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APA Premed Workshop
Spring 2015
Required Courses
Course Hours Courses
Biology 14 (12 lecture hrs + 2 lab hrs)
BIO 311C, 311D, 325 or BIO 315H, 325H and 3hr BIO elective + BIO206L
General Chemistry 8 (6 lecture hrs + 2 lab hrs)
CH 301, 302, 204
Organic Chemistry 8 (6 lecture hrs + 2 lab hrs)
CH 320M/N, CH220C
Biochemistry 3 hrs BCH 369
Physics 8 (6 lecture hrs + 2 lab) PHY 317K/L, 117M/N (calculus based) or PHY 302K/L, 102M/N (algebra based)
English 6 hrs E 316L, E 316M, E 316N, or E 316P and RHE 306
Calculus 3 hrs M 408N, M 408K, or M 408C
Course Timeline
MCAT
ApplicationsApplications
MCAT
MCAT 2015 Exam Time: 7 hrs, 30 min
Sections: Biology and Biochemistry
Chemistry and Physics
Psychology and Sociology (Social Sciences)
Critical Analysis and Reasoning
Scoring: Each section: 118-132 (125 is the center of the bell curve)
Overall: 472-528 (500 is the center of the bell curve)
For more information: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/63060/data/mcatessentials.pdf
MCAT Prep
Self-study In-class preparatory class Online preparatory class Private Tutoring
The recommended time to prepare and take the MCAT?
Prepare summer before Junior year and take MCAT late August.
Registering for the MCAT
Go to the website: https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/register/ Click on “Register for the MCAT” Create an account on AAMC
Select your test date, time, and location Pay the $300 registration fee
MCAT 2015 Sections
Extracurricular activities
Do something that interests you that is not science related or premed related (BE UNIQUE).
Join organizations of interest Does not have to be premed/science related
(e.g. Magic Club)
Run for officer positions Leadership
Be active and social; do not seem to live under a rock
Doctor Shadowing
What is it? Why should
you obtain some?
Why is it difficult to obtain?
Doctor Shadowing
Three primary ways to find doctors to shadow: Connections
Family, friends, or through someone you know well
Brute-force way Contacting the doctor’s offices by phone, email, or
visitations
Be persistent, but not clingy
Programs and organizations APA, HCMP, and other premed orgs
Some tips
Clinical Volunteering
These settings provide insight into the service portion of the medical world.
Experiences obtained in these settings can offer good stories for interviews or statements.
General info
Perspective
ER IS AWESOME
Popular hospitals for clinical volunteering
Hospitals: University Medical Center Brackenridge
Dell Children’s Medical Center
St. David’s Medical Center
North Austin Medical Center
Research Add-on
Provides deeper understanding in a specific scientific field, and scientific method.
Adds perspective to your application
Publications = this kid knows how to get stuff done, puts in work, knows what they’re doing, and knows about what they’re doing.
Experiences here are translatable to medical practice Working with EKG, MRI, cell cultures, surgery, animals, paperwork,
etc.
Finding Research
ProfessorsLooking up facultyPicking a labTo publish or not publish?
Scholarships
It’s an award; an honor
Go to HPO
Office of Student Financial Services
College of Natural Sciences Office
Departmental scholarships/awards
Online sites
Ex: fastweb
GPA and MCAT Stats
2014 applied ~3.7
29
2014 accepted (thus far) ~3.78
32
Don’t feel discouraged
TMDSAS
Only state with its own medical school application service
Eight medical schools (includes TCOM) - more to come
Requires that 90% of incoming class be Texas residents = GREAT CHANCE of being accepted
AMCAS
Every other MD program (includes Baylor College of Medicine)
134 medical schools
AACOMAS
All DO medical schools (except TCOM)
33 medical schools
General application tips
Apply early! TMDSAS opens on May 1. Ideally, submit in June. Latest July.
Plan ahead (personal statement, recommendation letters, keeping track of volunteer/research/extracurricular hours)
Apply broadly!
Save up some money (Application + Interviewing = expensive)
Things you might not know…
Every college class you’ve taken counts (includes dual credits in high school and community college credits)
A - = A (YAYYY!!)
You don’t have to be a science major
You don’t need 200 hours of doctor shadowing Quality and consistency matters
Make sure you shadow some primary care physicians
You don’t need 200 hours of research
Academic/extracurricular balance (well rounded?)
Interview
Practice and practice!
Not on even playing fields with everyone else
Conversation vs Interrogation Expect the unexpected
TMDSAS-Prematch and Match
Prematch Nov. 15 – Dec. 31
Multiple non-binding acceptances
Match Jan. 21 = Ranking schools you’ve interviewed at
Feb. 2 = match day
Will come out with one acceptance
If no acceptance, waitlist
Last step
Go to med school and become an awesome doctor!
Questions?