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Exploring a Medical Career Leslie Hutchins, MS4 The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School  Resources: Aamc.org & Utsouthwestern.edu
Am I the right kind of person for a medical career? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How Do I Know if a Medical Career is Right for Me? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a physician’s career like? Few fields offer a wider variety of opportunities! Most physicians’ professional lives are filled with caring for patients and their families as well as continuously learning more about the human body.
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Entering Class UTSW2006 Profile Average Undergraduate GPA:  3.73 Average Science GPA:  3.66 GPA Range:  3.00 to 4.00 COLLEGE GPA Average MCAT score:  32.2 Biological Science:  11.2 Physical Science:  10.9 Verbal Reasoning: 10.1 Writing Sample:  Q MCAT Score Range:  22 to 42 MCAT  8% - African American 27% - Asian/Pacific Islander 20% - Hispanic 4% - Other/Unreported 41% - White ETHNICITY 12% - 21 years old or younger 62% - 22 to 23 years old 15% - 24 to 25 years old 7% - 26 to 28 years old 4% - 29 years old or older 27% of the 2006 class delayed applying to/entering medical school at least one year from college graduation. AGE 48% women 52% men GENDER
College Majors ,[object Object]
Medical School Admission  Course Requirements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Evaluation of Applicants ,[object Object]
How do I select the right school for my premedical education? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
78 undergraduate institutions are represented in the entering class. Bold type indicates schools represented by three or more students.  Austin College Baylor University Brigham Young University Brown University Carlton College Carnegie Mellon University Columbia University Cornell University Dallas Baptist University Dartmouth College Duke University Emory University Florida Atlantic University Florida State University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Grinnell College Hampton University Harvard University Johns Hopkins University Lamar University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Morehouse College New York University Northwestern University Oral Roberts University Oregon State University Providence College Rice University Southern Methodist University Southwestern University St. John's College St. Louis University Stanford University COLLEGES
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You get paged at midnight…. ,[object Object]
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The nurse pages you again at 2 AM ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
It shows….
Your admitting a patient…. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Your Team Finds…. ,[object Object]
Pituitary Adenoma 45 year old female presents with headache and visual loss.
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Winking Owl
Subdural Hematoma
Epidural Hematoma
Underlying Skull Fracture
Headaches & Gait Difficulty
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Next 7 years of training….
 

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Exploring A Medical Career

  • 1. Exploring a Medical Career Leslie Hutchins, MS4 The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Resources: Aamc.org & Utsouthwestern.edu
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  • 4. What is a physician’s career like? Few fields offer a wider variety of opportunities! Most physicians’ professional lives are filled with caring for patients and their families as well as continuously learning more about the human body.
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  • 14. Entering Class UTSW2006 Profile Average Undergraduate GPA:  3.73 Average Science GPA:  3.66 GPA Range:  3.00 to 4.00 COLLEGE GPA Average MCAT score:  32.2 Biological Science:  11.2 Physical Science:  10.9 Verbal Reasoning: 10.1 Writing Sample:  Q MCAT Score Range:  22 to 42 MCAT 8% - African American 27% - Asian/Pacific Islander 20% - Hispanic 4% - Other/Unreported 41% - White ETHNICITY 12% - 21 years old or younger 62% - 22 to 23 years old 15% - 24 to 25 years old 7% - 26 to 28 years old 4% - 29 years old or older 27% of the 2006 class delayed applying to/entering medical school at least one year from college graduation. AGE 48% women 52% men GENDER
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  • 19. 78 undergraduate institutions are represented in the entering class. Bold type indicates schools represented by three or more students.  Austin College Baylor University Brigham Young University Brown University Carlton College Carnegie Mellon University Columbia University Cornell University Dallas Baptist University Dartmouth College Duke University Emory University Florida Atlantic University Florida State University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Grinnell College Hampton University Harvard University Johns Hopkins University Lamar University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Morehouse College New York University Northwestern University Oral Roberts University Oregon State University Providence College Rice University Southern Methodist University Southwestern University St. John's College St. Louis University Stanford University COLLEGES
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