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Section 1
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Rotations/Clerkship
Clinical rotations during the clinical years of medical school where students can gain exposure to various specialities of medicine.
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
Central application service for GME, including most ACGME accredited programs.
Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME)
Medical school is classified as undergraduate medical education.
Open-File Interview
An interview format that may provide all the applicants information to an interviewer
Personal Statement
Applicants opportunity to provide a narrative describing the motivation to pursue medicine as well as give some insight to his/her personality.
Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
Exam required for entry into medical school. 1. Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems 2. Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems 3. Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior 4. Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
Join Degrees (Dual Degrees)
Programs allowing a student to earn an additional degree to the MD/DO.
Residency
A period of speciality training that follows medical school.
Secondary/Supplemental Application
Additional applications some medical schools required in addition to the primary application.
Alternative List/Waitlist
List of applicants a medical school has interviewed that have yet to receive an offer of admission
American Medical Association (AMA)
Designed to promote and propel the field of medicine. It serves both social and political purposes as well as offering services to the physician community.
Grade Point Average
The average of all course grades taken in college and graduate school.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
1996- federal law designed to make ti easier for patients to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information and help the healthcare industry control the administrative cost. In order to shadow/volunteer in a clinical setting one must have a certified training of ____.
Fellowship
Traditionally a period of sub-specialty training that follows residency or another fellowship.
Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS)
Central application service for Texas public medical schools.
Holistic Admissions
The approach some medical schools take to look at all aspects of an applicants file to make decisions, rather than just relying on metrics. There is a formal program called: Holistic Review Project.
Scribe
A paid position working in a hospital or clinic to chart notes for physicians as they see patients.
Behavioral Interview Questions
These questions are often used in interviews as they show to have a good predictive value for an applicants behavior. The questions are situational and focus on past experiences and behaviors.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
The degree earned in osteopathic medicine.
Curriculum Viate (CV)
Document that serves as a listing of education, professional experience, awards, publications and any other accomplishments that may relate to a career. This document will change and grow throughout a person's career. -sections should be in reverse chronological order
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Set of techniques DO students learn to attempt to diagnose and treat somatic dysfunction by manipulating a persons bones and muscles.
Nontraditional Applicant
An applicant can be considered a ________ by many factors including having a previous career, earning a graduate degree prior to applying, having served active duty in the military, or being 25 years or older at the time of matriculation to medical school.
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
Organization serves as the primary certifying body for Osteopathic physicians.
Academic Fresh Start
Program in Texas allowing coursework 10 years old and older to be ignored for enrollment purposes and from being calculated into the GPA
PubMed
Online abstract database for health related peer-reviewed research articles
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
This organization is responsible for accrediting residency and fellowship education programs.
Dean's Letter
(MSPE), a letter that sums up a medical students performance throughout all 4 years of their UGME
Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI)
An interview format that uses several short independent assessments, typically in a timed circuit.
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
The degree earned in allopathic medicine.
Shadowing
The act of volunteering to follow a physician (or other professional) as they go about their work to gain exposure to the field.
Keep a log of the following:
Health care experience, community service, research, leadership roles, awards/honors, extracurricular/leisure activities, employment
American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
Central application for all MD programs in the US (including Puerto Rico), except the Texas Public Medical schools, which use TMDSAS.
Blind Interview
An interview format that provides very little information to the interviewer about the applicant.
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)
Central application service for all DO programs in the US, except the DO medical school in Texas which uses TMDSAS.
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
A federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Nonprofit association representing all accredited US and 17 Canadian MD granting programs as well as teaching hospitals and health systems, and department of veteran affairs.
Internship
1st year of medical residency program.
Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX)
Licensing exam for DO medical students. 3-part board exam. level 1: basic knowledge level 2-cognitive/performance evaluation level 3: clinical concepts
Fee Assistance Program (FAP)
Program through AAMC that provides those with financial need a reduced cost to take the MCAT.
Graduate Medical Education (GME)
Describes medical training following medical school graduation. Both residency and fellowship fall under this umbrella (term).
Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR)
Guide published by the AAMC with matriculation data, requirements for admissions and financing.
National Matching Services (NMS)
Central application system for AOA GME programs.
Medical Students Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
Formerly known as the Dean's Letter.
BCPM GPA
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics Grade Point Average. Medical Schools will isolate the specific grades from these academic areas to evaluate applicants.
Medical School Match
Process used by the TMDSAS schools to fill seats in each of the schools classes and occurs in the beginning of February.
Closed-File Interview
An interview format that provides very little data to the interviewer about the applicant. This may include biographical data and no academic information.
Pre-Match
Process used by the TMDSAS schools allowing schools to make offers between November 15 and December 31
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
Licensing exam for all MD students. 3-part board exam Step 1: end of 2nd year of med school, concepts of basic science step 2-clinical knowledge/skills (2 parts): beginning of 4th year of med school, clinical concepts and decision making step 3: during residency, knowledge for solving medical issues independently
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
Nonprofit association representing the 31 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine in the US.
Attending Physician
In an educational institution, there are teams of medical students, residents, and fellows. The board certified physician leading the team is often referred to as _____.
Section 2
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