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- Premedicine and the Liberal Arts
Tradition
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- Becoming a
physician is one of society's highest achievements and
presents unique opportunities for self-fulfillment and
service to humanity. Davidson College has a rich
tradition in the preprofessional training of physicians,
and its students have and continue to become leaders in
the medical profession. A liberal arts education is
widely recognized as the best preprofessional training
for physicians. It exposes students to the world of ideas
in science and the humanities, it deepens understanding
of the human condition and it enhances the development of
humane instincts. The mental discipline growing out of a
rigorous liberal arts education prepares premedical
students to meet the challenges and shoulder the
responsibilities that await them as medical students and
physicians. Most Davidson students who are interested in
medicine train as allopathic physicians (M.D.), but
osteopathic, podiatric and dental medicine are viable
options for aspiring physicians.
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