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Hey everyone!
I'll just start by saying I have always wanted to be a physician. I got accepted into a direct admission (0-6) PharmD program out of high school and thought it was too good an opportunity to turn down. I will graduate in May of this year.
After much reflection, I have concluded that I will not be satisfied with a career in pharmacy and want/need to pursue a career in medicine. I am scheduled to take the MCAT in early April and am currently preparing for it. As for prereq's I know I will need to take physics with a lab and plan to do that during the time between graduation and (hopefully) matriculation in 2014. I have been told that I will likely not need to take human anatomy with a lab being a non-traditional applicant and since I'll take it first thing in med school.
I plan to work as a pharmacist until matriculation in order to pay off loans/save up some money. I am also in the process of setting up some shadowing hours on my off days to gain some medicine-specific experience.
Onto my question about schools: My mentor graduated from my school several years ago and then went onto medical school at Ohio State. He did the ISP and was able to finish school in 3 years while working full-time as a pharmacist. It is my understanding that Ohio State has changed their curriculum and no longer offers an ISP?
I am in OH so a program in-state would be preferred, but I am open to any ISP programs you all can recommend.
I'm very excited about this and know I am making the right choice just looking for some guidance about programs.
Thanks a lot!
I'll just start by saying I have always wanted to be a physician. I got accepted into a direct admission (0-6) PharmD program out of high school and thought it was too good an opportunity to turn down. I will graduate in May of this year.
After much reflection, I have concluded that I will not be satisfied with a career in pharmacy and want/need to pursue a career in medicine. I am scheduled to take the MCAT in early April and am currently preparing for it. As for prereq's I know I will need to take physics with a lab and plan to do that during the time between graduation and (hopefully) matriculation in 2014. I have been told that I will likely not need to take human anatomy with a lab being a non-traditional applicant and since I'll take it first thing in med school.
I plan to work as a pharmacist until matriculation in order to pay off loans/save up some money. I am also in the process of setting up some shadowing hours on my off days to gain some medicine-specific experience.
Onto my question about schools: My mentor graduated from my school several years ago and then went onto medical school at Ohio State. He did the ISP and was able to finish school in 3 years while working full-time as a pharmacist. It is my understanding that Ohio State has changed their curriculum and no longer offers an ISP?
I am in OH so a program in-state would be preferred, but I am open to any ISP programs you all can recommend.
I'm very excited about this and know I am making the right choice just looking for some guidance about programs.
Thanks a lot!
