Medical School Advising
Getting Started
Prerequisites
Most every medical school requires a baccalaureate degree in any major
along with the following prerequisites. You can obtain the specifics
directly from the schools you are interested in or from the Medical
School Admission Requirements.
The Following Classes are at CU - Colorado Springs
| One year of General Biology with lab. |
BIOL 110,111,115,116 |
| One year of General Chemistry with lab. |
CHEM 103,106 |
| One year of Organic Chemistry with lab. |
CHEM 331,333,332,334 |
| One year of Physics with lab. |
PES 101,115,102,215 |
| One year of English (66% of all
schools). |
ENGL 131,141, maybe150 |
| College Math and/or Calculus (32%
of all schools) |
MAT 135,136 |
| Humanities Electives (17% of all
schools) |
See LAS requirements |
Letters of Recommendation
If your undergraduate institution has a premedical committee, it is
preferable to have a composite letter sent by them. Otherwise, most
medical schools require individual letters of recommendation from two
science and one nonscience faculty. You should be planning for this from
day one. Get to know your instructors by going to their office hours.
Talk to them about their courses and let them know of your plans to be a
physician. If you have the opportunity, offer to assist them in some
way. For example, take advantage of the mentor program. You audit a
class you've already taken and provide class notes and reviews for
younger students. If you have a positive relationship with your
teachers, it will be much easier come up with letters of recommendation.
Exposure to Clinical Medicine
It is important to have some meaningful exposure to clinical medicine.
This needs to be direct experience in a clinical setting with sick
patients. Medical schools want to make sure you know what you are
getting into before you send in your application. If you work in the
healthcare field, then this requirement may already be satisfied. For
everyone else, call the volunteer office of any local hospital. Tell
them you are applying to medical school and are looking to volunteer in
a clinical area such as the emergency department.
Memorial Hospital's Director of Volunteer Services, Barbara Strain, is
working with the Med Society to provide students with hospital volunteer
experience. Email or call her, and make sure to mention that your part
of the Med Society.
Barbara Strain (719) 365-5298 or barbara.strain@memhospcs.org
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