Health Professions

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Applying to any health professions program requires good planning and attention to detail.  Applying to medical school is a particularly time-intensive and complex process.

• For all the details of the Health Professions Committee process, important timelines, and sound advice, see the Amherst College Guide for Premedical Students: Part II, The Medical School Application Process
  
  
• List of things Amherst students and graduates MUST do to apply to medical school for admissions in Fall 2008, and when to do them.
  
  
• All applicants seeking a Health Professions Committee letter must submit a questionnaire to Dean Bassett and meet with her for the Health Professions Committee interview.  Please read the Guide before interviewing with Dean Bassett.
  
  
• When composing a school list, the Association of American Medical College’s Medical College Admissions Requirements is an indispensable resource

  
  
• To prepare for medical school interviews, see the detailed handout from Dean Bassett’s annual workshop
  
  
• To plan for the financial commitment of medical school tuition, visit the Association of the American Medical College’s MD-2  Monetary Decisions for Medical Doctors.