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Oregon State University Guide to: MCAT 2015 A better test for tomorrow’s doctors In spring of 2015, the Association of American Medical Colleges will be releasing MCAT 2015. The new exam is designed to help prepare tomorrow’s doctors for the challenges, advancements, and reformations of our future health care system. Excerpts from a letter to future physicians, from Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., AAMC President and CEO: Dear future physician, What will the health system of the future look like? What kind of physicians will it require? While no one can answer these questions precisely, important shifts under way in health care make our response more relevant than ever. Our profession increasingly recognizes that our current health care model needs to do more to promote prevention and wellness for patients. Our nation is growing, aging, and becoming increasingly diverse, so physicians of the future must be more culturally competent. And patients, especially those with chronic conditions, will need a “medical home” in which their providers work as unified teams to coordinate their care, instead of the current fragmented approach. In short, the health system of tomorrow will require a different kind of physician. And that is why, in 2015, there will be a new Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT®). For the complete letter see https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/mcat2015/ What is the timeline for taking the new exam? The first applicants to sit for the MCAT2015 exam will be those who apply to medical school in 2015, for the fall 2016. What will the sections on the new exam be? 1. Biological & biochemical foundations of living systems 2. Chemical & physical foundations of biological systems 3. Psychological, social & biological foundations of behavior 4. Critical analysis & reasoning skills The material in this guide from The Preview Guide for the MCAT 2015 (Second Edition) www.aamc.org/MCAT2015 was reprinted by permission. What OSU courses will help me prepare for the new exam? Natural Sciences (a major part of the exam content will be from biology and biochemistry) BI 211 series BI 314 CH 231/261 series CH 331 or 334 series PH 201 or 211 series BB 450, 451 (or 490 series)
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   Oregon  State  University  Guide  to:    

 MCAT  2015    

A  better  test  for  tomorrow’s  doctors    

 In  spring  of  2015,  the  Association  of  American  Medical  Colleges  will  be  releasing  MCAT  2015.  The  new  exam  is  designed  to  help  prepare  tomorrow’s  doctors  for  the  challenges,  advancements,  and  reformations  of  our  future  health  care  system.    

Excerpts  from  a  letter  to  future  physicians,  from  Darrell  G.  Kirch,  M.D.,  AAMC  President  and  CEO:  

Dear  future  physician,  

What  will  the  health  system  of  the  future  look  like?  What  kind  of  physicians  will  it  require?    While  no  one  can  answer  these  questions  precisely,  important  shifts  under  way  in  health  care  make  our  response  more  relevant  than  ever.  Our  profession  increasingly  recognizes  that  our  current  health  care  model  needs  to  do  more  to  promote  prevention  and  wellness  for  patients.  Our  nation  is  growing,  aging,  and  becoming  increasingly  diverse,  so  physicians  of  the  future  must  be  more  culturally  competent.  And  patients,  especially  those  with  chronic  conditions,  will  need  a  “medical  home”  in  which  their  providers  work  as  unified  teams  to  coordinate  their  care,  instead  of  the  current  fragmented  approach.  In  short,  the  health  system  of  tomorrow  will  require  a  different  kind  of  physician.  And  that  is  why,  in  2015,  there  will  be  a  new  Medical  College  Admission  Test®  (MCAT®).    

For  the  complete  letter  see  https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/mcat2015/    

What  is  the  timeline  for  taking  the  new  exam?    The  first  applicants  to  sit  for  the  MCAT2015  exam  will  be  those  who  apply  to  medical  school  in  2015,  for  the  fall  2016.      What  will  the  sections  on  the  new  exam  be?      

1. Biological  &  biochemical  foundations  of  living  systems  

2. Chemical  &  physical  foundations  of  biological  systems  

3. Psychological,  social  &  biological  foundations  of  behavior  

4. Critical  analysis  &  reasoning  skills  

The  material  in  this  guide  from  The  Preview  Guide  for  the  MCAT  2015  (Second  Edition)  www.aamc.org/MCAT2015    was  reprinted  by  permission.                              What  OSU  courses  will  help  me  prepare  for  the  new  exam?    

Natural  Sciences  (a  major  part  of  the  exam  content  will  be  from  biology  and  biochemistry)     BI  211  series       BI  314     CH  231/261  series     CH  331  or  334  series     PH  201  or  211  series     BB  450,  451  (or  490  series)    

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Social  Sciences  (about  20%  of  the  exam  content  will  be  from  psychology)     PSY  201,  202     SOC  204    Quantitative  courses     MTH  111,  112       ST  351  (and  352)  or  ST  314      Other  courses  which  can  help       H  225                       H  210     H  319                       H  312     H  320                       EXSS  312     HDFS  447           HDFS  201     SOC  312               SOC  350     Classes  in  ENG,  PHL,  PSY,  ANTH,  WGSS,  etc.    On  the  Critical  Analysis  and  Reasoning  Skills  section,  what  will  the  content  of  passages  be?*    

 50%  will  be  from  humanities  (art,  architecture,  dance,  ethics,  literature,  music,  philosophy,  popular  culture,  religion,  theater).      50%  will  be  from  social  science  (anthropology,  psychology,  sociology,  cultural  studies,  economics,  education,  geography,  history,  linguistics,  political  science,  population  health).    *Note:  prior  knowledge  of  these  subjects  will  not  be  necessary.      What  is  a  typical  course  schedule  to  prepare  for  the  new  exam?    It  will  depend  on  your  major,  but  here  is  the  basic  order:                                          MTH  courses            

                CH  231/261  series           PSY  and  SOC  classes,  other  classes  with  broad  reading                

    BI  211  series                 CH  331/334  series               BI  314  

ST  351  (352)  or  ST  314                     PSY  and  SOC  classes,  other  classes  with  broad  reading              

PH  201  or  211  series           BB  450/451  or  490  series         Other  classes  with  broad  reading  See  also  the  Program  in  Medical  Humanities  http://oregonstate.edu/cla/medical-­‐humanities/.          

• The  soonest  you  would  be  prepared  to  take  MCAT  2015  would  be  at  the  end  of  your  junior  year.  • Many  students  will  not  be  prepared  until  the  end  of  their  senior  year.    • NOTE:  OHSU  also  requires  Genetics,  BI  311  (or  MB  310).  • NOTE:  many  medical  schools  will  not  specifically  require  all  of  these  courses;  there  will  be  other  ways  to  learn  

some  of  the  material,  especially  the  social  science.      • You  should  plan  to  save  some  of  your  textbooks.    

       To  see  sample  questions  and  learn  about  more  about  the  exam,  got to:https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/taking-mcat-exam/.        

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