Higher medical education in the USA

1. Higher medical education in the USA

2. Peculiarities of entering campaign

1. Тo prepare a pack of
documents
2. To write an essay on "Why I
want to be a doctor"
3. To have recommending
letters
4. To pass a hard interview
Entrance exams to universities of the USA aren’t
held - admission is performed according to the
results of final school tests SAT. After college,
students enter medical schools, where they are
taught during 4 years.

3. Form of education

“Double Helix” form of education is based on the
principle of fusion of theory and practice, when
students from the first course dive into clinical
medicine, simultaneously studying fundamental
disciplines

4. Form of education

1,2 years
fundamental
disciplines:
- anatomy;
- pharmacology;
- biochemistry;
- basics of psychiatry;
- physiology;
- histology;
- pathology;
- embryology.
3rd year
clinical subjects:
- therapy;
- surgery;
- obstetrics and
gynecology;
- pediatrics;
- psychiatry.
4th year – STEP 2:
1. Test
2.Clinical skills
STEP 1
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

5. Residency (from 3 to 7 years)

The first year of residency is called the internship.
Interns spend almost the whole year in hospitals.

6.

At the end of the residency they pass the exams to get
license, which must be held every ten years.

7. Student’s life

Students of many high
schools and colleges are
united in «phraties» (from
Greek "brotherhood").
Officially proclaimed
purposes of their activity
- the organization of
student's leisure,
including sports, carrying
out of charitable actions,
all-round aid to
"brothers" and etc.

8. It is the typical form of preparation for seminars: students gather in groups of 3-5 persons and try to understand material by discussion in group.

9.

Libraries form an essential
part of student’s life, as it’s
not only a place of studying,
but mainly interacting with
other students.

10. Campus includes, as a rule, educational and scientific research institutes, libraries, audiences, dining rooms etc.

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