Many medical schools offer pre-professional programs to undergraduate students. The main purpose of the university pre-professional program (UPPP) is to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills required to successfully cope with the academic demands of further education provided by professional colleges. The aim of this commentary…

Argues that the need exists for a medical Spanish course designed specifically for Spanish majors, especially for those students who are following the pre-med sequence required for entrance to medical school. (20 references) (GLR)

Notes that most future medical students major in biology and chemistry despite evidence that non-science majors perform equally well in medical school. Traces the history of the liberal arts tradition, discusses its importance for medicine, and urges medical faculties to take the lead in reshaping the premedical as well as the medical education of…

The paper considers the current health care crisis in rural and inner city areas and proposes changes in physician education including changes in premedical education and medical school admissions criteria. Changed criteria could encourage more broadly educated students to enter the medical profession thus maintaining high standards while meeting…

It is not always easy for a teacher to relate to his or her students. To communicate with students, it is important for a teacher to relate the subject that he or she is trying to teach is something that the students know, or at least to something that the students care about. In this article, the author, a genetics teacher, relates how he used…

Foreign study can broaden the undergraduate experience for premedical students and help remedy the problem of on-campus tunnel vision, characterized by too little independent learning and critical thinking, premature specialization, avoidance of social sciences and humanities, and lack of appreciation of cultural heritage. (MSE)

Reports the findings of the Working Group on Capturing the Promise of Medical Research, which addressed questions concerning the direction of biomedical research, academia-industry relations, and the integration of scientific developments in medical education and practice. A dominant theme emerged: the central importance of an environment of…

Suggests college students preparing for medical school should be informed about how changes in the health care system, expansion of biomedical knowledge, and new technologies are affecting medical practice, medical curricula, medical school admission criteria and tests, and the shape of undergraduate preparation for medical education. Discusses…

An appraisal of medical education and college preparation for medicine was undertaken through public hearings and written submissions from 82 medical schools, 24 colleges, and 21 professional societies. Views and suggestions were provided on learning, clinical education, college preparation and admission to medical school, and faculty. It was…