med tech or post bacc?

[IkeBoy18]

---

Members do not see this ad.

They have a med tech program in houston that has a joint program with uofh..I will already have a bachelors in biochem and math...but gpa will be around a 3.0....I was wondering instead of doing a post bacc..could I do the med tech program..its 1 yr of 30 hrs of coursework... Would this be a better route than a post bacc that doesn't offer acceptance to their med school after a 3.0 completion? Would these classes count in my undergrad and math and science gpa upon applying to med school..thanx a lot..any advice is greatly apprecited

 

[IkeBoy18]

Ummmm guys..advice plz???

 

[MadHopsMD]

They have a med tech program in houston that has a joint program with uofh..I will already have a bachelors in biochem and math...but gpa will be around a 3.0....I was wondering instead of doing a post bacc..could I do the med tech program..its 1 yr of 30 hrs of coursework... Would this be a better route than a post bacc that doesn't offer acceptance to their med school after a 3.0 completion? Would these classes count in my undergrad and math and science gpa upon applying to med school..thanx a lot..any advice is greatly apprecited

I am pretty sure "tech program" (similar to MPH?) will not count towards your undergrad GPA, instead will be under a seperate column: "graduate GPA". With a low gpa like that you better of doing a postbacc. This is a no-brainer if you already have lots of research under your belt.

Edit: post this in the postbacc forums...you might get more info there...

 

[mshheaddoc]

med tech woudl be an undergraduate program. Anything you can do to increase your undergrad gpa is a great idea. I considered the same route.

I'm going to ask this be moved to the post-bacc forum for more responses

 

[DoctorPardi]

Moved to post-bacc upon her mushiness' request! 😀

 

[IkeBoy18]

I am pretty sure "tech program" (similar to MPH?) will not count towards your undergrad GPA, instead will be under a seperate column: "graduate GPA". With a low gpa like that you better of doing a postbacc. This is a no-brainer if you already have lots of research under your belt.

Edit: post this in the postbacc forums...you might get more info there...

well i would get a 2nd bachelors degeree in MT from univ of houston... just wondering would it count toward my ttl undergrad gpa science... these are the classes
md anderson branch
Clinical Coagulation
Clinical Hematology and Cytogenetics
Clinical Biochemistry and Instrumentation
Clinical Microbiology: Bacteriology, Parasitology, and Mycology
Clinical Microbiology: Virology and Serology
Immunohematology
Urinalysis
Molecular Genetics Technology
Immunology: Flow Cytometry and Histocompatibility Testing
Clinical Pathology Correlation

methodist branch

Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical Microbiology & Parasitology
Clinical Hematology
Clinical Mycology
Clinical Microscopy
Clinical Immunohematology
Clinical Coagulation
Phlebotomy
Clinical Immunology
Management & Education
Clinical Virology
Research Project
Instrumentation and Information Systems in the Laboratory
Clinical Pathological Correlation

or should i just attempt a formal post bacc instead

 

[jtorres]

depends on what you want. i got a second degree in med tech and have no regrets about it. if i dont get into med school this cycle or never for that matter, i will have a job that is always in demand, good money, and nice schedule ( 7 on/7 off for me). what can you possibly do with a post-bacc? either way you get the opportunity to increase your undergrad gpa. plus a med tech program will be more challenging than most post-baccs. i took some really tough courses. if the program your referring to is at md anderson then i say definitly go for it. a fellow co-worker of mine attended there and said she saw a lot of cliniccally relevant things. in med tech you get an opportunity to up your gpa, will be involved in a clinical setting, and have a little patient interaction. what would you rather tell the adcoms? that u got A's sitting in class all day or that u gots A's performing a cross-match while performing and anti-body screen, perfoming a culture and sensitivity on a specimen, identifying critical limits, etc.?

 

[IkeBoy18]

depends on what you want. i got a second degree in med tech and have no regrets about it. if i dont get into med school this cycle or never for that matter, i will have a job that is always in demand, good money, and nice schedule ( 7 on/7 off for me). what can you possibly do with a post-bacc? either way you get the opportunity to increase your undergrad gpa. plus a med tech program will be more challenging than most post-baccs. i took some really tough courses. if the program your referring to is at md anderson then i say definitly go for it. a fellow co-worker of mine attended there and said she saw a lot of cliniccally relevant things. in med tech you get an opportunity to up your gpa, will be involved in a clinical setting, and have a little patient interaction. what would you rather tell the adcoms? that u got A's sitting in class all day or that u gots A's performing a cross-match while performing and anti-body screen, perfoming a culture and sensitivity on a specimen, identifying critical limits, etc.?

ok so i was really wondering if it counted on UG amcas hours..so it does..thank you..i would rather much to this route rather than a post bacc.. medically related issues are so much more interesting...thank you

 

[MadHopsMD]

ok so i was really wondering if it counted on UG amcas hours..so it does..thank you..i would rather much to this route rather than a post bacc.. medically related issues are so much more interesting...thank you

As you said it's only 30 hours though...is that less than a post bacc? If it is less, remember it wont bump your GPA by that much!

either way, this med tech thing sounds cool...

 

[mshheaddoc]

ok so i was really wondering if it counted on UG amcas hours..so it does..thank you..i would rather much to this route rather than a post bacc.. medically related issues are so much more interesting...thank you

just a warning, you might need to do some post-bacc as well ... I considered this route but decided that doing a post-bacc then a masters woudl work better for me because my gpa is around yours and I have so many credits its hard to get it much higher. I would suggest maybe doing a little post-bacc on the side while working after the program. Keep working towards that gpa!