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Students are encouraged to join and participate in the various pre-professional clubs found on MU’s campus. Please see your Honors College health professions advisor for contact
information if none is listed below. You are also encouraged to join and participate in student organizations in your academic major.

MU Pre-Medical Society http://students.missouri.edu/~premed/
MU Pre-Dental Club (contact Kristina Wright, Pre-Dental Advisor wrightkr@missouri.edu)

MU Pre-Optometry Club http://students.missouri.edu/~optclub/
Minority Association of Pre-health Students (MAPS) http://students.missouri.edu/~maps

Allopathic Medicine

American Medical Association (AMA) http://www.ama-assn.org
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) http://www.aamc.org
general information about MCAT, AMCAS, & Financial Aid as well as a listing of medical schools with links
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) http://www.amsa.org

Osteopathic Medicine

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) http://www.aacom.org
general information about osteopathic medicine, application information, and osteopathic school listings
American Osteopathic Association http://www.osteopathic.org/

Dentistry

American Dental Association (ADA) http://www.ada.org
American Dental Education Association (ADEA) http://www.adea.org
dental school listings, application information, DAT
Dental-Related Internet Resources http://www.dental-resources.com
PreDental.Com http://www.scholarware.com
good DAT prep

Optometry

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) http://www.opted.org

Pharmacy

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) http://www.aacp.org
Pharmacy (general information) http://www.pharmacy.org

Podiatry

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) http://www.aacp.org

Journals

American Medical News http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/
The New England Journal of Medicine http://nejm.org
Health Affairs: The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere http://www.healthaffairs.org/
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) http://www.jama.ama-assn.org
Virtual Mentor (AMA Journal of Ethics) http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3040.html

Recommended Reading

Get Into Medical School – A Guide for the Perplexed, Iserson, K. (Galen Press, 2004)

See your health professions advisor or visit http://hpap.syr.edu/book.htm for additional recommended reading.