| Medical schools, colleges, and universities | | | | exclusively in laboratory settings. Some |
| lay the foundation for careers in fields of | | | | begin teaching programs by focusing on a |
| medicine for aspiring nurses, technicians, | | | | single organ and its functions, examining the |
| therapists, and doctors. Students have many | | | | anatomy, pharmacology, pathology, and |
| choices for gaining a solid medical | | | | behavior of the systems involved with that |
| education. The various accredited medical | | | | one organ. Learning may take place in clinics |
| schools each declare various educational | | | | or laboratories under the guidance of a |
| missions and teaching methods; this allows | | | | professor. These are good choices for |
| students to find the one medical degree | | | | self-directed students who will succeed as |
| program that suits personal goals and | | | | members of a team. |
| individual expectations. | | | | |
| | | | The subject of internal medicine will move |
| Some specializations that can be found in | | | | studies into clinical work, with students |
| medical schools are: public health, medical | | | | taking residency in hospitals associated with |
| doctor, nursing, psychiatry, physical | | | | schools, and making clinical and surgical |
| therapy, engineering, biochemistry, primary | | | | rotations. Education in this setting may be |
| care, research, academics, and biomedical | | | | more important than the actual choice of |
| engineering, among others. Students should | | | | schools, as characteristics of hospitals |
| consider if they prefer teaching or working | | | | greatly influence the students' experience. |
| with people over performing research in | | | | Urban hospitals deal with trauma and |
| laboratories. The choice of schools, as well | | | | emergency medicine, or infectious diseases in |
| as courses and programs of study can greatly | | | | diverse ethnic populations. Hospital size, |
| influence life-long endeavors. Students | | | | specialties, technology, and mortality rates |
| should carefully consider selected medical | | | | will also affect experiences that determine |
| schools and medical programs so as to choose | | | | the type of physician, psychiatrist, nurse, |
| a medical education that is complementary to | | | | or biochemist the student will become. Many |
| long-term objectives and life goals. They | | | | hospitals are actively involved in the |
| should be mindful of time constraints, | | | | communities in which they reside. Volunteer |
| community or social needs, and personal | | | | opportunities in clinical care can be very |
| interests. | | | | rich and educationally rewarding in these |
| | | | settings. |
| Generally, medical training will begin with | | | | |
| studies of anatomy, physiology, biology, | | | | Pursuing a career in biomedical research |
| pharmacology, and pathology. Second year | | | | should be undertaken only at medical schools |
| students will focus on fields of choice and | | | | with proven leadership roles in medical |
| specializations. | | | | research. The same is true for students |
| | | | interested in academic medicine (Doctor of |
| Nursing degrees from medical schools can | | | | Philosophy, PhD), i.e., students interested |
| vary, including such programs as Licensed | | | | in teaching should consider schools with a |
| Practical Nursing (LPN), Bachelor of Science | | | | reputation for state-of-the-art academics and |
| in Nursing (BSN), Registered Nurse (RN), and | | | | those that take an experimental approach to |
| Master of Science in Nursing with | | | | medicine and treatments, such as those |
| specializations in areas, such as | | | | schools associated with children's hospitals, |
| Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse | | | | cardiovascular hospitals, or oncology |
| Specialist (PMH-CNS) or Psychiatric-Mental | | | | treatment centers. |
| Health Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse | | | | |
| Practitioner (PMH-CNS and NP). Clinical | | | | If you would like to know more about Medical |
| nursing classes are included in the final two | | | | Schools, or even Online Medical Schools, we |
| or three years of nursing training. Courses | | | | invite you to search our website where you |
| for RN programs will include theory and | | | | will find numerous schools eager to give you |
| clinical experience in various hospital and | | | | all the information you need to start an |
| clinical settings. | | | | exciting new career. |
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| Psychiatric studies will include mental | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERAL OVERVIEW and |
| health, behavioral sciences, research, | | | | may or may not reflect specific practices, |
| theory, counseling practices, and much more. | | | | courses and/or services associated with ANY |
| A wide selection of specializations are | | | | ONE particular school(s) that is or is not |
| possible in this field, including substance | | | | advertised on |
| abuse treatment, counseling, community health | | | | |
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| for professions in internal medicine will | | | | article on an ezine or website, provided the |
| depend on the chosen school. Some medical | | | | article is reprinted in its entirety, |
| schools depend heavily on reading and | | | | including copyright and disclaimer, and ALL |
| lectures, while others teach almost | | | | links remain intact and active. |