Forgive me for what may sound like a stupid question...

[skbirdie510]

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...but is it possible to skip a year in medical school? I'm just curious.

 

[sprinkibrio]

No.😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

 

[la petite mort]

I'm sure you're a genius and all, but med school takes that much time for various good reasons.

 

[indo]

My AP human biology class in high school doesn't even count toward my MD degree so they probably won't let you skip.

 

[GoldShadow]

My AP human biology class in high school doesn't even count toward my MD degree so they probably won't let you skip.

 

[Mobius1985]

Some schools let you place out of some of the classes by taking a placement test.

 

[HumidBeing]

I'm not being mean or laughing at your question. Are you asking this because it is something you are hoping that you have a possibility of doing, or is someone else hoping to do that?

You still have a huge amount of science courses to take before you can have a slightly decent chance of getting into a medical school here. The types of courses you would take for that would not be at a level of med school courses. They would just be raising your GPA to a point where committee members could see that you were likely capable of handling the next level of course material.

 

[ssisterdoc]

What year could you skip?

 

[jamaicandoc]

What year could you skip?

actually, it is technically possible. look into duke's med school curriculum. what you do at other places in your first two years of med school you do in one year at duke. but you do research for the other year, so you won't be able to graduate in three years, but you will be able to do all requied course work/training in three with a year of research. maybe the research year has some teaching component to it, i'm not certain, but duke does make you do what you do at other schools in two years in one year, granted you will be crying the whole way through..

 

[leviathan]

There are 3 year programs in Canada.

 

[HumidBeing]

What year could you skip?

😕 What are you asking?

You can't skip a year. Some programs allow you to exempt some classes if you qualify, but not the full year.

 

[skbirdie510]

I'm sure you're a genius and all, but med school takes that much time for various good reasons.

Haha oh dear I'm as far from a genius as you can get. 😛

It was just a question that I had, that's all. Yes it makes sense that it would generally be frowned upon to skip because...well...the risks are considerably higher if you're not well-trained.

The reason the question came up is for things that don't require learning at the clinical level, like histology, physiology, and the sort, it doesn't seem like placing out would be awful. Of course I haven't heard of anyone doing that yet.

 

[HumidBeing]

actually, it is technically possible. look into duke's med school curriculum. what you do at other places in your first two years of med school you do in one year at duke. but you do research for the other year, so you won't be able to graduate in three years, but you will be able to do all requied course work/training in three with a year of research. maybe the research year has some teaching component to it, i'm not certain, but duke does make you do what you do at other schools in two years in one year, granted you will be crying the whole way through..

It's not actually one normal school year. Their "first year" is several months longer than other schools, and they require a year of research from everyone.

 

[mjl1717]

Some schools let you place out of some of the classes by taking a placement test.

1)This IS true!!

2)Not needing physiology at the clinical level???--I doubt if ANY doc or doc to be would agree with that!!!

3)Not knowing physio on rounds could be a source of great embarrasment..

 

[[pj]]

You are forgiven.

jk, I'm not that mean.

But you are forgiven.

 

[LikeClockWork]

But...but...on Lost they said that Jack Shepherd finished med school in only 3 years! Does that mean TV shows....lie?

 

[jpro]

What year could you skip?

4th yr 🙂

I thought I heard of one school that let you go into FP during your 4th yr. It was some kind of special program or something. Honestly, I don't even know if this is true. I might have heard it on SDN when I was applying. 🙄

 

[The Doctor]

actually, it is technically possible. look into duke's med school curriculum. what you do at other places in your first two years of med school you do in one year at duke. but you do research for the other year, so you won't be able to graduate in three years, but you will be able to do all requied course work/training in three with a year of research. maybe the research year has some teaching component to it, i'm not certain, but duke does make you do what you do at other schools in two years in one year, granted you will be crying the whole way through..

You're right - Duke does compress the first two pre-clinical years into one year in the classroom. I would have to differ with you about "crying the whole way through". I'm probably in the "lower" half of my class in terms of academic ability, but it's honestly still not that bad. The school does a good job of integrating the curriculum, cutting out the least important details, and as you said, the year is extended through the end of June, so we have a bit more time. From talking with friends at other med schools, they have it just as bad in terms of stress. The good thing is that you get to start on the wards during second year, giving you more time to figure out what you want to eventually do. At the same time, you get clinical experience to help you on the Step I exam and more time to study (you can schedule anytime during third year). You mentioned the third year - you can do clinical or bench research, get a second degree - a lot of options. There are no more classes per se after the first year, though our "Practice Course" continues on. Personally, I'm glad my classroom days will be over in a few months...