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<li>The American Medical Association describes the educational steps required to become a doctor.
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<li>The American Medical Student Association offers a multitude of resources to premedical students with AMSA membership.
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<li>The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine offers information about osteopathic medical schools
in the United States.
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course work in the sciences before applying to medical school.
<br><a href="https://students-residents.aamc.org/financial-aid/article/postbaccalaureate-premedical-programs/" target="_blank">https://students-residents.aamc.org/financial-aid/article/postbaccalaureate-premedical-programs/</a></li>
<li>The National Institutes of Health offers number research and training opportunities to undergraduate,
graduate, and medical students.
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<li>The American Medical Association provides background on the various medical specialties and includes links to specialty homepages.
<br><a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/becoming-physician/choosing-specialty.page" target="_blank">http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/becoming-physician/choosing-specialty.page</a></li>
<li>The American Osteopathic Association provides a general overview of what is involved in joining the osteopathic medical profession.
<br><a href="http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/Education/students/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/Education/students/Pages/default.aspx</a></li>
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<li>The Association of American Medical Colleges offers straightforward information about the cost of medical school and the
variety of ways to fund medical education.
<br><a href="https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/preparing-med-school/paying-medical-school/" target="_blank">https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/preparing-med-school/paying-medical-school/</a></li>
<li>The American Medical Association provides information about financing medical education and includes a link to the
Medical Student Section Financial Aid Resource Guide.
<br><a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/becoming-physician/ama-financial-aid.page" target="_blank">http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/becoming-physician/ama-financial-aid.page</a></li>
<li>The National Institutes of Health's Undergraduate Scholarship Program offers competitive scholarships to exceptional
students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to biomedical, behavioral, and social science research careers.
Scholarship information is also available in Spanish.
<br><a href="https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp/" target="_blank">https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp/</a></li>
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