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Medical Education
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Pre-Dental
Pre-Veterinary
Pre-Podiatry
Pre-Optometry
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Financial

National Health Service Corps - Pays medical school tuition for as many as four years. Each year of assistance must be returned through a year of working in a designated medically underserved area.
State Loan Forgiveness/Repayment Programs - Available to practicing physicians, residents, and (sometimes to) medical students to repay education loans in return for medical service in the state's medically underserved areas.

 

Medical Education

Medical Schools Invest in Primary Care (News - March 22, 2011)
Reforming Medical School (News - March 22, 2011)

 

Pre-Medical

Organizations:

Association of American Medical Colleges
AAMC Applicant Responsibilities
AAMC Admission Requirements
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
World Health Organization
National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
National Cancer Institute
American Medical Student Association
The Virtual Hospital
Martindale Medical Sciences Collection
National Library of Medicine

Premedical Student Organizations:

George Washington University
University of Pennsylvania Premed Society
National Society for Nontraditional Premedical and Medical
Students
Boston College Health Professions Graduate Studies
Canisius College Pre-medical Center
College of the Holy Cross Pre-medical Program
Fordham Health Professions Program
Georgetown University PreMed Society
Seattle University Pre-professional Program
Xaiver Pre-medical Society

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs:

The AAMC's List of Programs

Student-Created Sources:

#1 Premed Advisor: Discussion board and interview tips, with new tips to come regarding MCATs.
MedFriends.org: Provides informational articles, surveys, and commentary relevant to the most significant aspects of medical student and resident life.
Student Doctor Network: The largest information resource for medical students, by medical students.  Please read this disclaimer!

MCAT Prep Courses:

The Princeton Review
Kaplan
ExamKrackers
Prep101
The WikiPremed MCAT Course
AAMC Preparation Materials

Remember, it is not necessary to take a commerical review course. Pre-medical students only need to prepare thoroughly and effectively for the exam.

Medical Schools:

AAMC comprehensive listing of allopathic schools
AACOM listing of osteopathic schools
WPI Medical School Search Engine
Princeton Review Medical School listings

California

    UC Davis
    UC Irvine
    UCLA
    UCSD
    UCSF
    Loma Linda University School of Medicine
    USC--Keck School of Medicine
    Western University of the Health Sciences
    Stanford
Connecticut
    Yale University School of Medicine
Georgia
    Emory University School of Medicine
    Medical College of Georgia
Illinois
    Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School
    Loyola University Chicago: Stritch School of Medicine
    Northwestern University Medical School
    Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    Rush Medical College
Indiana
    Indiana University School of Medicine
Iowa
    University of Iowa College of Medicine
Maine

           New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Maryland
    University of Maryland
    Johns Hopkins University
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Massachusetts
    University of Massachusetts
    Tufts
    Harvard
    Boston University School of Medicine
Minnesota
    Mayo Health Site
Missouri
    St. Louis University School of Medicine
    Washington University School of Medicine
Nebraska
    Creighton University School of Medicine
New Hampshire
    Dartmouth
New Jersey

          UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine

New York
    Albany Medical College
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Cornell University Weill Medical College
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    New York Medical College
    New York University School of Medicine
    SUNY Upstate Medical University
    SUNY Downstate Medical University
    Unviersity of Rochester School of Medicine
    University at Buffalo School of Medicine
    New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
North Carolina
    Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
    Duke University School of Medicine
    Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Ohio
    Case Western Reserve University
    Medical College of Ohio
    Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
    The University of Toledo College of Medicine
    Ohio U-COM
Pennsylvania
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Drexel University College of Medicine
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Temple University School of Medicine
    Thomas Jefferson University Medical College
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
South Carolina
    Medical University of South Carolina
Texas
    Baylor University
    UT-Southwestern, UT-Houston, UTMB-Galveston, UT-San Antonio, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech--Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service
Tennessee
    Vanderbilt
Virginia
    Eastern Virginia Medical School
    University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine
Washing ton, DC
    Georgetown University School of Medicine
    The George Washington University Medical Center
Wisconsin
    Medical College of Wisconsin




 

Pre-Dental

DENTPIN -- The new personal identifier for dental school students and applicants
DAT Test Preparation Software
New Dental Pipeline Resource
AADSAS Application
ADEA Home Page
American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
Dental School Search Engine
American Dental Association
ADA Dental Career Information
Dental Education Sites
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry:AAPD Online
Dental Related Internet Resources - Index of dental sites.

 

Pre-Veterinary

Association of American Veterinary Colleges
American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
VMCAS Application
American Association of Veterinary State Boards
Martindale Veterinary Medicine Collection
Washington State University Informationon Animal Diseases
NetVet - Various Information Veterinary Medicine Info
AAVMC Prerequisite Courses



Finding a Vet School
USNews Grad School Finder--Veterinary Schools
AAVMC Listing of Vet Schools
List of veterinary colleges around the globe
WPI Vet School Search Engine


Other Links:
The University of Pennsylvania's VMD-Ph.D. Program  

Useful Podiatry Sites

Promotional Video for the Podiatry Profession
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Podiatric Medical Student Association
Occupational Outlook Handbook
American Board of Podiatric Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Foot Pain and Podiatry Online - Organizations & Diseases
Podiatry Today
The Podiatry Channel
Profiles in Podiatry


Podiatric Schools
California College of Podiatric Medicine
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine

 

Pre-Optometry

Southern California College of Optometry: Facebook Group for OAT Questions/Answers
The American Academy of Optometry
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
ASCO Student and Advisor Information
Links to optometry schools
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Retina Reference

Optometry School Information
Illinois College of Optometry
Indiana University
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University
New England College of Optometry
Northeastern State University
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio State University
Pacific University
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Southern California College of Optometry
Southern College of Optometry
State University of New York
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of California, Berkeley
University of Missouri-St. Louis
University of Houston
University of Waterloo

 

Pre-Chiropractic

UWP Pre-Chiropractic Fact Sheet
American Chiropractic Association
The Chiropractic Resource Organization
Chiropractice Online Today
World Chiropractice Alliance

Chiropractic Schools
The Association of Chiropractic Colleges
Chiropractice College Directory

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