Success on the DAT, MCAT, OAT and other admissions tests depends upon good reading skills. In most professional school studies, you will be expected to read and comprehend as much as, if not more than, you do now as an undergraduate.

The Medical Studies Committee urges you to continue to develop and sharpen your reading comprehension skills.  They also recommend that you stay current by reading the following publications:

• The New York Times (particularly the Tuesday and Sunday editions)
• The Wall Street Journal
• American Medical News
• The New Physician (a magazine published by medical students)
• Scientific American (monthly magazine)
• Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
• The New England Journal of Medicine (weekly journal)

Please refer to the literary topics on the left for a more detailed suggested reading list.

Adopted from the University of Syracuse Health Professions Advisory Program.