Most schools agree on the basic elements for pre-medical education. Minimum course requirements include one year each of biology, general (inorganic) chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and related lab work for each.Jul 19, 2021
Course Requirements for Medical School One year of General Chemistry with lab. One year of Organic Chemistry with lab. One semester of Biochemistry. One year of Physics with lab.
FACT. According to the AAMC, you only need an introductory level of knowledge of physics, biology, organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, psychology and sociology for the MCAT. Some passages may describe upper-division topics, but correctly answering the questions will not require upper-division knowledge.
Chemistry is very important for medical students because, many Major contributions to health care have been made by chemistry. The development of new drugs involves chemical analysis and synthesis of new compounds. … The chemistry of the disease must be studied, as well as how the drug affects the human body.
You really need a strong foundation in chemistry and biology to be a good doctor. Medicine is the real-world, hard-core application of basic science, and it does not go away after undergraduate studies.
To be sure, you must take organic chemistry as a prerequisite to getting into medical school. However, medical schools and admissions testing have somewhat de-emphasized the importance of this brand of chemistry in admissions decisions.
Inorganic chemistry – it expands some of the topics in General Chemistry such as the discussion of the transition metals and nonmetals, MO bonding, HOMO and LUMO and etc. But, this part of chemistry will focus more on inorganic compounds meaning compounds that do not contain carbon.
Ideally, you should not take the MCAT until you've taken all the courses that are covered on the test, which are: biology, biochemistry, general chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, psychology, and sociology. So to answer your question, it doesn't matter whether or not it's possible.
You likely spent one or two entire semesters studying organic chemistry, but the MCAT will ask you only about 6 to 12 questions on organic chemistry out of 230 total questions. In other words, only 3 to 5 percent of your entire exam is likely to cover organic chemistry.