The only direct entry program I've found so far. Thoughts?

[DoctorDrewOutsidetheLines]

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Northeastern Ohio University Med School (NEOMED) has a Post Bacc/MD partnership with Cleveland State University. Admitted students spend their first 2 years of post bacc in Cleveland and then 4 years of med school in some rural nowheresville, Rootstown, I think.

The school is dedicated to urban health and primary care which is pretty dope considering I want to do FM/Psych one day.

It's guaranteed direct entry. Not a linkage program with special "consideration."

Stats are pretty darn low, considering. And no MCAT required for post-bacc admission.

They do give preference to Ohio residents...so...maybe I pick up and move to Ohio, become a resident, and apply next August for 2017 admission?

Thoughts? There's not much discussion on SDN about NEOMED so I don't know much about the medical school...

 

[evansh]

I don't know much about NEOMED. I would, however, also advise that you look into Ohio State's Medpath program. Guaranteed entry to OSU MD if you maintain GPA>3.0 and MCAT greater than around 40-50th percentile. My S.O. is in it now, and the comfort of the guaranteed entry is a big deal for both of us.

 

[DoctorDrewOutsidetheLines]

http://www.neomed.edu/admissions/medicine/csu/post-bacc

"Most post baccalaureate programs offer courses that prepare individuals for entrance to medical school or strengthen the student’s transcript. The NEOMED-CSU program offers Post Bacc/M.D. students the necessary pre-medical courses and a reserved seat at the College of Medicine. This program is intended for students who are interested in urban primary care. The Post Bacc/M.D. students will complete a Bachelor of Science in Health Science with an Urban Health Concentration at CSU prior to matriculating to NEOMED.

About the Post Bacc/M.D.
The NEOMED-CSU Post Bacc curriculum is designed for those who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.The NEOMED-CSU PostBacc/M.D. program is open to both career changers and those in need of academic enhancement who have an interest in a primary care specialty and urban medicine.The two-year Post Bacc curriculum at CSU will also include urban health courses and seminars. Because accepted students have a bachelor’s degree, most of the required coursework will include the traditional pre-medical and life sciences courses. Should additional related but non-science coursework be needed, students will be informed upon acceptance and required to complete those courses before beginning medical school. At NEOMED, students will take the four-year Doctor of Medicine curriculum.

Applications for the Post Bacc/M.D. program will be submitted to and processed by NEOMED’s College of Medicine, although the Post Bacc education will take place primarily at CSU.

Admission Requirements
As publicly funded universities in the state of Ohio, preferential admission is given to Ohio residents. Application is limited to United States citizens and people holding permanent resident status. To be considered an eligible applicant for the NEOMED-CSU M.D. partnership, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and:

• Have a minimum 3.00 college GPA OR minimum of 150 on each of the verbal and quantitative GRE subtests (scores must be received by application deadline and can be no more than two years old at time of application) OR MCAT equivalent of 492.
• Hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States
• Successfully complete the traditional panel interview process
• Supplemental items (college transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc.) must be postmarked by Nov 6th."

 

[DoctorDrewOutsidetheLines]

I checked in the FAQs section and if you have > than a 3.0, you don't have to take the MCAT.

Looking into MedPath now...I think I've heard of it. It's also in Ohio...what's with Ohio and guaranteed admission?

Yes, this would probably be the laziest route to med school (assuming I got in, of course) but there's something to be said for not having to pay all those application fees, traveling, interviewing, etc, etc. Or even taking the MCAT, lol.

 

[DoctorDrewOutsidetheLines]

Also with MedPath, you have to be referred after you've already applied to OSU Med. Like many other programs, including UIC, and a lot of the UC programs...basically the med school either flat out reject you and because you're a URM, they suggest you take their post-bacc, or because you got in nowhere, then you're eligible for a post-bacc (the UC consortium for example).