Fast Graduation

[kennyram401]

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Is there any way to graduate from medical school in a shorter time span than four years?

 

[eteshoe]

Columbia has a 3 yr track. There may be some other schools as well.

 

[Ismet]

Columbia has a 3 yr track. There may be some other schools as well.

I think they have a PhD-to-MD 3 year track, aka you already have to have a PhD. Maybe they have a fast track as well.

Several schools offer a "fast track" for primary care specialties. NYU, MCW, Penn State, LECOM, and probably several others have fast track programs in place, but most of them limit you to a certain career option. AKA if you think you want to do family medicine but then discover that surgery is the thing for you, then you can't do it in 3 years.

 

[eteshoe]

I think they have a PhD-to-MD 3 year track, aka you already have to have a PhD. Maybe they have a fast track as well.

Several schools offer a "fast track" for primary care specialties. NYU, MCW, Penn State, LECOM, and probably several others have fast track programs in place, but most of them limit you to a certain career option. AKA if you think you want to do family medicine but then discover that surgery is the thing for you, then you can't do it in 3 years.

You're right about Columbia. I must have been thinking about NYU (knew it was some school in NYC)

 

[Link2]

I think they have a PhD-to-MD 3 year track, aka you already have to have a PhD. Maybe they have a fast track as well.

Several schools offer a "fast track" for primary care specialties. NYU, MCW, Penn State, LECOM, and probably several others have fast track programs in place, but most of them limit you to a certain career option. AKA if you think you want to do family medicine but then discover that surgery is the thing for you, then you can't do it in 3 years.

NYU's site says that you can choose any residency, but you have to know which specialty you're interested in before applying (otherwise you would have to switch to the 4 year program if you change your mind and it isn't available). http://www.med.nyu.edu/school/md-admissions/three-year-md-pathway-faqs

 

[ProspectiveKidd]

if you think you want to do family medicine but then discover that surgery is the thing for you, then you can't do it in 3 years.

NYU's site says that you can choose any residency, but you have to know which specialty you're interested in before applying (otherwise you would have to switch to the 4 year program if you change your mind and it isn't available). http://www.med.nyu.edu/school/md-admissions/three-year-md-pathway-faqs

Talk about feeling locked in. Sheesh. A lot of medical students already talk about a feeling of being trapped; deciding on a specialty from the beginning is a whole other ballgame.

 

[Ismet]

NYU's site says that you can choose any residency, but you have to know which specialty you're interested in before applying (otherwise you would have to switch to the 4 year program if you change your mind and it isn't available). http://www.med.nyu.edu/school/md-admissions/three-year-md-pathway-faqs

Ah interesting. Still limited to an NYU residency, so you better like your $2000/month shoebox 😉

Talk about feeling locked in. Sheesh. A lot of medical students already talk about a feeling of being trapped; deciding on a specialty from the beginning is a whole other ballgame.

I honestly wouldn't recommend a 3 year track to anybody, even someone who is deadset on primary care. I can't imagine cramming my last 4 years into 3 or being prepared for intern year last year. Heck I don't feel prepared for intern year starting in 2 weeks. 😛

 

[Bethany555]

I honestly wouldn't recommend a 3 year track to anybody, even someone who is deadset on primary care. I can't imagine cramming my last 4 years into 3 or being prepared for intern year last year. Heck I don't feel prepared for intern year starting in 2 weeks. 😛

Vanderbilt and Duke have 1-year preclinicals, so I think many students take a full year to do research. Many schools are shifting to 1.5 year preclinical, 1 year clinical, 1.5 years electives (Sub-I, electives, research). Plus, some schools in Canada are 3-years. If you just remove any time for research, 3 years shouldn't be a problem. More than finishing in 3 years, the biggest challenge is probably picking a specialty that early.

 

[Orthosurg1]

Medical College of Wisconsin has a three year program if you choose the Green Bay or Wausau sites, I believe.

 

[ed*26]

Ohio State has a 3-year primary care track.

But for the most part, no, unless you're in a special program that pigeonholes you into a specific specialty. A school isn't going to allow you to skip renal or the psych rotation.

 

[kennyram401]

Y the rush tho

I don't see why wait.

 

[ProspectiveKidd]

I don't see why wait.

Cramming 3 years into 4 is like cramming 6 years into 8. I don't know about medical school 3 year programs those 6 year programs that do that have high dropout rates for a reason.