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since md programs are graduate school, how come many med schools are called "college" and/or label their programs "undergraduate"?

 

[IndyZX]

- an MD is a probably more technically a "professional" degree.
- college is a term that is not restrictive to undergraduate schools

what med schools label their programs "undergraduate"?

 

[SaltySqueegee]

since md programs are graduate school, how come many med schools are called "college" and/or label their programs "undergraduate"?

websters (loosely quoted):

college - one school of thought/philosophy/profession of training.
university - a collection of colleges.

i.e. at Blank University there is a College of Science.

Recently, the Medical College of Ohio is now being changed to the Medical University of Ohio, because MCO now encompasses Public Health Training, PhD programs etc.

Undergraduate vs. Graduate Medical training is analogous to the difference between Medical School and Residency.

Some Medical Schools do not acribe to this strict definition, most do. 👍

 

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what med schools label their programs "undergraduate"?[/QUOTE]

well, dartmouth, wayne state, emory, penn state... those are the ones i remembered off the top of my head. i'd guess there are others.

 

[wendywellesley]

what med schools label their programs "undergraduate"?

well, dartmouth, wayne state, emory, penn state... those are the ones i remembered off the top of my head. i'd guess there are others.[/QUOTE]

MSSM

 

[akpete]

Mount Sinai's website lists the "MD only" program as undergrad. I couldn't find the curriculum info at first because of this.

 

[IndyZX]

hmmm... strange, i didnt know that. i guess SS is on the right track.

 

[ddmo]

Haha,

They are not labeled undergraduate, they are undergraduate, every medical school in the country.

This is because I am currently receiving undergraduate medical training, i.e. I have not graduated with my MD. Residency programs are also called graduate programs, because they apply to you after you get that MD. The same terms apply as before, only now it is in refference to an MD not a BS or BA.

 

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Haha,

They are not labeled undergraduate, they are undergraduate, every medical school in the country.

This is because I am currently receiving undergraduate medical training, i.e. I have not graduated with my MD. Residency programs are also called graduate programs, because they apply to you after you get that MD. The same terms apply as before, only now it is in refference to an MD not a BS or BA.

why do you think this is, and specifically why is it different than "graduate school", which of course one attends with an undergraduate but not graduate degree in hand?

i suppose it doesn't really matter much, but i'm curious. inquiring minds...

 

[ddmo]

why do you think this is, and specifically why is it different than "graduate school", which of course one attends with an undergraduate but not graduate degree in hand?

i suppose it doesn't really matter much, but i'm curious. inquiring minds...

It might be different from "graduate school" because that is the end of their road. Once they get that PhD, they are done for the most part. Whereas we receive the majority of our education after receiving the MD.

I think the thing to remember is that this is "undergraduate medical." It's just something you get used to. It's not like I tell outsiders that I am an undergrad... I tell them I study medicine, or go to medical school.