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MEDICAL RESOURCES
So you want to go to Medical School?
ACADEMIC REQUIRMENTS
A high GPA is an important aspect of your application for medical school. However, a high GPA alone will not get you in the door. It is important to work hard to keep your GPA up, in addition to taking all required prerequisite courses.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
One of the more critical experiences for pre-medical students is exposure to patients in a clinical setting. This type of experience will ensure that you enjoy working with patients and that you are well suited for a career in medicine. This type of experience can be completed through volunteering at hospitals or a Free Medical Clinic, shadowing, going on medical mission trips, or even through working in a clinical setting as a scribe, medical assistant, emergency medical technician, certified nursing assistant, pharmacy technician, or a phlebotomist.
MCAT
The MCAT is designed to assess your problem-solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of natural, behavioral, and social science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine. While intimidating at first glance, you can achieve a great MCAT score with adequate preparation.
APPLYING
This seems like something not to fiddle with until you have done the above, but take a few minutes now to understand what admissions committees are looking for. And if you're all set and ready to apply, on behalf of AED, we wish you good luck!
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