Medical Education in the Medical Education in the USAUSA

W Bruce Clark, MDW Bruce Clark, MD

Requirements for Medical Requirements for Medical SchoolSchool

4 Year Baccalaureate degree 4 Year Baccalaureate degree including 1 year of study in eachincluding 1 year of study in each General biology or zoologyGeneral biology or zoology General chemistryGeneral chemistry Organic chemistryOrganic chemistry PhysicsPhysics

Medical Scholastic Aptitude TestMedical Scholastic Aptitude Test

Medical EducationMedical Education

4 year Medical School Degree4 year Medical School Degree Academic and Clinical training includingAcademic and Clinical training including

AnatomyAnatomy Histology Histology PathologyPathology PhysiologyPhysiology BiochemistyBiochemisty PharmacologyPharmacology

Generally provided in a system oriented Generally provided in a system oriented approach ie cardiology, pulmonology during approach ie cardiology, pulmonology during the first 2 years of trainingthe first 2 years of training

Medical Education, Medical Education, continuedcontinued

33rdrd year required clinical rotations in year required clinical rotations in medicine, pediatrics, surgery, medicine, pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, intensive care medicinepsychiatry, intensive care medicine This involves direct patient care, This involves direct patient care,

including obtaining a history and including obtaining a history and completing a physical exam, with both completing a physical exam, with both hospitalized and ambulatory patients hospitalized and ambulatory patients

Medical Education, Medical Education, continuedcontinued

44thth year involves both required and year involves both required and elective rotationselective rotations Specialization may begin in this yearSpecialization may begin in this year

Medical TrainingMedical Training

After completing medical school After completing medical school and 2 national board exams one is and 2 national board exams one is eligible for training in the specialty eligible for training in the specialty

of their choiceof their choice

Specialty educationSpecialty education

Usually three to five years, including Usually three to five years, including family practice.family practice.

Subspecialty training often three Subspecialty training often three yearsyears

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Enrollment by Gender, Age and Racial/Ethnic Enrollment by Gender, Age and Racial/Ethnic BackgroundBackground

20042004 20052005 20062006

Male:Male: 44%44% 37%37% 46%46%

Female:Female: 56%56% 63%63% 54%54%

Mean Age:Mean Age: 2323 2424 2323

Age Range:Age Range: 20-3720-37 20-4720-47 20-3520-35

2006 Racial/Ethnic Background2006 Racial/Ethnic Background

WhiteWhite 6767 KoreanKorean 11

Asian IndianAsian Indian 2424 JapaneseJapanese 22

ChineseChinese 1111 PakistaniPakistani 22

BlackBlack 33 OPIOPI 33

Other AsianOther Asian

Mexican/Chicano Mexican/Chicano

33

11OtherOther

Puerto RicanPuerto Rican1717

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Grade Point AveragesGrade Point Averages

20020044

20052005 20062006

Undergraduate Undergraduate GPAGPA

3.53.5 3.53.5 3.63.6

ScienceScience 3.43.4 3.43.4 3.43.4

All otherAll other 3.63.6 3.63.6 3.73.7

Graduate GPAGraduate GPA 3.63.6 3.63.6 3.53.5

ScienceScience 3.63.6 3.53.5 3.53.5

All otherAll other 3.73.7 3.73.7 3.53.5

Grade Point AveragesGrade Point Averages

20020044

20052005 20062006

Undergraduate Undergraduate GPAGPA

3.53.5 3.53.5 3.63.6

ScienceScience 3.43.4 3.43.4 3.43.4

All otherAll other 3.63.6 3.63.6 3.73.7

Graduate GPAGraduate GPA 3.63.6 3.63.6 3.53.5

ScienceScience 3.63.6 3.53.5 3.53.5

All otherAll other 3.73.7 3.73.7 3.53.5

ALBANY ALBANY MEDICAL MEDICAL COLLEGECOLLEGE

Welcomes theWelcomes the

Class of Class of 2010!2010!