Pre Med Advice By: Monzer Haj-Hamed

 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).

 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.

 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

 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.

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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.)  ______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 

 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?

 Manuel, Stephen. Advising appointment. 4 April  Scruggs, Charlie. Personal interview. 29 May  Tutton, P., & Price, M. (2002). Selection of medical students. British Medical Journal, 324(7347), accountid= accountid=2909  Walton, H. J. (1994), World summit on medical education and continuing education. J. Contin. Educ. Health Prof., 15: 40–47. doi: /chp

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