The peculiarities of professional selection and admission of students to medical schools in the United States of America

Abstract

The given article substantiates the necessity of studying the experience of the United States of America regarding applicants’ admission to higher medical educational establishments. It is found out that the general requirements of medical schools for applicants are as follows: preliminary obtaining a bachelor’s degree with compulsory courses of biology and chemistry; taking the course of premedical studies; high results for MCAT, a mandatory standardized comprehensive test for admission to the United States of America medical schools; high results for English language proficiency test for applicants from other countries. In addition to the objective criteria for admission, many medical schools require a unique work experience in public health care institutions, volunteer organizations, international research etc. Based on the analysis of the United States of America experience in solving a given problem, recommendations are made for improving the existing requirements for applicants’ admission to medical educational institutions in Ukraine.

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Т. І. Горпініч

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Т. І. Горпініч (2018). The peculiarities of professional selection and admission of students to medical schools in the United States of America. Науковий часопис Національного педагогічного університету імені М. П. Драгоманова. Серія 5 Педагогічні науки: реалії та перспективи, 64(), 57-61. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-551163