to the
Pre-med
Guide
by
Tambra
Stevenson
There are three kinds of people in the world: those who make things happen,
those who watch things happen, those who wonder what happened.
-Unknown
Hello, I
am Tambra Stevenson, an undergraduate, from Oklahoma State University
who is majoring in Human Nutrition with a Spanish minor with a pre-med
option. I truly
feel that I am a person who makes things happen and I am doing so
through the development of this webpage. The purpose of this wepage
is to assist those who wish to
pursue
the field of medicine much like myself.
You can check out my resume and also a
mini
pre-med seminar outline that I was supposed to present at my school
which contains some additional helpful links.
MedWorld
Opinion Forums
This website is helpful in answering any questions that you may have if
you are pre-med or a medical student.
Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC)
The AAMC's Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP) provides summer
enrichment programs for those prospective
minority medical students. It is part of the Project 3000 by 2000. You
can read more on this
wonderful opportunity by clicking on AAMC. I speak from personal experience.
I attended the Baylor/Rice Honors Premedical Academy. It was truly a worth
while learning experience.
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Public Health Association
Assocation of Schools of Public Health
Office of Minority Health
Read the Healthy People 2000 for Black Americans Report
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
CDC contains several educational and training opportunities throught summer
programs, internships and the like.
Check this link our for summer programs ranging from research to clinical
settings that are
totally paid. Also for those want to combine both interests--medicine and
spanish or another foreign language.
Tambra's TOP TEN Reasons for attending a summer program
Financial Advice and Resource$: Part I
Financial
Advice and Resource$: Part II
Supplies lucrative links for minority scholarships,
fellowships, and more
Pre-Medical
Resources
Valuable books that assist in obtaining your career goals.
Advice
from medical students
Also, check out Xavier University's pre-med advisor's recipe to get
into medical school.
Pre-Med
Timeline
Are you on the right course?
Medical
School Information @ MIT
Medical School Information MIT's strengths in the sciences makes it an
excellent starting point for
a career in medicine. Many MIT students apply
as seniors, but a significant number have been graduate students (even
PhD candidates) or alumni...
Pre-Health
Professions Information @ CWRU
Case Western Reserve University Pre-Health Professions Information Revised
Spring,1997
Memo to: All Premedical Students From: Joanne Westin, Ph.D., Premedical
Adviser Office of Undergraduate Studies
Other links:
Oklahoma State University
Check out my school, organizations, and so forth.
U.S. News
Check the rankings of medical schools and the various programs where your interests may lie.
HealthWeb:
African American Health
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences. Louisiana State
University
provides approximately 30 biographies and pictures of African Americans.
Historical statistics on the number of PhD's in the sciences are available.
I will continue to update the webpage periodically. Please do not hesitate
to email me, if you have any questions or concerns.
Email me at tambra08@hotmail.com
Last updated: February 25, 2000