premedicine

Before medical school

Premedicine describes undergraduate coursework preparing students for medical school: a premedicine major, premedicine requirements.

The term functions like prelaw or premedical, designating a track rather than a formal degree.

Students on this path are often called premeds.

She switched from premedicine to nursing after her second year.

admissions

MCAT

Admission exam for physicians-in-training

letters of recommendation · transcript · extracurriculars · volunteering · shadowing · clinical hours · research experience · admission · committee · holistic review

coursework

biology

Study of organisms

physics · anatomy · physiology · genetics · microbiology · immunology · neuroscience · statistics · psychology · calculus

clinical

shadowing

Following to observe

physician · patient · observation · rounds · scribe · EMT · clinical hours · bedside manner · emergency room

advising

counselor

One who advises

prerequisite · curriculum · course planning · major · minor · timeline · competencies · career guidance · mentor · office hours

pathway

undergraduate

Degree-seeking college student

university · postbaccalaureate · career changer · nontraditional · MD · competitive · matriculation · pipeline · trajectory

Opposites
educational stage

premedicineresidency

State of dwelling somewhere

medical practice · attending physician · fellowship · medical school · internship

career track

premedicineprelaw

Preparatory studies for attorneys

prebusiness · liberal arts · fine arts · humanities

Family

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