Jackson Community College
Transfer Information
JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
This is only a guide. Students should contact the transfer school for program advising or e-mail Dr. Patricia Visser, Professor of Biology at JCC or by phone at 517-796-8533.
General Information Physicians treat and prevent human illness, disease, and injury. There are two types of physicians: the MD (Doctor of Medicine) and the DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). The practice of medicine includes disease prevention and health education, and the use of accepted methods of medical treatment, including pharmaceutical agents and surgical procedures. Medical school programs are four years in length. At the end of four years, allopathic institutions grant the M.D. degree and osteopathic institutions grant the D.O. degree. Additional graduate medical education (internship and residency) may range from 3-7 years, depending on the specialty selected. Successful completion of national boards required for certification prior to licensure.
Admission Requirements The minimum entrance requirement for medical or osteopathic schools is four years of college with specific core science courses. Student applicants are required to complete the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) as a prerequisite for admission. The majority of the U.S. colleges of medicine participate in a centralized application service. AMCAS (The American College Application Service) services allopathic (MD) institutions and AACOMAS (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (services osteopathic institutions (DO). Admission to a medical school generally requires volunteer or paid experience in a health care setting. Applicants seeking admission to a medical school should contact the schools that interest them for information on specific prerequisites and admission requirements. For additional information contact:
Medical programs are offered at the following Michigan universities:
General Academic Preparation:
Selecting an Undergraduate Academic Major A student cannot receive a degree in pre-medicine. The selection of an undergraduate major should be a well thought out and informed decision. It is well documented that the applicant pool for all areas of the health care field remains very large and extremely competitive. Therefore, pre-professional students should select a major that not only interests them, but will also provide them with an education that enables the pursuit of several career alternatives, should they not be accepted to medical school immediately following graduation. |