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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, that student might want to know, concretely:

1. How to get into a college that will prepare you for careers in medicine--what classes to take in HS so you're prepared for pre-requisites in college?

2. Why should you care about pre-reqs anyway?  (answer: you need them to take the med school entrance exam and to get into college.  If you want to be a nurse, you STILL have to take all this stuff!  DO IT NOW. And by the way, nursing's competitive, too, but don't let that scare you! You can do it! Find helpers and sucker onto them.)

3. Do I even have what it takes?  (Show her she can read an X-ray, or whatever it is.  Have her shadow you, and "talk out loud" as you go, so she can see what a doctor thinks about as she goes through her day. Hey, even if you're thinking about putting dinner on the table for your kids! :))

4. Show her she has important skills  (Knowing how to communicate with people of all walks of life is important--she can help make ppl who find doctors intimidating feel less intimidated)

5. Introduce her as a pre-doctor in pre-training. What a morale booster.  :D

6. Ask her what she wants to do--interview other docs, nurses, techs?  Read something about med-school prep?  Identify academic week spots and find a tutor?  Etc.[/quote]

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