Messiah College: Pre-Health Professions Advising Program

Helpful Websites for Premedical Students
(With thanks to the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern
University for compiling and sharing this exhaustive list.)

Facts about applicants and matriculants by race, ethnicity, gender, state, etc:
http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/start.htm

Minority Medical Applicant Registry:
http://www.aamc.org/students/minorities/resources/medmar.htm

MSAR
https://services.aamc.org/Publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=Product.displayForm&prd_id=186&prv_id=226

Minority Student Opportunities in U.S. Medical Schools:
http://www.aamc.org/students/minorities/resources/msousms.htm

AMCAS instruction booklet (full version)
http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008amcasinstructionsrevised.pdf

AMCAS worksheet:
http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008applicationworksheet.pdf

Grade conversion guide to calculate AMCAS GPA:
http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008amcasgradeconversionguide.pdf

AMCAS tips and hints:
http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008tips.pdf

Applicant checklist for AMCAS:
http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008applicantchecklist.pdf

Applicant responsibilities (traffic rules):
http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/policies/start.htm

MCAT test site:
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm

Preparing for the MCAT guidance:
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/preparing/start.htm

MCAT practice tests and some free materials:
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/practicetests.htm

Frequently asked questions about the MCAT:
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/ptfaqs.htm

Online materials and practice tests from the AAMC:
http://www.e-mcat.com/

Fee Assistance Program:
http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/fap/start.htm

Post-bacc Programs Searchable database:
http://services.aamc.org/postbac/

Explorative tools for considering a career in medicine:
http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/start.htm

Student Group Sites and More Helpful Info

http://www.snma.org/ Student National Medical Association
http://www.amsa.org/ American Medical Student Association
http://www.lmsa.net/ Latino Medical Student Association
http://www.aaip.com/ Association of American Indian Physicians
http://www.ama-assn.org/ American Medical Association
http://www.amwa-doc.org/ American Medical Women’s Association
http://www.apamsa.org/ Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
http://www.aaip.com/anams/anams.html Assoc. of Native American Medical Students
http://www.amsa.org/lgbt/ LGBT committee in AMSA
http://www.amsa.org/minority/ Minority Health committee in AMSA
http://www.nnlams.com/ National Network of Latin American Medical Students
http://www.namme.org/ National Association of Minority Medical Executives
http://www.apiahf.org/index.htm - Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
http://www.psr.org/spsr/home.cfm?id=home Student Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.ms4c.org/ Medical Students for Choice

http://www.omhrc.gov/ Office of Minority Health (Federal site)
http://www.hhs.gov/ Health and Human Services (Federal site)
http://www.premedofcolor.org/ For premed students of color
http://www.aaip.org/about/said.htm Society for American Indian Dentists
http://www.healthfinder.gov/organizations/ Health and Human Services searchable database of organizations nationwide (You can type in a word in the org name and get a list of groups. Type in “Indian” or “native” and get a list of groups by or for that group.)
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=1141 Sullivan Commission Report on Minorities in Health Professions
http://minorityhealth.org/events.html Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (by their Foundation)
http://www.xavier.edu/health_advising/minorities.cfm Xavier University’s page for minority premeds – very exhaustive!