Post-Bac programs....

[CallMeIshmael]

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Has anyone heard of any formal post-bac programs that are pre-pod friendly? I know the AAMC has a list, however many are cut-throat and in my opinion more geared for allopaths and possibly osteopaths. Looking at the stats on AACPM it seems as though some of the post-bac programs require a higher GPA than even the most difficult pod schools. Thank you in advance for your future replies...I look forward to hearing from you.

 

[air bud]

i dont see a need for post bacc for podiatry. go to a school, take the classes and take the mcat and then apply. that is what i did and everything was fine. i basically did an unstructured post bacc because my undergrad didnt have one.

 

[roninishya]

I have not heard of any "pre-podiatry" specific post-bacc programs, perhaps given the small size of pre-pod students out there (in comparison to pre-MD/DO). I'm sure some are more geared towards allopathic, but some would be beneficial towards any. If I remember correctly, Drexel's Post-Bac program was pretty fair (~20 MCAT, 3.0 GPA) in giving a strong set of biomedical science courses. Many of those courses are similar/same as the ones in the first two years of podiatry school, but then again, their admission requirements are just under those of some of the podiatry schools. Good luck either way 😀

 

[spo01]

There are 2 types of post bac: one to fulfill your pre-med requirements (chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, and biology) and then there is another where you want to boost your resume a bit and you take some of the medical school classes and earn a masters. In my case I did the former and there are two routes for that: formal and informal. I did a formal 2 year program at Georgetown University and I would not reccommend this route as it was horribly expensive and uneccessary for podiatry school. If I was you I would take the classes at a place you like at a good price.

If you are looking for the latter then there are a ton of places as well. Several of my friends did the one year masters in nutrition at Columbia but once again this is unnecessary for podiatry. If you want to do this route see if your classes can transfer over. For instance, Barry has a post-bac program and if you take it here some of the classes will carry over. This is a really nice option I might add.

 

[PagNoDoctor]

If you are in the BMS program at Barry, they will basically guarantee an interview for pre-pod students.