What high school courses should I take to prepare for Medical School?

Question

Specifically, medicine. Looking through my high school course catalog, these are the choices that seem reasonable for Medical stuff (* = taking right now):

Science Department:
* Honors Biology
-Human Anatomy And Physiology-Support And Protection
-Human Anatomy And Physiology-Balance And Maintenance
-Honors Chemestry
-Chemestry
-Teaching Chemestry
-Forensic Science - Criminology
-Medical Ethics (I can't take this yet)
-Environmental Science
-Mechanical Physics
-Wave Physics

Math Department:
*Algebra IA & IB
-Geometry
-Algebra II
-Trigonometry
-Introductory Statistics And Probability
-PreCalculus
-Calculus

Answer 1

Definatly A&p - you will hate it but for the medical field in general it helps.
Honors Chemestry - I dunno why chemestry but you will have to take it in college anyway.
When you can take medical ethics take it.
And physics, also microbiology and zoology. In math you should take all of the ones you have listed. My sister did and is very glad she did take every math our high school offered because now she has an advantage in pre-med because most of the coarses she takes now she has already taken and its the exact same thing. So another tip would be to save all of your notes you take in class. Also see if your local hospital offers volunteer programs for the field your trying to get into and if they do try to volunteer there at least once a week like on sundays. Just something that looks good on your resume.
Hope this helps!!
Good luck!!

Answer 2

Certainly as much good science, especially biology, chemistry and math, as you can. But I would point out that there is an increasingly trend in the best North American medical schools to value skills other than just science skills. A doctor is not an auto mechanic. A doctor, in particular a general practitioner, must deal with people and must be able to communicate effectively. So I would not neglect English either at high school or in university and, in university, try some science-related courses from the humanities, e.g. History of Science.
Good luck.

Answer 3

If you're selecting to attend medical school, you'll need a 4 year degree first, then take the MCAT and apply to med school. You're 4 year degree can be in anything, however, to appropriately prepare yourself for the rigors of med school, you should take:
Chemistry (organic & inorganic)
A&P (all of them)
You'll need to work your way up in the math dept to calculus, and you'll need the physics as well. If you're able to take them now in high school, take them, that way in college, it'll be like a review for you or they may even transfer into your degree program. You'll need to score well on the MCAT after university which encompasses alot of physics, chemistry and calculus. Take it one step at a time, you'll get there if you set your mind on it. Talk with your counsler as well, they can point you in the right direction with your class selections. Hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 4

None. You are a high-school student. If you really want to be slick, you can take some of your pre-med classes at a community college while you are still in High School.

However, Medical School happens after you graduate from a four year college. Your head-start options are either AP classes or community college classes.

Answer 5

dont worry too much about it in high school. get the best possible grades to get into the best possible college. that means aim for a gpa over 4.0 with ap courses. worry about the science emphasis in college

Answer 6

Perfect, except for you might want to add Botany, Zoology and Microbiology

Answer 7

If you can handle it, take the most advanced courses in science and math.