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Pre-Health InformationAll Pre-Health Advising takes place in the Arts & SciencesAdvising Center, 313 Ayres Hall, (865) 974-4481. Advisorsare available in Arts and Sciences Advising Services toassist pre-medical students as they plan their programs.When a student declares a major, he/she should obtainan advisor in the department of the declared major, butshould continue to consult with the pre-medical advisors inArts and Sciences Advising Services about the pre-medicalprogram.Students who are currently enrolled in another college,i.e., Engineering or Architecture, are required to take thefollowing minimum courses for most medical schools:Note that many of these courses have prerequisites andthat the courses listed above constitute the minimalrequirements for most medical schools. Pre-medicalstudents are strongly urged to consult with a healthprofessions advisor on a regular basis in 313 Ayres Hall.Students will want to verify with the medical schools ofinterest for specific requirements beyond what is listedhere.Selection Criteria at UT Health Science Center1. Successful completion of the pre-medical requirementswith grades of C or better earned in each course.2. Letters of evaluation from three faculty members whohave a good awareness of the student’s ability.3. Experience in/exposure to the health field.4. Total academic performance, with attention given tocourse content and load, trends in performance, andgeneral commitment to scholarship.5. Satisfactory scores on the Medical College AdmissionTest (MCAT).6. Personal interview with two members of theCommittee on Admissions. (Competitively qualifiedapplicants will be invited for interviews after theirapplications have been reviewed by the Committee.)7. Other criteria such as extracurricular activities;motivation and goals; research experience; the morals,character, and integrity of the individual; and anydisciplinary or civil records that a person may haveaccrued.Please note that high GPA and MCAT scores are not bythemselves a sufficient basis for entrance into medicalschool. The Committee on Admissions takes a close lookat the total experience of the applicant in making its finaldecisions. In addition, the Committee on Admissionsreserves the right to require additional course work fromany applicant. Correspondence course work must beapproved prior to scheduling.36Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED)Alpha Epsilon Delta is a pre-health honor society thatseeks to provide information and opportunities forstudents with an interest in the health professions. TheTennessee Beta Chapter of AED is active at The Universityof Tennessee. AED activities include information sessionson preparing to apply to professional schools, localspeakers from the medical community, trips to Tennesseemedical schools and health centers, and service activities.The schedule of meetings is available athttp://web.utk.edu/~aed/.Requirements for membership include three terms ofcollege (at least one at UTK), a cumulative GPA of 3.2, ascience GPA of 3.2, and participation in AED sponsoredevents and meetings. Students interested in joining AEDshould apply for membership at the beginning of fall term.Applications are available in Arts and Sciences AdvisingServices, 313 Ayres Hall, and at the organizational Web site.Any pre-health student, regardless of membership, mayparticipate in the programs sponsored by AED. Prehealthstudents wishing to receive notification of prehealthactivities and AED events should send an e-mail tomhoskins@utk.edu to request to be added to the prehealthdistribution list.Seminar for Pre-Health StudentsEach fall semester, Arts and Sciences Advising Servicescourse is taught in the Wood Auditorium of UT Hospital.The course provides weekly seminars on topics such asmanaged care, family practice, ethical issues in medicine,malpractice, allied health programs, and many others. Thecourse is listed in the timetable under InterdisciplinaryPrograms 100. The course is open to any interestedstudent.