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Health Careers Preparation at Reed College
Reed students are strongly encouraged to make contact with a pre-med adviser early in your years at Reed. Health careers admissions boards look for candidates who demonstrate academic capabilities and accrue experience to support claims of commitment to the field. Early awareness of the field's requirements provide you with an understanding of your options and help create a strong argument for your candidacy.
Premed advisors for 2012/2013: Arthur Glasfeld, chemistry, ext. 7679; Jay Mellies, biology, (sabbatical 2012/13); Julie Kern Smith, career services, ext. 7291; Janis Shampay, biology, ext.7887; Paul Currie, psychology, ext.7267.
Information on Fields of Medicine
Click here for links to information on the following career fields:
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Reed Resources
- Preparation for Medical School at Reed click here.
- Medical School Prep Guide timeline, click here.
- Pre-med/health list serve.
Subscribe to add yourself to the list of recipients who receive announcements about programs and opportunities of interest to pre-health and pre-med students. - Pre-med information sessions are scheduled each fall semester. They provide an opportunity for students to meet the pre-med advisers and to gain an overview of the preparation for medical school during your time at Reed. Check out the career services calendar for events and join the pre-med/health list serve to get email notification about these and related announcements. See the career services calendar.
- Volunteer opportunities
Health related volunteer opportunities in Portland. - Reed Alumni Directory (links to IRIS).
Contact alumni directly to discuss your areas of interest and graduate and professional programs they attended. - Guidelines for medical school letters of evaluation, click here.
IMPORTANT NOTE regarding letters of evaluation for medical school. Reed does not provide a committee letter. Letters of evaluation from individual faculty members are submitted as part of your AMCAS application. Please contact your pre-med adviser to send a Grades at Reed flyer directly to your schools. The guide to writing letters of evaluation may be useful to your Reed and other letter writers.
Additional Links and Wed-based Resources
- AAMC, Association of American Medical Colleges
Most questions about medical school preparation and application are addressed here -
MCAT Frequently Asked Questions
A computer-based test - Healthcare Management
Learn about management, executive, or administrative careers in healthcare - Post-baccalaureate pre-med programs
- The Student Doctor Network
Internship and Volunteer Experiences
- Pre-med Internship Opportunities
- Global Health Council
- International Service Learning
- Cross Cultural Solutions
- Summer Opportunities for Disadvantaged & Minority Students
List of links maintained by the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions - Reed Alumni Directory (links to IRIS).
Contact alumni directly to discuss your areas of interest and grad and professional programs they attended. - Volunteer opportunities
Health related volunteer opportunities in Portland - Summer Research Programs
Through the AAMC
Health Care News
- Commonwealth Fund
This is an excellent research tool for learning about heal care policy issues in the U.S. - New England Journal of Medicine
Sponsored by the Reed Library
Special Populations
- Summer Opportunities for Disadvantaged & Minority Students
A list of links maintained by the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions - International Students and Medical School Education
An informative article about options and obstacles from the National Association of Advisors for Health Professions, Inc.