Annotated Bibliography*: Medicine

Best 162 Medical Schools. Princeton, annual. Lists admissions criteria, deadlines, costs and aid, addresses and phone numbers, curriculum, and student body data for all medical schools accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Includes special sections for non-traditional students plus a general overview and admissions requirements for osteopathic schools. (R745 .C875 2005) GS

Finding Work in Global Health: A Practical Guide for jobseekers or anyone who wants to make the world a healthier place. Osborn, Garth and Patricia Ohmans. Saint Paul, MN, 2005: Health Advocates Press. Contains spotlights of individuals working now or in the past,in the field, along with useful information, checklists, and resources for nurses, doctors, public health workers, volunteers. Contains a list on online resources and what to pack. (RA441.083 2005) CP

Get Into Medical School! Kenneth V. Iserson, MD. Galen Press, 2004. The author offers thorough coverage of the process of preparing for medical school — from high school through application procedures. The author also discusses osteopathic medicine, information specifically for women and minorities, financial aid, alternative health-care careers, and lists medical schools. (R838.4 .I84 2004) GS

Health Professions Admissions Guide: Strategy for Success.editor, Carol Baffi-Dugan. Champaign, Ill.: National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, 2004. First pulished in 1990, this sixth edition discusses planning for your career, applying, after the application, diversity in the health professions, selected doctoral, baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degree health careers. Appendices include career aummaries, health professions organizations, and Web sites. R690 .H42 2004) GS

Insider's Guide to Medical Schools. Peterson's Guides, 1999. Students from each of 122 medical schools describe "...overall image, admissions and financial aid characteristics, preclinical and clinical curriculum, school-based social life, living arrangements, locale, and student body." Additional information is given on the application process (MCAT, work experience, essays, interview, etc.), survival tactics, and what comes after medical school. (W19 .P485 1999) GS

Interested in Public Health? Careers, Graduate Programs, Internships. Held at Wellesley College, September 26, 2006. Charlene Galarneau, visiting Assistant Professor Women's Studies in an information session on possible careers, graduate programs and internships in the public health arena. Professor Galarneau taught for nearly a decade at Tufts University, Community Health Program and Tufts School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Her academic training in ethics and health policy (Harvard PhD) built on her experiences as a public health educator and administrator working with community/migrant health centers and state health departments. (CI/DVD/02/2006)

Medical School and Residency: What are they really like? CWS Panel, Co- sponsored by the Medical Professions Advisory Committee. Held Wednesday, November 8, 2006. Four alumnae panelists: Fourth year student, New York Medical College; Second year student, University of Massachusetts Medical School; University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2006, Intern in pediatrics, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Providence, RI; Harvard Medical School, 2006 Intern, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (GS/DVD/02/2006)

Medical School Admissions Requirements, U.S.A. and Canada. Assn. of American Medical Colleges. Chapters include discussions on the nature of medical education, premed planning, deciding on which school, the MCAT, the application and selection process, financial aid, minority information, and foreign medical schools. The directory describes each U.S. and Canadian medical school with information on curriculum, requirements and selection factors, financial aid, tuition fees, and admissions statistics. (R745 .A8 2007/2008) GS

Minority Student Opportunities in United States Medical Schools. Assn. of American Medical Colleges, 2002. Directory of U.S. Medical Schools contains information of specific interest to minorities: recruitment policies, admissions, aid programs, summer programs, and financial assistance. (R745 .M64) GS

Opportunities in Osteopathic Medicine Careers. Terence J. Sacks. VGM Career Books, 2001. The author provides an overview and history of the profession and profiles practicing doctors. A chapter on medical school requirements includes special information for minorities, evaluating the different osteopathic medical schools, and looking for employment after graduation. (electronic book)

Vault Guide to the Top Health Care Employers, 2006 edition. Turner, Tyya N., ed. and the Staff of Vault. New York: Vault, 2005. Get the inside scoop on the health care industry employers. (R697.A4 V38 2006.) D

Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements, 2006 Edition for 2007 Matriculation. Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, West Lafayette, Indiana: 2006, Purdue University Press. Lists U.S. veterinary schools by state. Entries include address, application deadline and fees, residence requirements and statistics, prerequisites for admission, GPA and examination requirements, summary of application procedure, and tuition. (SF756.3.V47 2006) GS

Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine & the Health Professions; Pathways to Medicine in the Twenty-First Century. edited by Robert M. Donaldson, Kathleen S. Lundgren, Howard M. Spiro. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. First-hand advice from more than 70 medical and health professionals, including physicians, biomedical researchers, nurses, chiropractors, medical sociologists, ethicists, and others. (R690 .Y35 2003) CI

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