Early Medical School Acceptance Programs Gaining Popularity Comments Off

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Written by Fred on 26th Apr -10

It seems that with the need for more med schools students, one of the tactics that med schools are coming up with is an alternative pre-med programs for interested and eligible students. Usually called early medical school acceptance program (or some variant of that), the programs are designed to guarantee the student’s acceptance to med school, granted that they keep their grades up during the undergraduate years. Students under these programs are also allowed to major in fields that do not fall under hard sciences such as humanities as long as they are able to take core pre-med courses.

Some of the universities that we have already reported on offering such programs include the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Other universities that also offer similar programs are the Lake Superior State University, The University of Michigan-Flint, and Michigan State University. Surely we will see more of this trend in the near future, especially with the brewing debate on whether a more holistic education will make for doctors that are more compassionate and caring.

Harvard and Washington University Top Med Schools in the Country for Research and Primary Care Comments Off

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Written by Fred on 25th Apr -10

According to the U.S.News & World Report, Harvard still holds the number one spot in the US for “Best Medical School”.

Note though that Harvard has the top spot primarily because of their research programs with John Hopkins University coming in second, the University of Pennsylvania and Washington University in St. Louis tied for third, and the University of California-San Francisco coming in fifth.

Harvard’s overall rank for their primary care programs is just 17 with the number one spot (tied Indiana University–Indianapolis) for that claimed by the Washington University in St. Louis and the 2nd to 5th spots going to the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Oregon Health and Science University, University of Vermont, and the University of California–San Francisco.

Expect to see intense competition for slots to these universities as always. Hopefully though these institutions will also go with the trend of increased acceptance in keeping with the immediate and future need for more physicians.