The complete medical school preparation & admissions guide /

Potential medical school applicants and their parents will find useful information in this book. The author emphasizes the importance of early preparation for medical school application, beginning in high school with attention to study habits and extracurricular activities. Hints for successfully completing the application and admission process are provided, including explanations of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and the personal interviewing process. A chapter on minority admissions contains a list of summer enrichment programs; tables are provided for admissions of minorities by specific medical schools. A short chapter on foreign schools lists the major European programs but contains no discussion of the more frequently attended offshore schools offering courses in English. Tips are provided on financing a medical education, and funding sources are listed. Should application to medical school be denied, a chapter on alternative health careers offers information on osteopathic and chiropractic medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, and veterinary medicine. Index. --Karen Graves

Goliszek's guide, although fairly well written and generally comprehensive, does not include much in the way of unique material, with two exceptions. The first is a chapter dealing with minority admissions, a subject not generally covered very well in other medical school admission guides. Secondly, Goliszek provides some well-reasoned advice on selecting a foreign medical school as an alternative for those not admitted to a U.S. medical college. Still preferred is the traditional Medical School Admission Requirements, United States and Canada (annual, Assn. of American Medical Colleges). For a more nontraditional perspective John A. Zebala and Daniel B. Jones's Medical School Admissions: The Insider's Guide ( LJ 12/89), which is written in a lively fashion by two medical school students, is recommended.-- Richard H. Quay, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, Ohio (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.