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Appendix F: Typical Pattern of Medical Education in the United States
Appendix F: Typical Pattern of Medical Education in the United States
Pages 359-366
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I PREMEDICAL EDUCATION Tradit tonally f our years Awarded baccalaureate degree At graduation between 21-23 years old Most medical school applicants and entrants ma jored in one of the sciences as undergraduates, frequently in an area of biology or chemistry o Recommended college courses: natural and physical sciences, English, f o reign language, social sciences, mathematics o In 1981-82, 19 schools of fered accelerated programs that combined undergraduate and medical studies leading to the M
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1, 087- 26 ~ 321 (nonresident 3,000- 8,000 Mean education debt of graduating seniors - $18, 102 1982: tuition range up to 319, OOO/year (George Washington University ~ o 1980-81 applicants-acceptance ratio, 2 ~ 1 o Total enrollment in 126 medical schools, 1980-81 - 65, 497 o First year students - 17, 204 (2SZ women, 14Z minorities) o Full-time faculty-stutent ratio: preclinical ~ 4.9: 1 (1979-80)
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promoted by the Federation of State Medical Boards. (License to practice medicine vested in states; upon graduation from accredited medical school or upon completion of one year graduate training, licensing laws and regulations permit licensing .
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S students of certain foreign medical schools who have completed premedical education in the United States and have completed all but the internship year or social service components, or both, of the foreign metical education.
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AMA annually (medical societies, voluntary health agencies, medical schools, hospitals, and other institutions and organizations provide CME courses)
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AMA 244: 2514-2518, 1980. Medical School Admission Requirements 1982-83.
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