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UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
In college, students interested in a career in medicine should
complete their liberal arts requirements (general studies in humanities,
English, etc.) but plan a pre-med course of study. Nearly all
accredited colleges offer standard premedical curricula, which
include: calculus, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology
and physics. Some medical schools have other mathematics and/or
English requirements. Academic majors are unrelated to admission
to medical school.
An easy way to determine if you have an interest in medicine
and anesthesiology is to read more about it. Most colleges and
universities have subscription to popular anesthesia journals
and texts in their collection. One book in particular that comes
to mind is Miller's Anesthesia - already in its 5th edition. Also,
the Wood
Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, located at the
ASA Headquarters in Park Ridge, Illinois, is also open to the
public on Monday-Friday (9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.). You might want to
discuss your plans with a counselor or talk to a human resource
person at a local hospital to see if any other hospital jobs would
be beneficial to your future goals.
Students must successfully complete a four-year undergraduate
college program before entering medical school.
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