Changing the Face of Medicine| Resources for College & Pre-medical Students


	Is a Medical Career for you? * Undergraduate Education Medical School Residency & Fellowships Practicing Medicine


	The first step to a promising career in medicine is to get a good undergraduate education. Find helpful tips and practical information on the types of courses to take while you are an undergraduate, how to get into a medical school, the broad range of medical careers open to you, and how to finance the first phase of your education.

The American Medical Association describes the educational steps required to become a doctor.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2320.html
The American Medical Student Association offers a multitude of resources to premedical students with AMSA membership.
http://www.amsa.org/premed/
The Association of American Medical Colleges offers information about different types of medical schools and academic requirements for entry, including comprehensive information about applying to medical school.
http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/gettingin.htm
"Premedical Student Resources" in MomMD provides resources as well as shared experiences and stories of various women and mother physicians.
http://www.mommd.com/premed.shtml

The Association of American Medical Colleges provides a list of medical schools in the United States and Canada as well as information about curriculum and admission requirements.
http://www.aamc.org/medicalschools.htm
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine offers information about osteopathic medical schools in the United States.
http://www.aacom.org/colleges

The American Association of Medical Colleges lists schools that offer postbaccalaureate premedical programs in the United States. These programs are designed for students who have graduated from college, but need to complete additional course work in the sciences before applying to medical school.
http://services.aamc.org/postbac/
The National Institutes of Health's Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award and the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Research Training Award Fellowships provide opportunities for college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation at NIH or selected off-campus locations. Participants work side-by-side with leading scientists. During their tenure in the programs, fellows are expected to initiate the application process for graduate or medical school.
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/Pre-IRTA/irtamanualpostbac.asp
The National Institutes of Health Academy Fellowship Program offers similar opportunities to that above for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation at NIH.
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/Pre-IRTA/irtamanualpostbacAcademy.asp
The National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research offers undergraduate students the opportunity to work in a research laboratory at NIH for the summer.
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/internship/internship.asp

The American Medical Association provides background on the various medical specialties and includes links to specialty homepages.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/7247-5863.html
The American Osteopatic Association provides a general overview of what is involved in joining the osteopathic medical profession.
http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=ost_doreason

The Association of American Medical Colleges offers straightforward information about the cost of medical school and the variety of ways to fund medical education.
http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/financial.htm
The American Medical Association provides information about financing medical education and includes a link to the Medical Student Section Financial Aid Resource Guide.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2372.html
The American Medical Women's Association provides a list of financial resources including information about their Student Loan Fund program offering medical education loans at 0% interest during medical school.
http://www.amwa-doc.org/Foundation/student_loans.htm
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences offers awards to undergraduate junior and senior honor students at affiliated institutions through the Minority Access to Research Careers Program.
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/funding/marcfaq.html
The National Institutes of Health's Undergraduate Scholarship Program offers competitive scholarships to exceptional students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to biomedical, behavioral, and social science research careers. Scholarship information is also available in Spanish.
http://ugsp.info.nih.gov/
Nationally Coveted College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards.
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/
The Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science provides links to science-based educational opportunities.
http://www.sacnas.org/summerprog.html



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