisors for help • Research is usually conducted by the same professors who teach the students physical sciences • This further proves the point that students need to turn to professors for pre-med literacy

  7. Charlie Scruggs, Pre-Professional Advising Center (PPAC) • Most students end up focusing too much on academic achievements and display a weakness in their desire to pursue medicine • To fix this, students need to get involved in research, shadowing, and experiential learning • To get help with this, students need to turn to their pre-med advisors for the initial framework, then focus on everything else

  8. Conclusions on what the professionals have to say… • Dr. Manuel, Medical Education Summit, and American Psychology Association: • College professors can provide valuable insight and opportunities for pre-med students to better their resumes • Charlie Scruggs and Dr. Manuel • Students should always see an advisor before taking any step forward in their pre-med career

  9. Field Research: What the students have to say… • Ten random students, varying gender and race surveyed • All students said they get sponsorship from parents or themselves • None used their professors • The sponsorship they obtained from parents was mainly aid in their coursework. This confirms Charlie’s statement that students focus too much on academic achievement • The anti-sponsors varied from themselves to their friends and financial reasons

  10. Conclusions • Students feel that the best people to turn to for sponsorship are themselves or their parents • The professionals believe strongly that students need to turn to professors and advisors for sponsorship • The anti-sponsors include students themselves, friends, and financial reasons

  11. Appendix A: Survey Questions • Why are you studying pre-med? • Money • To help people • The body interests you • Other____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Who is the ideal example of what you are trying to become? • _____________________________________________________ • Who do you see as your sponsor? Why? (helps you whether it be educationally or financially?) • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Does anything harm you or hinder your quest to complete Pre-Med? • If yes, what? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • How do you see your pre-med peers? (e.g acquaintances, enemies, etc.) • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  12. Appendix B: Interview Questions • From what you have heard from your students, what do you think they focus on the most when trying to get into medicine? • What should they focus on instead? • Who do you think students should turn to for sponsorship in pre-med literacy? Why? • Is there anything around that can anti-sponsor them or harm them in their quest? • How should students interact with each other?

  13. Works Cited • Manuel, Stephen. Advising appointment. 4 April 2012. • Scruggs, Charlie. Personal interview. 29 May 2012. • Tutton, P., & Price, M. (2002). Selection of medical students. British Medical Journal, 324(7347), 1170-1. http://search.proquest.com/docview/204016288?accountid=2909 • Walton, H. J. (1994), World summit on medical education and continuing education. J. Contin. Educ. Health Prof., 15: 40–47. doi: 10.1002/chp.4750150106

  14. The End A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.-Horace Mann

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