AAMC PREview case studies
AAMC PREview · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The AAMC PREview Professional Readiness Exam is an AAMC exam listed among the resources for premeds, students, and applicants, alongside AMCAS, the MCAT exam, MSAR, and SHPEP. The AAMC also publishes dedicated PREview pages for prehealth advisors and for admissions officers, which indicates the exam is used in the medical school application process and that advisors and admissions staff are expected to understand it. The AAMC PREview case studies are 5 cases and about 2,891 words.
1The Double-Booked Research Shift
You are a second-year undergraduate research assistant in a lab studying sleep and memory. Your supervisor, Dr.
628 words, about 3 min2The Friend's Fabricated Volunteer Hours
You volunteer at a community health clinic that requires 40 documented hours per semester for a pre-health certificate. Your close friend Marcus is 6 hours short with one week left and asks you to sign his log sheet for hours he didn't work, saying 'the clinic coordinator never checks, and I'll actually volunteer extra next semester.' You know the coordinator, Ms.
587 words, about 3 min3The Error You Found in Your Own Poster
You are presenting a poster at an undergraduate research symposium. Your abstract, submitted six weeks ago, reports that a treatment reduced a measure by '32%.' While reviewing your data the night before, you realize the correct figure is 23%-you had pulled from the wrong spreadsheet column.
541 words, about 3 min4The Overloaded Team Project
You are one of four students on a semester-long group project worth 30% of your grade. Two members, Ana and Kwame, have done most of the work; one member, Jordan, has missed four of six meetings and submitted low-quality drafts.
575 words, about 3 min5The Resident's Order You Doubt
You are a senior nursing student on a clinical rotation. A first-year resident, Dr.
560 words, about 3 min