Pre-Medical
GENERAL PRE-MED REQUIREMENTS
Please note the IMPORTANCE OF ADVISING. The information provided in the links below is NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR ADVISOR ! Consult both your school-based advisor and the Health Professions Advisory Office to develop a plan that suits your own strengths, interests, and background.
Pre-med Basic Recommendations/Requirements
Pre-Medical Preparation -
Threading a path through pre-medical expectations
AAMC Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR) Report
Core Competencies for Entering Medical Students
VANDERBILT PRE-MEDICAL SOCIETY (VPS)
The Vanderbilt Pre-Medical Society (formerly Alpha Epsilon Delta, AED) is the student branch of the Health Professions Advisory Office (HPAO) and serves to maximize the Vanderbilt pre-medical experience by connecting the student body with resources and opportunities. Such efforts include hosting speakers and representatives from medical schools, organizing community service opportunities throughout Nashville, facilitating medical student mentoring, planning social events, sponsoring an international Spring Break service trip, sending a weekly newsletter (This Week in VPS, or “TWIV”), and collaborating with the HPAO and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to support a robust shadowing program and MHS course.
VPS WEBSITE - http://www.vanderbiltpremedicalsociety.org
TO JOIN VPS:
1.Go to AnchorLink: https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/
2.On the “Explore” page, click on the “Organizations” tab
3.Search “Vanderbilt Pre-Medical Society”
4.Once you are on our page, click the blue “Join” icon
5.The icon will switch to “Membership Pending,” and someone will confirm memberships
PRE-MED RESOURCES
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
The above AAMC link allows you access to the AAMC Resource Guide for Pre-med Students along
with other helpful information and links including the below links.
MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
The above AAMC/MCAT link has valuable information including:
Preparing for the MCAT exam
Registering for the MCAT exam
MSAR (Medical School Admission Requirements)
The above link takes you to the AAMC/MSAR Online, a one-year subscription service, is a powerful
online database that allows you to easily browse, search, sort, and compare data on U.S. and Canadian
medical schools.
AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service)
The above AAMC/AMCAS link has valuable information including:
How to Apply
FAQ
Instruction Manual
Resources for Pre-med Students by the AAMC
Core Competencies for Entering Medical Students
by the AAMC
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
Osteopathic Medical College Information Book by AACOM
Application Processing Services:
AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service)
The American Medical College Application Service is the AAMC's centralized medical school application processing service (for all US allopathic medical schools other than Texas state schools).
TMDSAS (Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service)
The Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service is the centralized application processing service for applicants to the first-year entering classes at all of the public medical, dental and veterinary schools in the state of Texas.
AACOMAS (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service)
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) is the centralized application processing service for applicants to osteopathic medical schools.
EARLY ACCEPTANCE PROGRAMS
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) no longer offers an Early Acceptance Program (EAP)
Mount Sinai Humanities and Medicine Early Acceptance Program
State University of New York (SUNY) College of Medicine Early Assurance Program
University of Cincinnati ROSE Program (Sophomore Ohio residents)
University of Florida College of Medicine Juniors Honors Medical Program (UFCOM) (7 year BS/MD porgram - does not accept high school students)
University of Toledo MEDStart Early Acceptance Program
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Applying as an International Applicant