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Trends in Medical School Curricula

Over the years, several alternative models have been introduced for the first one to two years of medical school instruction. Recently, medical schools have continued to develop and implement a variety of more patient-centered and collaborative approaches. Since 2020, urgent political issues including the COVID pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and the ongoing climate crisis have ushered in more changes still. In this post, we’ll walk through some of the latest trends in med school curricula.

Maureen Meyer2023-10-30T13:15:43-04:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: 3 Year Medical School Programs, AACOMAS, AAMC, AAMCAS, BA/BS/MD Programs, Baccalaureate/MD Programs, Clinical Experience, Collegiate Gateway, DO Program, Julie Gross, MD-MBA, MD-MPH, MD-PhD, Med School Clinical Years, Medical Residency, Medical School, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning, Trends in Med School Curricula|Tags: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, collegiate gateway, Duke Medical School, Feinberg School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, julie gross, Longitudinal Clinical Experience Program, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, three year medical school programs, Trends in Med School Curricula, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College|

What Makes a Successful Baccalaureate/MD Candidate? Part I: Overview of Baccalaureate/MD Programs

In this 3-part series, we provide a deep dive into how to succeed in applying to Baccalaureate/MD programs. In our first blog post, we provide an overview of these BA/BS/MD programs. Subsequent posts discuss case studies and characteristics of successful applicants.

Maureen Meyer2023-05-04T10:01:43-04:00May 3rd, 2023|Categories: BA/BS/MD Programs, Baccalaureate/MD Programs, Casper, college, college applications, Collegiate Gateway, Julie Gross, Medical School, Medical School Admissions|Tags: Baccalaureate/MD programs, Brown University’s Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME), Case Western Reserve University’s Pre-Professional Scholars Program in Medicine, Casper, collegiate gateway, Drexel University’s BA/BS+MD Early Assurance Program, Florida Atlantic University Schmidt College of Medicine Bachelor’s/MD Dual Degree Program, George Washington University’s Seven-Year Dual BA/MD Program, Hofstra University’s 4+4 Program, Howard University’s BS/MD program, julie gross, Overview of Baccalaureate/MD programs, Penn State-Jefferson Accelerated Premedical-Medical (PMM), Rochester University Early Medical Scholars (REMS) program, Situational Judgment Test (SJT), Stony Brook’s Scholars for Medicine Program, Union College Early Assurance Program with Albany Medical College, University of Central Florida, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine’s BA/MD Program, University of South Florida’s 7-Year BS/MD Program|

What Makes a Successful Baccalaureate/MD Candidate? Part II: A Closer Look at a Selection of Baccalaureate/MD Programs

In Part II of our 3-part series, we provide case studies of several leading baccalaureate/MD programs, regarding admissions requirements and academic features. Watch for Part III, in which we share our knowledge of successful applicants to these combined programs.

Maureen Meyer2023-05-24T10:49:30-04:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: BA/BS/MD Programs, Baccalaureate/MD Programs, Collegiate Gateway, Julie Gross, Medical School, Medical School Admissions, Medical School Application Plans, Medical School Candidacy, medical school planning|Tags: Baccalaureate/MD programs, Brown University’s Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME), collegiate gateway, George Washington University’s Seven-Year Dual BA/MD Program, julie gross, Successful Baccalaureate/MD Candidate, Union College Leadership in Medicine Program|

What Makes a Successful Baccalaureate/MD Candidate? Part III: Characteristics of a Successful Baccalaureate/MD Candidate

In Part III of our 3-part series, we share our knowledge and experience of characteristics of successful applicants to baccalaureate/MD programs, including coursework, clinical experience, research, shadowing, volunteer experience, and motivation for a career in medicine.