Pre-Health Resource List
Health Professions Resources at the Office of Post-Graduate
Studies, Butler University
The Office of Pre-Graduate Studies has a library of resources
with information about careers in the health profession, admission
and the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). All materials can be
borrowed for a week and must be checked out in the blue folder in
the Office of Post-Graduate Studies (Jordan Hall 153).
In addition to the resources below, there are brochures for
various schools for chiropractic medicine, optometry, osteopathic
medicine, physical therapy, podiatry, public health and other
post-graduate programs.
Careers in the Health Professions
Advancing Healthy Populations: the Pfizer Guide to Careers
in Public Health. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer Inc,
2002.
American Dental Association "Dentistry - A Unique
Profession". (video)
Career Planning Guide for the Allied Health
Professions. Zubie Metcalf. Williams and Wilkins Review,
1997.
Embracing Your Practice: the Pfizer Guide to Careers for
Physicians. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer Inc,
2002.
Health Professions Career and Education Directory,
2005-2005. American Medical Association,32nd Edition.
Job Analysis of Chiropractic. National Board of
Chiropractic Examiners, 2005.
Opportunities to Care: the Pfizer Guide to Careers in
Nursing. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer Inc, 2002.
So You Want to be a Doctor? (video)
Graduate Education and Careers in Public Health.
Association of Schools of Public Health
Medical School
Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools. Dr Saul
Wischnitzer. Tenth edition, 2003.
Best 162 Medical Schools. Malaika Stoll. The Princeton
Review, 2006.
Complete Book of Medical Schools. The Princeton Review,
2004 edition.
Canadian Medical Schools. Association of American
Medical Colleges.
Dis-Orientation - A Guide for the WUMS 1 2005-2006.
Washington University School of Medicine. (A description of life as
a medical student.)
Essays That Will Get You Into Medical School. Dowhan,
Dowhan and Kaufman. Barron's, 2003.
Medical School Admission. Goldstein and Goldstein, M.D.
Font and Center Press, 1996.
Medical School Companion. Ross-Dolen, Berkowitz and
Ali. The Princeton Review, 1999.
2007-2008 Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) - A
Guide to All U.S and Canadian Medical Schools
Medical Professions Admission Guide - Strategy for
Success. Carol Baffi-Dugan. National Association of Advisors
for the Health Professions, 2001.
Planning a Life in Medicine. Smart, Nelson and Doherty.
The Princeton Review, 2005.
The 2005 Pfizer Medical School Manual - A Practical Guide to
Getting Into Medical School. Spencer Books, 2004.
Dental School
American Student Dental Association's (ASDA) Guide for
Predental Students.
Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools. Dr Saul
Wischnitzer. Tenth edition, 2003.
Dental Admission Test. Kaplan, 2004, third edition.
Dental Admission Testing Program. American Dental
Association, 2006.
Dental Admission Test Audio Test Prep. Shahrad Yazdani.
Third Edition, 2004.
Opportunities for Minority Students in United States Dental
Schools 2003-2005. American Dental Education Association,
2002.
Official Guide to Dental Schools, 2006-2007. American
Dental Education Association.
The Pre-Dental Guide - A Guide for Successfully Getting Into
Dental School. Joseph Kim, DDS. Writers Club Press 2001.
The MCAT
Cracking the MCAT. (with CD-Rom) The Princeton Review,
2004.
MCAT 45 Advanced Prep for Advanced Students. Kaplan,
2002.
MCAT Biological Sciences Review. The Princeton Review,
2003.
MCAT Biological Sciences Review Notes. Kaplan,
2003.
MCAT Comprehensive Review. KAPLAN, 2004 Edition.
MCAT In-Class Competition. The Princeton Review,
2004.
MCAT Lesson Book. Kaplan, 2003.
MCAT Practice Tests. Association of American Medical
Colleges.
MCAT Physical Sciences Review. The Princeton Review,
2003.
MCAT Physical Sciences Review Notes. Kaplan, 2003.
MCAT Science Workbook. The Princeton Review, 2003.
MCAT Inside Scoop on Medical Admissions Workbook.
Kaplan, 2003.
MCAT Science Sampler. Kaplan, 2000.
MCAT Textbook. Cambridge Educational Services,
2001.
MCAT Verbal Reasoning and Writing Review. The Princeton
Review, 2003.
MCAT Workbook, Third Edition. Kaplan, 2003.
Meeting the Challenge of the MCAT - A Test Preparation
Guide. Jackson, McGlinn and Herrold. Southern Illinois
University, 2001.
Preparing for the MCAT. Association of American Medical
Colleges. (video)
Additional Resources
Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Values, Ethics and the
Physician in Training. American Medical Student Association.
(video)
Doing Right - A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical
Trainees and Physicians. Philip Hebert. Oxford University
Press, 1996.
Financial Planning and Management Manual for U.S Medical
Students. Association of American Medical Colleges.
Health Professions Admissions Guide - Strategy for
Success. NAAHP 2004.
National Association of Advisors for Health Professions
(NAAHP) Annual Membership Directory, 2004-2005.
OAT Complete Science Review for the Optometry Admission Test
(audio cassette).
Osteopathic Medical College Information Book, 2006.
Schools and Colleges of Optometry: Admission
Requirements. The Association of Schools and Colleges of
Optometry, 2005-2006.
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Physical Exam. Shulman,
Moses and Adame. Harcourt Brace and Company, 1995.
Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements.
Association of American Medical Colleges, 2005.