Comments on: Revisiting The Premed Curriculum http://cenblog.org/2009/11/02/revisiting-the-premed-curriculum/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:45:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Celia Arnaud http://cenblog.org/2009/11/02/revisiting-the-premed-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-35925 Celia Arnaud Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:59:31 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=3499#comment-35925 Madeline--To learn more about the changes that are being suggested, I'd recommend taking a look at the report. It's publicly available and I link to it above. For more specific information about what's currently done, you might want to look at the book "Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) 2010-2011" published by the AAMC. That lists the entrance requirements for all medical schools and those requirements (plus the MCAT) are what shape the undergraduate premedical curriculum. Madeline–To learn more about the changes that are being suggested, I’d recommend taking a look at the report. It’s publicly available and I link to it above. For more specific information about what’s currently done, you might want to look at the book “Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) 2010-2011″ published by the AAMC. That lists the entrance requirements for all medical schools and those requirements (plus the MCAT) are what shape the undergraduate premedical curriculum.

]]> By: Madeline http://cenblog.org/2009/11/02/revisiting-the-premed-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-35910 Madeline Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:55:54 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=3499#comment-35910 I am the pre-med club advisor and a chemistry instructor for a CA community college and would to learn more about the premed curriculum. Does anyone know where to start? I am the pre-med club advisor and a chemistry instructor for a CA community college and would to learn more about the premed curriculum. Does anyone know where to start?

]]> By: Andre http://cenblog.org/2009/11/02/revisiting-the-premed-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-35883 Andre Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:46:15 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=3499#comment-35883 The ideal situation would be have trained physicians teach students the chemistry required for premed and remove the premed students from the chemistry curriculum. As a chemist I have no idea what students in medicine need out of chemistry, but I do believe that organic chemistry should not be tailored to the premeds, it should be tailored to the chemists. Also, Kaen, if it is "just teaching the reactions" in (2nd year undergrad) organic chemistry, that's a problem. If organic chemistry is a laundry list of reactions to learn, that benefits neither the chemist nor the premed. The ideal situation would be have trained physicians teach students the chemistry required for premed and remove the premed students from the chemistry curriculum. As a chemist I have no idea what students in medicine need out of chemistry, but I do believe that organic chemistry should not be tailored to the premeds, it should be tailored to the chemists.

Also, Kaen, if it is “just teaching the reactions” in (2nd year undergrad) organic chemistry, that’s a problem. If organic chemistry is a laundry list of reactions to learn, that benefits neither the chemist nor the premed.

]]> By: Kaen http://cenblog.org/2009/11/02/revisiting-the-premed-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-35879 Kaen Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:10:26 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=3499#comment-35879 I think pre-med students would benefit from more medicinal chemistry, which is lacking in most chemistry departments. Even as an organic chemist, I learned very little medicinal chemistry either as an undergraduate or a graduate student. I had to pick it up later when I was working. Of course, you need the background in organic chemistry to understand medicinal chemistry, but the two could be combined - instead of just teaching the reactions, show how those reactions work in human systems. I think pre-med students would benefit from more medicinal chemistry, which is lacking in most chemistry departments. Even as an organic chemist, I learned very little medicinal chemistry either as an undergraduate or a graduate student. I had to pick it up later when I was working. Of course, you need the background in organic chemistry to understand medicinal chemistry, but the two could be combined – instead of just teaching the reactions, show how those reactions work in human systems.

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