Student and faculty guide to graduate school admissions
Subtitle: get accepted into biomedical phd or md programs
By: David McKean.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9780763760007
Subjects: Medical colleges -- Admission; Medical sciences -- Study and teaching (Graduate); Doctor of philosophy degree; Graduate students
Description: "Biomedical Graduate School: A Planning Guide to the Admissions Process is an indispensable resource for college students aspiring to a PhD or MD-PhD. It helps students identify the structure of advanced degree programs and how these degrees can enhance their potential career options. The book discusses how students can optimize selection of academic courses, research experiences, and extracurricular activities during their undergraduate education to make them more competitive candidates for graduate and medical school programs. It guides students through the many facets of the admissions process, including criteria for selecting where to apply, how to prepare an application that maximizes their academic credentials, how to prepare for the interview process, how faculty evaluate applicants, and how to utilize a rational process to select a graduate school or medical school that will enable students to meet their academic goals." -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: There are so many career pathways in science: how do you identify your options?; title: How much education do you need?; title: Preparing for graduate school as an undergraduate; title: Research experience: how to get started; title: Selecting where to apply to graduate school/ medical school; title: The application process for PhD and MD-PhD programs; title: Getting past the paper applications and evaluating live applicants: the interview process; title: Appointment processes for phd and md-phd programs; title: Appendix A: timeline for advanced degree applicants; title: Appendix B: book and web site references.