I didn't know we still offered this program...you do have to keep your grades up to get accepted to the med program, I believe at least B's, and there is no guaranteed admission but at lot of people got in. I think numbers are variable, but I would guess 3.0/25, but show interest and you should get in. You will get need based financial aid like any other med student. You are very well prepared during that year, but be prepared to work hard. I didn't do it personally but I know a lot of people who did, and they are doing very very well now. The nature of the program gives you an edge for things like radiology because of the advanced instruction you are getting. You also take classes with the first year med students...and the 2 people that I know personally did extremely well in med school and Step 1 after being accepted, one is going for rads and the other ortho this year....and should have no problem matching well based on their numbers.
I had heard the school was cutting the program though. If you want a real back door into med school do the applied physiology prgram. You also take med classes, and a mix of other easier ones, and in the past all you had to do was keep a B average and there was guaranteed admission, although not in writing. Then once you get in, your first year of med school you are taking half the classes of evedryone else because you got credit from the year before...people tended to do really well with this program, though I think they are tightening it up a bit too.
Best of luck...
