Career Services

Health Careers Preparation at Reed College


If you are applying to medical school this year, please contact an advisor. We can send "Grades at Reed" flyer directly to your schools.

Premed advisors for 2009/2010: Janis Shampay, Biology, ext. 7887; Arthur Glasfeld, Chemistry, ext,. 7679; Jay Mellies, Biology, ext. 7964; Julie Kern Smith, Career Services, ext. 7291.

Preparation for Medical School at Reed

Introduction
Requirements for Admissions to Medical School
A Student Guide for Medical School Preparation (A year-by-year account of how to prepare.)
Guidelines for Applicant Self-Summary
Guidelines for Letters of Evaluation
Medical School Interviews
Volunteer Opportunities (Links to the SEEDS website)
Reed Medical School Acceptance Rate
U.S. News & World Report Rankings (To access the log-in required sections of this website, please visit the career services office.)

Click here for links to information on the following career fields:

  • Allopathic
  • MD/Ph.D.
  • Chiropractic
  • Dentistry
  • Environmental
  • Holistic/Naturopathic
  • Nurse Practioner
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Ophthalmology
  • Optometry
  • Orthoptics
  • Osteopathic
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Podiatry
  • Public Health
  • Rural Health
  • Sports Medicine
  • Therapeutic Recreation
  • Veterinarian

ADDITIONAL LINKS/WEB-BASED RESOURCES
MCAT Frequently Asked Questions (Computer-Based Test)
Association of American Medical Colleges
Summer Opportunities for Disadvantaged & Minority Students (list of links maintained by the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions) 
Post-baccalaureate pre-med programs
The Student Doctor Network
Pre-med Internship Opportunities
An article by the NAAHP (National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions) on International Students and Medical Education
Commonwealth Fund (This is an excellent research tool for learning about health care policy issues in the U.S.)
Explore Health Careers (A free, mulit-disciplinary, interactive health career website)
Healthcare Management (Learn about management, executive, or administrative careers in healthcare)
Minority Student Programs (Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program)
Financial Aid (FAFSA Express and NIH Guide for Grants)
New England Journal of Medicine (Sponsored by the Reed Library)
Summer Research Programs (Through the AAMC) 

INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH CARE
 International Children's Heart Foundation
 Global Health Council
International Service Learning 

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