What does pre-Med mean?

Question

I know Med stands for Medicine....but I'm confused about the American education system.

so to be a doctor in America, you have to do two degrees?
high school, then pre-med undergrad, then something else??

Answer 1

Almost all medical schools in America require an undergraduate degree. And a student planning to attend a medical school is very strongly advised to take a proportion of courses in certain subjects--biology, chemistry, mathematics, perhaps physics. One reason is that medical students need already to be prepared to a certain standard in order to make the best of their medical education. A second is that training in those subjects enable students to be better prepared for the medical Aptitude Tests they are required to take before being considered for admission to a medical school. That said, medical schools give consideration to those students who have a broad range of skills. It doesn't hurt to have been the editor of the college newspaper or to have been a champion swimmer. A pre-med student is one who takes a set of courses in the subjects I mentioned, though within them he may have a good bit of choice in which courses he actually takes. Many pre-meds major in Biology. American students have a major (a single subject in which they take many courses) but at the same time they take several elective courses. Then again it is possible to major in English literature and go to medical school, though that is not common. More generally, an undergraduate degree usually means four years of study, four courses each semester (some operate a quarter system), eight course a year. Students have a major subject, often chosen in the second or third year, sometime a minor, and several elective courses, some of which have to to be in certain disciplines. A pre-med would still take some courses in the arts or humanities or social sciences or languages. A medical degree means four years of study after a college degree.

Answer 2

it means undergraduate Medical classes. a pre med student hasnt quite reached a bachelors degree yet

Answer 3

pre med means you are studing to be in medicine or a doctor.

Answer 4

a student at college in america who will be starting a medical course but is currently preparing for it.

bit like a levels in the uk really.

Answer 5

Pre-meds are usually sedatives given to people before they undergo an anaesthetic for an operation. It causes them to relax in order for the anaesthetic to take effect more easily.

Answer 6

It's an undergraduate curriculum designed for a medical career.

Answer 7

Pre = before
med = medical
This would be before you have a medical title.

Answer 8

www.usip.edu/majors/premed.shtml -
www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/premed.htm -
www.premed.biz -
strose.edu/Future_Students/Academics/.../science_premed.asp
www.dartmouth.edu/~wisp/premed.html -
www.temple.edu/healthadvising/medman.html -
aggiepremed.tamu.edu - www.ahsc.arizona.edu/pre-med ...
www.ahsc.arizona.edu/pre-med
www.geocities.com/premedsource -
www.univhonors.vt.edu/premed/folder.htm

Answer 9

It means you have no life while in college.

Answer 10

you are prepaering to study to be a doctor