Medical Education in the USA

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Medical Education in the USA

• W Bruce Clark, MD

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Requirements for Medical School

• 4 Year Baccalaureate degree including 1 year of
  study in each
• General biology or zoology
• General chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Physics
• Medical Scholastic Aptitude Test

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Medical Education

• 4 year Medical School Degree
• Academic and Clinical training including
• Anatomy
• Histology
• Pathology
• Physiology
• Biochemisty
• Pharmacology
• Generally provided in a system oriented approach
  ie cardiology, pulmonology during the first 2
  years of training

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Medical Education, continued

• 3rd year required clinical rotations in medicine,
  pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology,
  psychiatry, intensive care medicine
• This involves direct patient care, including
  obtaining a history and completing a physical
  exam, with both hospitalized and ambulatory
  patients

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Medical Education, continued

• 4th year involves both required and elective
  rotations
• Specialization may begin in this year

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Medical Training

• After completing medical school and 2 national
  board exams one is eligible for training in the
  specialty of their choice

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Specialty education

• Usually three to five years, including family
  practice.
• Subspecialty training often three years

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Enrollment by Gender, Age and Racial/Ethnic
Background
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Grade Point Averages
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Grade Point Averages
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ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE Welcomes the Class of 2010!
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