This is the best list of relevant websites, articles and blogs regarding the pre med journey that you will find on the internet. Bookmark this. I’ll be updating the list as I find more useful info.
Pre Med Basics
- Pre-requisites for Medical Schools. These are the undergraduate classes you need to take to apply to most medical schools.
- American Association of Medical Colleges
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
- AspiringDocs.org List of Helpful Links
- Top Ten Pieces of Advice for Pre Med Students – A great list from VitumMedicinus, a medical student.
- Student Doctor Network – Want a place to interact with other crazy pre med students? This place is for you. Also useful for reading perspectives of students and residents further along the pre med journey. I prefer to use it for this reason.
MCAT Links
Perhaps the most dreaded part of the pre med journey. Be not afraid.
- The Basic MCAT Overview – A brief guide to what the MCAT is all about.
- MCAT home page
- 2010 MCAT Test Dates
- MCAT Registration
Medical School Application
- American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) – Registration and instructions for applying to MD schools.
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) – Application instructions to apply to DO schools.
Best Books for Pre Meds
These are books that I have either read and used or heard great things about.
- Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
- Planning a Life in Medicine: Discover If a Medical Career is Right for You and Learn How to Make It Happen (Career Guides)
- Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience: By Students, for Students
- Essays That Will Get You into Medical School
- Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance
- How Doctors Think
Pre Med and Med Student Blogs
- Medaholic – Medical Student
- A Med school Memoir – Medical Student
- Vitum Medicinus – Medical Student
- The Impossible Pre Med – Pre Med Student
Pre Med Forums
- StudentDoctor.net pre-Allopathic forum (MD)
- StudentDoctor.net pre-Osteopathic forum (DO)
- The Best Pre Med Forums
