High School to 6 or 7 year medical program

[Member55555]

Any information on 6 or 7 year medical programs for high school students.

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[Chir0nex]

I know BU has one. I believe about 25 spots in the Med School class are held for the 7 year program students.

Other than that I haven't heard of any others. However, some schools do have early acceptance programs where you can apply as a Sophmore and, if accepted, be assured a spot without having to go through the application process and MCAT.

 

[gettheleadout]

UMKC has one.

Moving to hSDN.

 

[campbellsoup29]

Penn State has a fast track program as well as an early assurance program. I am not too familiar with the fast track program other than one guy I knew had a rather ridiculous schedule (24 credits + lab) and stellar stats out of high school (high SAT + research experience, ECs, shadowing). I believe Jefferson also has one...

As others have said, there are also early assurance programs in which you are accepted either after your sophomore year (what I did) or out of high school. These programs are not accelerated. In other words you still do 4 years of undergrad and then move onto Hershey. Your MCAT must also be on par with the previously accepted class and you need to fulfill other requirements such as shadowing, volunteering, etc. Let me know if you have more questions about this program and good luck with your future!

 

[kash money]

University of Illinois at Chicago has one, which i'm a part of right now. It's only for Illinois residents though and it's not necessarily a 7 year program but you can go directly to UIC COM after 2.5 years of undergrad if you received your BS/BA

 

[nysegop]

University of Illinois at Chicago has one, which i'm a part of right now. It's only for Illinois residents though and it's not necessarily a 7 year program but you can go directly to UIC COM after 2.5 years of undergrad if you received your BS/BA

Yeah, if you maintain a 3.7 GPA and get over a 30 on the MCAT. Last part isn't hard, but 3.7 isn't pie.

 

[SnowyRox]

Penn State undergrad partners with Jefferson Medical College to create a 6 year program (includes summer classes). The pace is insane and there are at least a few students who don't make it to JMC each year. You can extend your undergrad years to 3 (no summer classes) and work at a more reasonable pace.

Villanova or Rosemont or Ursinus are choices you can have for an undergrad partnering with Drexel Med. Less competitive than the JMC program and much less structured. You have a 7 or 8 year option.

I think there's also one of these programs at WashU.

I have close friends who did the above programs and are in the med school portion right now. The main disadvantages are that you are tied to a private medical college with high tuition and that you have no opportunity to apply to more prestigious medical schools. If you're a high school student who is smart and dedicated enough to succeed through this accelerated program, then you might have a shot at Harvard or Penn. But the comfort of an acceptance is nice...

 

[Roguelyn]

Here's some to look into. Each one is a little different as far as requirements and guaranteed acceptance to the medical school. Often you do the first couple of undergrad years and guaranteed acceptance is contingent on maintaining a particular GPA or MCAT. Others just have straight acceptance out of HS. You'll just have to check it out.
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NOU)
Howard University College of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Rush Medical College (RMC)
University of Miami School of Medicine (UM)

 

[komikos]

Drexel has 7 year program.

 

[neoevolution]

I wrote a guide on applying to combined medical programs over at College Confidential. I applied to around 10 and got into 4 this year. Here's a link to that thread: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com...on-guide-rough-draft-please-bump-comment.html

 

[Member55555]

What are the stats for the Penn State 6 year bs/md program, and how are the interviews? The stats for the penn state program on college confidential are really mixed.

 

[iforget2]

Rice has one that's affiliated with Baylor Medical. But super competitive to get into. I guess all of them are.

 

[DrMario13]

I think a lot has to do with how you show that you are truly interested in medicine, that you've delved into the field already and experienced it, and of course strong academics. I personally wasn't able to pursue research in HS, but I was able to get into the Brown PLME program and the Rice/Baylor programs when I was applying to colleges. However, in the end I decided to not do them and pursue the undergrad I really wanted to go to, and I feel ready to apply to Med school now anyways.

 

[saxofoonie]

nsu has a 7yr bs/do
UM has 7yr bs/md

 

[IridescentNight]

I went to Penn State's six year program is anyone has questions.

 

[Member55555]

@IridescentNight What were your stats (SAT or ACT, GPA, high school rank, and extra ciriculars) and how were the interviews for the program?

 

[futuresurgeon00]

Any information on 6 or 7 year medical programs for high school students.

There are actually a lot of schools that have that (most of them are known as the University of Medicines....) There is Manipal in India, St. George's in the Caribbean, Xavier University, UMED, University of Antigua, AUC, ROSS, and SABA. There are probably more, but the four best ones are ROSS, SABA, AUC and St. George's.....

 

[as1212559]

^Can't tell if serious or troll.^

OP. Do not, I repeat DO NOT go to the Caribbean. Under any circumstance.

 

[futuresurgeon00]

^Can't tell if serious or troll.^

OP. Do not, I repeat DO NOT go to the Caribbean. Under any circumstance.

Why not? (I'm just curious as to your reasons)

 

[I'm No Superman]

Why not? (I'm just curious as to your reasons)

It's extremely difficult to get into a decent US residency from the Caribbean.

 

[futuresurgeon00]

What about the US based schools? The ones that have residency acceptance in the 50 states, plus Canada and Puerto Rico (I had to add that).....Does it work the same way for them?

 

[I'm No Superman]

What about the US based schools? The ones that have residency acceptance in the 50 states, plus Canada and Puerto Rico (I had to add that).....Does it work the same way for them?

In terms of getting into competitive specialties, it usually goes MD, then DO, then Caribbean. I'm sure there are some Caribbean med schools that have more success in that area than others, but the SDN credo is go to med school in the country you plan to practice in.