Required courses
View a list of required courses for pre-professional programs in the Course Catalog
Pre-med
Related names and titles: Doctors, Physicians, MD, DO, Psychiatrist, Ophthalmologist, Sports Medicine Physician
Physicians serve a fundamental role in our society and have an effect upon all our lives. They are responsible for the diagnosis of disease or injury and the prescription of treatment, therapy, medication and vaccination. Physicians may request other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. The physician may carry out the treatment or delegate such tasks to other health care professionals who work under his or her supervision, e.g. nurses, assistants and other medical staff.
Pre-med timeline
- Attend a Pre-Med Informational Session
- Schedule an initial appointment with a pre-professional peer advisor
- Discuss your academic goals and plans
- Explore all healthcare career options
- Review your student data information on MyNevada Discuss course prerequisites for the pre-med track
- Begin to build your E-A-M (Experience-Attributes-Metrics)
- Meet with a pre-professional advisor to review academic progress
- Discuss areas of needed improvement or shifts in academic plans
- Choose a major (if you haven't already done so)
- Continue being involved in campus/community-related leadership activities
- Research and seek summer internships, volunteer opportunities or research experience
- Start researching schools of interest - a good way to begin is with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) websites
- Become familiar with MCAT exam subjects
- Sign up for related pre-med workshops e.g. mock MMI interviews, personal statement writing
- Make a list of schools you are interested in and request information
- MCAT: register, study and take exam. Consult a pre-professional advisor for test dates
- Apply for the AAMC's Fee Assistance Program and/or AACOMAS Application Fee Waiver
- Reality check- What are your chances? Check in with a pre-professional advisor to review your E-A-M progress
- Apply to medical schools (late spring, early summer)
- Consider taking valuable electives: Biochemistry, Genetics, Communication, Microbiology, Ethics, Foreign language
- Secure your letters of recommendation
- Finalize your personal statement
- Sign-up and prepare for your interviews
- Re-take MCAT, if necessary
- Check out your graduation requirements
- Complete secondary applications
- Confirm your commitment
- Seek honors & scholarships for medical school
- Send appropriate people thank you notes and inform them of your success or future plans
You can now download a free copy of the 2021 Official Guide to Medical School Admissions: How to Prepare for and Apply to Medical School. This updated, comprehensive guide from the AAMC is the definitive source for information on medical school admissions.