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What's New?
Sept 8th, 1966
The Old Orleans County Board of Supervisors created and authorized the Orleans County Medical Scholarship Board to help insure practicing Doctors for Orleans County's future generations.
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CurrentNews
Training Doctors
In 1966 Medical School cost $1,600.00 per year. Now the Cost of Medical School is often more than $40,000.00 per year. This is quite a debt to incure to be trained. The Legislature amended the OCMSB directives increasing the Scholarship to $36,000.00 effective March 2011.
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RecentNews
February 2011
The Orleans County Legislature amended the Scholarship, $18,000 to $36,000 reflecting the increase tuition costs to Train A Physician. A Doctor in training attends pre-med college four years, then four more years in Medical School. (a total of eight so far) Then a year of internship (thats nine years). Any speciality is added on; Eye 3yrs, Surgeon 4yrs, Internist 3yrs, CardiacSurgeon 11years. You are 30 years old and still training!
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-Are You?..
Excited about a future in a medical field? You are not alone and there is lots of competition out there for the few slots in each medical program. Most Medical School Programs 15 to 40 applicants for each position. You must be outstanding to secure your future.
Worried
About how to get into pre-professional health school? Choose your undergraduate college wisely. Ask what persentage of their pre-med graduating class actually get accepted at med school. Since all schools have different records of success, make the odds be in your favor. It is often better to study the pre-med portion of your carreer at a college or university that has a working relationship with a medical college.
Looking
For answers to a Thousand Questions? Most pre medical programs have resourse library and literaure available. Your personal family doctor is a good place to start asking for direction and help. This board can 'hook' you up with someone who had similar experience and migh be able to help. Contact us.
Complete prerequisite courses
For answers to a Thousand Questions? Look in a thousand places. There are a lot of little hints if you can find out what others have done to gain success.
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Your major
Your Major is not as important as your grades; and get excellent grades! Although you must preform well on the prerequisit courses (Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, etc) many are now admitted to Med College with 'out of the box' majors. It goes without stateing it, you also must score well on entrance exams, Med-CATTS.
Choosing a majorg
Pre-Med students can major in any field. Meet with the Pre med advisor to help you plan a program of courses to complete prerequisite courses for your major. But, take some fun courses to broaden your horizon. Northwest had a 'Sculpture' Major accepted when she noted in the interview a strong interest in asthetic surgery.
Be active, volunteer
Medicine is a field that demands ability to balance a busy schedule. This is not the time to sit back and watch the world go by! You should be able to present a wide list of interests, volunteer achievements, and community service projects as well as a strong academic record. Plan on this from the beginning so you are not troubled on interview day!
Find out how to pay?
If you have been accepted and looking for tuition money, good news! The lending institutions feel that 'docs' are a good bet and willing to speak to you about financing. This is especially true after you finish your training and set up an office; either on you own or with a pre-existing group. There are programs like this that will bridge the gap between poverty and success for those years in training. And if you can be resourceful for the four didactic years or school, you will actually get a paycheck when you start your fifth (PGY1) or internship year.
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Dossier
Professional schols expect candidates to have considerable health related experience in volunteering, service and sometimes research.
Reference Letters
Applicants to professional schools must have outstanding references. Upon application, may get you thru the first screening! Grades and personality help, but great recomendation letters can seal the deal
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