Clinical Applications and Medical Practice: A Guide to Successful Application to Dental and Medical School - Softcover

Gallicchio, Vincent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1793514631 ISBN 13: 9781793514639

Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Clinical Applications and Medical Practice: A Guide to Successful Application to Dental and Medical School well prepares upper-level undergraduate students who aspire to pursue further education in dental or medical healthcare professional schools. It provides students with a roadmap offering guidelines and information on the crucial steps necessary for admission to graduate school and other advanced programs.

The book provides details on various educational and professional pathways, including the differences between allopathic and osteopathic medicine, the intricacies of application processes for both fields, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), interviews, clinical shadowing, and the importance of hands-on clinical experience. Additionally, it touches on the current healthcare landscape in the United States, offering prospective students a grounded understanding of the environment they aim to enter.

Providing readers with practice advice and foundational knowledge to help them navigate the application process successfully, Clinical Applications and Medical Practice is ideal for students in health-related pre-professional programs or those preparing for admissions to medical or dental schools.

About this title

About the Author

Vincent S. Gallicchio, Sr. has 48 years-experience in academic medicine and research covering experimental hematology, immunology, and developmental therapeutics for human diseases such as AIDS and cancer. As a board-certified medical laboratory scientist by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), Gallicchio serves as a Clinical Laboratory Director. He holds clinical laboratory directorship certification from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Gallicchio earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Hematology at New York University Medical Center and completed fellowships in hematology (Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research and University of Connecticut Health Center).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793514631
• ISBN 13: 9781793514639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122