Health Professions Resources

Dentistry

Official Guide to Dental Schools. Valachovic, Richard W., D.M.D., M.P.H. (Ed.). Washington DC: American Dental Education Association, 2003.

General Health Professions

Guide to Careers in the Health Professions. Caldwell, Lynn Borders. New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2000.

Health Professions: Career and Education Directory. American Medical Association. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association, 2002.

Resumes and Personal Statements for Health Professionals. Tysinger, James W., Ph.D. Tucson, AZ: Galen Press Ltd., 1994.

Writing About Me: A Step-by-Step Guide to Developing a Powerful Personal Statement. Huntington, Barbara and Masse, Linda. Montezuma Publishing. San Diego, California: 2003.

Medicine

Essays That Will Get You Into Medical School. Kaufman, Daniel, Dowhan, Chris, and Burnham, Amy. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1998.

Game Plan for Getting into Medical School. Jewel, C.S. Canada: Peterson’s, 2000.

Get Into Medical School! Iserson, Kenneth V., M.D. Tucson, AZ: Galen Press, Ltd., 2004.

Iserson's Getting Into a Residency: A Guide for Medical Students, 6th Edition. Iserson, Kenneth V., M.D. Tucson, Arizona: Galen Press, LTD., 2003.

Medical Professions Admissions Guide: Strategy for Success. Baffi-Dugan, Carol (Ed.). Champaign, IL: National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, 2001.

Medical School Admission Requirements, 2005-2006. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2004.

Medical School Admissions Advisor, 2000. Lofftus, Maria. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Minority Student Opportunities in United States Medical Schools. Johnson, Lily May I. (Ed.). Washington DC: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2000.

Minority Students in Medical Education: Facts and Figures XII. Terrell, Charles, Ed.D. Washington DC: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2003.

The 2003 Pfizer Medical School Manual: A Practical Guide to Getting Into Medical School. Magee, Mike, MD. Spencer Books, 2002.

Optometry

Schools and Colleges of Optometry: Admissions Requirements 2003-2004. Rockville, MD: Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry.

Osteopathic Medicine

2002 Annual Statistical Report. Singer, Allen M. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001.

Debts, Career Plans and Opinions of Osteopathic Medical Students in 2000. Singer, Allen M. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001.

Osteopathic Medical College Information Book. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, 2002.

Other Books

A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years as a Medical Student. Klass, Perri. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1994.

American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia. Leikin, Jerold B., M.D., and Lipsky, Martin S., M.D. (Ed.). New York, NY: Random House Reference, 2003.

Complications. Gawande, Atul. New York: Picador, 2002.

First, Do No Harm. Belkin, Lisa. New York: Fawcett Crest, 1993.

Circulatory System. SparkCharts. USA: SparkNotes LLC, 2002.

General Anatomy. SparkCharts. USA: SparkNotes LLC, 2002.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. Carson, Ben, M.D., and Murphey, Cecil. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1990.

Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse. Heron, Echo. New York, NY: Ivy Books, 1987.

The Intern Blues: The Timeless Classic About the Making of a Doctor. Marion, Robert, M.D. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1989.

Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the ER. Grim, Pamela, M.D. New York, NY: Warner Books, 2000.

Medical Terminology. SparkCharts. USA: SparkNotes LLC, 2004.

Muscular System. SparkCharts. USA: SparkNotes LLC, 2002.

Nervous System. SparkCharts. USA: SparkNotes LLC, 2003.

Skeletal System. SparkCharts. USA: SparkNotes LLC, 2002.

Pharmacy

Full Preparation: the Pfizer Guide to Careers in Pharmacy. Giorgianni, Salvatore J., PharmD. (Ed.) New York: Pfizer Pharmaceutical Group, 2002.

Pharmacy School Requirements. AACP. Alexandria, VA: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2001.

Physician Assistant

2001 Physician Assistant Programs Directory. Evans, Eileen and Lane, Steven ed. Association of Physician Assistant Programs, 2001.

Podriatric Medicine

Facts and Figures for Podiatric Medicine: Applicants Matriculates and Graduates. American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine.

Public Health

Advancing Healthy Populations: the Pfizer Guide to Careers in Public Health. De Buono, Barbara A., MD, MPH and Tilson, Hugh, MD, DrPH. (Ed.) New York: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, 2002.

Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements in the United States & Canada. Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, 2001.

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