Welcome to AMSA American Medical Student Association
Officers Info President: EricBellot (910) Vice President: Anne Marie Wilson (919) Treasurer: Chris Searle (301) Public Relations: Jamie Sifford (704) Secretary: David Jackson (910) Webmaster: Ashton Creasy (910)
Opportunities Tileston Health Clinic 1605 Doctors Circle Wilmington, NC (910) FAX (910) until all have access to health care *Fundraiser * Needs (people, things) * Webmaster * Contact Gordon Boyd Nursing School SimLab *Virtual Hospital *Hands-on experience *Nursing Building *Only 20 people at a time *5:00pm-7:00pm in the evening *Sign up if interested
Volunteering Brunswick County public health fair Sept.19th & 20 th (in Brunswick County) –volunteers with CNA or EMT certifications needed, but everyone is welcome –It’s casual, come and go as you please –Sign up tonight Walk to Cure Diabetes-Oct. 24 th at Mayfaire (more info to come) Decorating Children’s playroom at NHRMC –Decorating in November Accepted décor: anything laminated, plastic, inflatable due to fire hazards Usually lasts minutes
AMSA this year… One of our primary goals this year in AMSA is to have interested students engage with and learn from a variety of different health professionals
Medical School Entrance Exams MCAT DAT OAT
MCAT The Medical College Admission Test is a standardized, computerized multiple-choice exam designed to help medical schools assess your: –Mastery of basic concepts in biology, chemistry, and physics –Facility with problem solving and critical thinking –Communication and writing skills It is administered 22 times a year spread across the months of January, April-September
MCAT The test is divided into four sections: –Physical sciences (70 min,52 questions) Physics, general chemistry –Verbal reasoning (60 min, 40 questions) Critical reading –Writing sample (30 min per essay) –Biological sciences (70 min, 52 questions) Biology, organic chemistry
DAT The testing program is designed to measure general academic ability, comprehension of scientific information, and perceptual ability
DAT Survey of Natural Sciences (90 min,100 questions) –Biology, Organic/Inorganic chemistry Perceptual Ability Test (PAT) (60 min, 90 questions) –Visualizing in 3D Reading Comprehension Test (60 min, 50 questions) –Ability to absorb information, main idea Quantitative Reasoning Test (45 min, 40 questions) –Algebra, word problems, geometry, trig.
OAT The Optometry Admission Test is a standardized, exam designed to measure general academic ability and comprehension of scientific information The OAT consists of four tests: –Survey of the Natural Sciences (Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry) – Reading Comprehension –Physics –Quantitative Reasoning
OAT The exam is computerized and examinees are allowed to take the OAT an unlimited number of times but must wait at least 90 days between testing dates Only the scores from the four most recent attempts and the total number of attempts will be reported
Resources to Prepare –Kaplan offers: Classroom programs (offered in Wilmington!), private tutoring, online programs, books & software prep.html