Medicine
Recent Lewis & Clark graduates have attended medical programs at schools like the University of Minnesota, University of Miami, OHSU, UCSD, Tulane University, University of Rochester, Stanford University, Boston University, University of Southern California, UCLA, Vanderbilt University, and Harvard University.
Most medical schools require the following courses:
Subject |
Requirement |
Equivalent Lewis & Clark courses |
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Biology w/ lab |
1 year |
BIO 110 and 202 |
General Chemistry w/ lab |
1 year |
CHEM 110/120 |
Organic Chemistry w/ lab |
1 year |
CHEM 210 & 220 |
Biochemistry |
1 semester |
CHEM 330 OR 335 |
Physics w/ lab |
1 year |
PHYS 141/142 OR 151/152 |
Mathematics (Calculus) |
1-2 semesters |
MATH 131/132 |
Statistics |
1 semester |
ECON 103, MATH 105, MATH 255, or PSY 200 |
English |
1 year |
Many possibilities, including E&D |
In addition, courses strongly recommended in preparation for the MCAT are:
Subject |
Recommendation |
Equivalent L&C courses |
---|---|---|
Introductory Sociology |
1 semester |
SOAN 100 |
Introductory Psychology |
1 semester |
PSY 100 |
15 Core Competencies for Entering Medical Students (from the Association of American Medical Colleges, AAMC), with some suggestions for how to acquire them at Lewis & Clark:
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Pre-Professional Competencies
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Service Orientation
- Social Skills
- Cultural Competence
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Teamwork
- Sports and Student Activities
- Oral Communication
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Ethical
Responsibility to Self and
Others
- Leadership positions in student or community organizations, athletic teams, or in student and dormitory government
- Passport to Leadership
- Reliability and Dependability
- Resilience and Adaptability
- Capacity for Improvement
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Thinking and Reasoning Competencies
Science Competencies
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Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell
Director
Professor of Psychology
jerusha@lclark.edu
Carolyn L. Zook
Associate Director
Pre-Health Advisor
carolynzook@lclark.eduSchedule a meeting
Alexis Rehrmann
Community Engagement Coordinator
Healing Social Suffering through Narrative
alexisr@lclark.edu
Community and Global Health
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