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[Trollzorlawl]

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[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums. I don't know why you linked to Reddit.

Here's the deal: why are you just about to graduate from pharmacy school and want to add medical school debt? Any clinical experiences from pharmacy school will not count for a medical school application. Adcoms are wary of picking off someone who has made a choice as a health professional who hasn't worked for a significant period of time.

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PharmD to MD: How to Make the Switch in Pharmacy School | Student Doctor Network | SDN

I sit here and write this article after a long day of rotation in the intensive care unit as a student pharmacist. I have spent the majority of my day

studentdoctor.net

It can be done, but I think you need to earn some money in your chosen profession. Pay off the debt you have now.

Have you talked with admissions professionals at the schools you listed about your situation or potential app?

 

[Trollzorlawl]

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[Mr.Smile12]

Hello! Thanks for the reply. Not sure how this site works so maybe I mistakenly linked to reddit.


I've had clinical work as a pharmacy intern itself. I also spoke with several PharmD to MD students and they said that my rotation hours will definitely count towards my medical school application as long as they were meaningful and have actual patient interactions. I have my reasons on switching that I go into depth on in my personal statement.

In terms of debt, I am debt free with no student loans. Being instate for instate tuition + worked during school + parents helped pay off some of it so that's one of the reason why I'm making this jump. I agree, if I had a mountain of debt from pharmacy school I would never have considered this path. Also, I have not talked to any admissions professionals yet but I'll be scheduling one with Rowan DO soon.

I would just be careful. I don't know what the OB3 rules say about limiting your lifetime eligibility of federal loans to around 250K, but if you didn't pull any federal loans in pharmacy school, great. You may be staying into financing medical school with 600K in private loans with limited repayment options. Ask explicot questions to finaid officers as soon as the rules come out in June.

 

[Faha]

The SUNYs admit few non residents with your stats. You could add these MD schools:
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Wake Forest
Methodist
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
TCU
Ponce (St. Louis)
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Roseman
You could add these DO schools:
Touro-NY
LECOM
WVSOM
CUSOM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
TUNCOM

 

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