UMKC BA/MD program

[Integra99]

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Does anyone know anything about how good the UMKC (University of Missouri in Kansas City) 6-year med program is? I looked at other threads and it's hard to get an idea, as some say it's a very competitive program to get into, while others say that it is not a good program at all. I guess my main question is when it comes to competitive residencies whether UMKC is able to stack up or is the normal 4+4 better? There are so many of these combined Bachelors (BA or BS)/MD programs it's really hard to know which ones are actually good programs vs. the ones that aren't put together to well.

Also how good is their curriculum with respect to basic sciences and Step 1 preparation? I had heard that UMKC did have trouble a while back with their students passing Step 1 and maybe probation, but I'm not quite sure about the latter. Obviously the website makes it seem spectacular, but what would you expect from an admissions webpage. lol. I must say though the tuition seems quite high for a state school: http://www.med.umkc.edu/med_admissions/default.html

 

[ChubbyChaser]

You can get into a competitive residency from anywhere, but Im sure that their are plenty of schools that have better match lists than UMKC. Apply only if you are 100% you want to do medicine

 

[Dr.Masamichi]

Does anyone know anything about how good the UMKC (University of Missouri in Kansas City) 6-year med program is? I looked at other threads and it's hard to get an idea, as some say it's a very competitive program to get into, while others say that it is not a good program at all. I guess my main question is when it comes to competitive residencies whether UMKC is able to stack up or is the normal 4+4 better? There are so many of these combined Bachelors (BA or BS)/MD programs it's really hard to know which ones are actually good programs vs. the ones that aren't put together to well.

Also how good is their curriculum with respect to basic sciences and Step 1 preparation? I had heard that UMKC did have trouble a while back with their students passing Step 1 and maybe probation, but I'm not quite sure about the latter. Obviously the website makes it seem spectacular, but what would you expect from an admissions webpage. lol. I must say though the tuition seems quite high for a state school: http://www.med.umkc.edu/med_admissions/default.html

Please go with the traditional med. school...I have many friends who did this combined program at UMKC and the majority dropped out.😳 it's very intense program, but lacks staff and student support...in addition, many of these students are fresh out of high school, and this program has taken a toll of their youth life...thus explained the high drop-out rates....I dont want to disappoint you, but please hear me out, and apply to traditional med. school...it's far more worth it

 

[scrubswannabe]

Or simply apply to other programs instead. It doesn't have to be UMKC or traditional. Penn State has a 6 year program with Jefferson also and U Miami I believe has a 7 year. I don't personally know much about UMKC but from what I've read it seems that a lot end up dropping out of the program because it simply is too much.

 

[Integra99]

Please go with the traditional med. school...I have many friends who did this combined program at UMKC and the majority dropped out.😳 it's very intense program, but lacks staff and student support...in addition, many of these students are fresh out of high school, and this program has taken a toll of their youth life...thus explained the high drop-out rates....I dont want to disappoint you, but please hear me out, and apply to traditional med. school...it's far more worth it

It's ok, you're not disappointing me. If anything, I want HONEST opinions about the program. Like everyone, I'm sure the first thing that attracts everyone is that it is 6 years rather than 8. And they make it seem as if many are able to get into top notch places. Funny though how their list of programs don't have competive specialties such as Radiation Oncology, Dermatology, etc. While I haven't decided that far, it's good to have those options open if I wanted to.