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Tips for the Medical School Interview

Courses:

Seminar in the Human Side of Medicine: Patient and Physician (IDSC 320, 2 credits)

Lawrence A. Savett, M.D.
Adjunct Professor, University of St. Thomas
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota

Dr. Savett practiced primary care internal medicine for 30 years. At St. Thomas, he teaches a fall semester course called The Human Side of Medicine: Learning What It’s Like to be a Patient and What It’s Like to be a Physician. His book, of the same name, was published in May 2002 by Greenwood Publishing Group. Dr. Savett has served on the admissions committee of the University of Minnesota Medical School.

His advice is helpful for those who are already committed to a career in health care, who are beginning to consider it and wondering what it is like and especially those who are applying to a professional school in health care this year. For an appointment to meet with Dr. Savett, please call him at his home, (651) 690-2933.

Publications by Dr. Savett:

• Becoming a Physician: The Value of a Liberal Arts Education in Preparing for a Career in Medicine
• Pursuing and Preserving the Joy in Medicine

For Minority Students:

Minnesota’s Future Doctors: (www.mnfuturedocs.com)

The Minnesota's Future Doctors program works closely with the Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota medical schools to increase the amount of applications from minority students. This is in hopes of creating a medical world which better reflects the ethnic populations in Minnesota. For more information please visit the website.