Sociology MCAT Prep
Recently the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) added a section of Sociology and Psychology questions to the exam. Responding to our need to orient pre-med students to sociological approaches to health and medicine, I guest lectured in a Barnard chemistry class in Spring 2016, and I continue to develop this webpage and a googlegroup.
Each semester, I post tips and articles to help members of the SociologyMCATprep googlegroup prepare for the Sociology/Psychology section of the MCAT. If you have particular concerns about the Sociology section of the MCAT, you may email me with your questions at hxm56@case.edu. From my perspective as a sociologist, I will do my best to address your concerns.
Please join the googlegroup here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/sociologymcatprep
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THE SOCIOLOGY SECTION OF THE MCAT
“It’s on the MCAT for a Reason”: Premedical Students and the Perceived Utility of Sociology: http://www.asanet.org/journals/TS/Apr16TSFeature.pdf
The MCAT2015 and Sociology: http://www.asanet.org/teaching/mcat_and_sociology.cfm
A decent study guide and orientation to the Sociology section of the MCAT: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture
Includes a good list of key terms from which to create a study guide http://mcat-review.org/psychology-sociology.php
Another good list of key terms from which to create a study guide: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9df4/d3da05e5b39533b7f4452a26e13d6a72b05e.pdf
Workshop: Psychology and Sociology on the MCAT (may be more geared for professors): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY2a7R7oUUo&nohtml5=False
2015 AAMC Practice MCAT Review: MCAT Psychology and Sociology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oVrAr6rhMc&nohtml5=False
OPTIONAL RESOURCES TO EXTEND AND DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
Optional, but offers an accessible analysis of how social inequality influences health: The Spirit Level book by Wilkinson and Pickett: http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/The-Spirit-Level-Why-Greater-Equality-Makes-Societies-Stronger-Kate-Pickett-400p_1608193411.pdf
Optional, interesting case: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/01/03/talking-sex-relationships-and-teen-health-with-amy-schalet/
Optional, overview of intersectionality: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/07/05/the-importance-of-intersectionality-multiple-forms-of-discrimination-and-health/
Optional, a model sociological analysis of postpartum depression: Verta Taylor's book Rock-a-Bye Baby https://books.google.com/books?id=f0x3LZNdmQUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=taylor+rock+a+bye+baby+pdf&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMtam_nYjMAhWD7B4KHbNfBEYQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
TIPS
Take a Sociology and/or Psychology class.
Get to know a Sociologist – reach out to professors in your Sociology Department.
Recently the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) added a section of Sociology and Psychology questions to the exam. Responding to our need to orient pre-med students to sociological approaches to health and medicine, I guest lectured in a Barnard chemistry class in Spring 2016, and I continue to develop this webpage and a googlegroup.
Each semester, I post tips and articles to help members of the SociologyMCATprep googlegroup prepare for the Sociology/Psychology section of the MCAT. If you have particular concerns about the Sociology section of the MCAT, you may email me with your questions at hxm56@case.edu. From my perspective as a sociologist, I will do my best to address your concerns.
Please join the googlegroup here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/sociologymcatprep
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THE SOCIOLOGY SECTION OF THE MCAT
“It’s on the MCAT for a Reason”: Premedical Students and the Perceived Utility of Sociology: http://www.asanet.org/journals/TS/Apr16TSFeature.pdf
The MCAT2015 and Sociology: http://www.asanet.org/teaching/mcat_and_sociology.cfm
A decent study guide and orientation to the Sociology section of the MCAT: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture
Includes a good list of key terms from which to create a study guide http://mcat-review.org/psychology-sociology.php
Another good list of key terms from which to create a study guide: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9df4/d3da05e5b39533b7f4452a26e13d6a72b05e.pdf
Workshop: Psychology and Sociology on the MCAT (may be more geared for professors): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY2a7R7oUUo&nohtml5=False
2015 AAMC Practice MCAT Review: MCAT Psychology and Sociology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oVrAr6rhMc&nohtml5=False
OPTIONAL RESOURCES TO EXTEND AND DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
Optional, but offers an accessible analysis of how social inequality influences health: The Spirit Level book by Wilkinson and Pickett: http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/The-Spirit-Level-Why-Greater-Equality-Makes-Societies-Stronger-Kate-Pickett-400p_1608193411.pdf
Optional, interesting case: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/01/03/talking-sex-relationships-and-teen-health-with-amy-schalet/
Optional, overview of intersectionality: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/07/05/the-importance-of-intersectionality-multiple-forms-of-discrimination-and-health/
Optional, a model sociological analysis of postpartum depression: Verta Taylor's book Rock-a-Bye Baby https://books.google.com/books?id=f0x3LZNdmQUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=taylor+rock+a+bye+baby+pdf&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMtam_nYjMAhWD7B4KHbNfBEYQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
TIPS
Take a Sociology and/or Psychology class.
Get to know a Sociologist – reach out to professors in your Sociology Department.