AMSA Meetings
- March 22: Rosalyn Campbell is coming to speak about the Tupelo Shadowing Program
- She will also be conducting interviews on that day, so be on the lookout for an email with info on that
- April 12: Dr. Case from UMMC is coming to give an application workshop. And you don't have to be applying this upcoming year in order to find this useful
- April 17: OFFICER ELECTIONS
- If you are at all interested in being an officer, then let us know and we can talk to you about it
- Also, we will still be selling AMSA t-shirts at the rest of the meetings for $10. They have Dr. Bully on them, so how could you not buy one???
MCAT Practice Tests
- We had an awesome turn-out to our last practice MCAT, and I think that everyone who came benefited from the experience
- Another (and the last one for the semester) has been scheduled for Sunday, March 4 at 1:00pm. It will be in the 4th floor computer lab in Griffis
- UMMC on April 13
- Send msuamsa@gmail.com an email if you are interested in going
- Run to Rescue 5K
- April 26th at 6pm, beginning at the Junction
- If you don't want to run, then you can still help out; email Melissa Byrd at mkb187@msstate.edu
- For more info or to register to run, visit rescuetorun.org
Pathway to the School of Medicine 2012
by Peggey Davis, Director of Medical School Admissions
(http://som.umc.edu)
The Steps of Medical School
1. Get a degree, 4 years
2. Medical school for 4 years
3. Residency, 3-5 years
4. Optional fellowships
2. Medical school for 4 years
3. Residency, 3-5 years
4. Optional fellowships
Quick look at the 4 years of medical school
- M1 and M2:
- Basic Sciences, Normal and abnormal physiology
- Take Step 1 for the USMLE
- M3 and M4:
- Clinical Training
- Take Step 2 during fourth year
- Bachelor's degree
- Any major
- A year's worth of credit in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Math (must have the minimum prerequisites listed on UMMC's admissions website)
- Exposure to medicine,volunteer or employment
- MD office, clinics, hospital, nursing home, pre-medical organizations, medical research, ect
- Extracurricular activities (indicative of effective iteration with diverse people)
- Service to individuals, family, and community groups
- Leadership and other forms of responsibility
- Academic/cultural interests beyond the classroom
- Work experience
- Be super detailed! Explain what you did in each experience and what you gained from it.
- Choose up to 3 "most meaningful" experiences to give details about.
- Keep a journal of your activities
- Contact information for your activities
- Reflect afterwards to determine what it means to you, so that you can have easy access to
- Are a Mississippi resident (or can meet the 1 year residency requirement before matriculation)
- Will complete all academic requirements within the current academic year
- Prepared to matriculate next August (deferments discourages)
- Early Decision Program
- Apply to one school only
- > 3.6 BCPM GPA and 27 MCAT sum
- Regular Decision Program
- Apply to multiple schools
- Sliding for BCPM GPA and MCAT scale (a low GPA can be off-set by a high MCAT score, ect)
- Combined MD-PhD Program
- Average: BCPM GPA >3.8, MCAT 31
- Sequential acceptance to MD or PhD programs
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- AMCAS
- MCAT
- Also, Dr. Davis gives pre-application counseling for any who are interested
Thanks again for everyone who showed up to hear Dr. Davis speak. I'm sure you walked away with a new perspective and maybe some new idea on how you can turn yourself into a better applicant. Be sure to come out for our last 3 meetings!!
