Are pre-req courses the same for all medical schools? Or does it vary depending on the school?

[ayjaystud]

I'm noticing that some Post-bacc programs have different courses listed (e.g., Physiology) in their curriculum compared to others.

What is it that's really needed?

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[Siromas]

Not quite sure what you're asking here.

Your title asks about medical school requirements: there are some common standards that are required by medical schools (e.g. year of physics and biology with labs), but there are always exceptions. For example, some schools allow you to substitute biochem or organic chemistry out of their traditional requirements.

Your post asks about post-bacc programs: which programs are you referring to?

 

[sazerac]

You have to read the requirements for each of the schools you want to apply to. Some want a year of writing classes. One wanted a semester of ethics.

The sciences are pretty standard, but state medical schools can have some wacky requirements (that are usually a required for a BS in biology at their nearby undergrad, so the local trads think the required extra class or two is no big deal).

 

[ayjaystud]

Not quite sure what you're asking here.

Your title asks about medical school requirements: there are some common standards that are required by medical schools (e.g. year of physics and biology with labs), but there are always exceptions. For example, some schools allow you to substitute biochem or organic chemistry out of their traditional requirements.

Your post asks about post-bacc programs: which programs are you referring to?

The programs I'm considering are UCLA Extension, Scripps College Post-bacc Pre-med, Cal State Post-bacc, and USC Post-bacc. I'm in Los Angeles area.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Not quite sure what you're asking here.

Your title asks about medical school requirements: there are some common standards that are required by medical schools (e.g. year of physics and biology with labs), but there are always exceptions. For example, some schools allow you to substitute biochem or organic chemistry out of their traditional requirements.

Your post asks about post-bacc programs: which programs are you referring to?

He's asking if med schools have different requirements, because there is some variation in the curriculum for postbacs, which you might not expect if the prereq list was standard across med schools.

There are a number of courses that are standard, but there are variations among med schools. As stated above, some allow for course substitution. Additionally, some schools require additional courses (USUHS requires a year of humanities or behavioral science courses).