1 / 34

College Medicine

This presentation helps you to know more about College Medicine.

Faraday
Download Presentation

College Medicine

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


    3. Prerequisites Minimum 90 college hours (verify the following): 1 semester General Zoology/Biology (including lab) 2 semesters General Chemistry 2 semesters Organic Chemistry 2 semesters Physics 3 semesters English 1 semester Histology, Genetics, Embryology, Cell Biology or Comparative Anatomy 3 semesters Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Humanities, and/or Foreign Language

    4. Requirements U.S. citizen or hold a permanent visa GPA average of 3.0 or better Letter grade of C or better required in prerequisite courses We will accept Pass/Fail grading, advanced placement, & CLEP courses if a higher course is taken for a grade Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) average score of 7.0 or better

    5. Application Timeline

    6. Counseling Tips Join the Pre-Med/Pre-Health Club Select a Major of Interest Prioritize Academics Gain Health Care Experience Volunteer Time Become Involved on Campus

    7. 2009 Application Statistics

    8. 2009 Interview Statistics

    9. Class of 2013 Statistics

    11. Majors in Class of 2013 (39)

    12. Schools Represented in Class of 2013 (44)

    13. What’s New 2009 – 2010 SCM interviews AMCAS Letters Enables medical schools to receive all letters electronically via AMCAS Enables applicants to have their authors send all letters to AMCAS (for participating schools) rather than to each school. This service is included in the AMCAS application fee.

    14. Interview Process Semi-blind interviews were overwhelming liked by applicants. Will continue for OU-COM interview This year Afternoon SCM interviews

    16. Ann Louise Olson, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology  Co-Director of the MD/PhD program

    17. M.D./Ph.D. Program

    18. Students obtain an intensive medical education coupled to rigorous training in scientific investigation. Graduates are prepared for careers in academic medicine that combine patient care, teaching, and patient-oriented or laboratory research.

    22. M.D./Ph.D. Program Statistics Last year 32 applicants 13 interviewed 4 new students began program A total of 20 students in program at this time

    25. Meredith Talley Coordinator of Recruitment and Admissions

    27. Preparing the next generation of Physicians and Physician Assistants to improve the health of entire communities.

    29. College of Medicine Christopher S. Candler, MD Associate Dean for Medical Education Associate Professor of Medicine

    30. National Trends in Medical Education Increasing emphasis on the development & assessment of competencies Less emphasis on discipline-based courses; new interest in horizontal and vertical integration Movement away from lecture-intense curricula & rote memorization of facts More interest in active learning approaches

    31. A New Curriculum for OU Began with a comprehensive planning retreat in 2007 Hundreds of faculty, students, staff, administrators The Result:

    32. Curriculum 2010 Preclinical Curriculum Courses Foundational Courses (morning courses) Molecular and Cellular Structure The Human Structure Disease, Diagnosis & Therapy Systems Courses (morning courses) Musculoskeletal & Integument Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Metabolism and Nutrition Blood, Hematopoiesis, & Lymphatics Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Renal Neuroscience & Psychiatry Reproduction & Gender-based Health Afternoon Courses Patients, Physicians, & Society / Clinical Medicine (M, W, F) Enrichment (Tu, Th): research, humanities, clinical skills

    33. Revisiting COM Prerequisites Minimum 90 college hours (verify the following): 1 semester General Zoology/Biology (including lab) 2 semesters General Chemistry 2 semesters Organic Chemistry 2 semesters Physics 3 semesters English 1 semester Histology, Genetics, Embryology, Cell Biology or Comparative Anatomy 3 semesters Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Humanities, and/or Foreign Language

    34. Premedical Advisors We will contact several individuals to obtain feedback regarding the current prerequisites.

More Related