A top medical school saves slots for students with no organic chem, physics or MCATs

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I haven’t done much research outside the Midwest, but there’s Northwestern University’s HPME, Brown’s PLME, Case Western’s Pre-professional scholars, Ohio State’s MAP, and Oklahoma’s medical humanities scholars, at least. These are all programs where high school students can apply directly to medical school. They still need to take four years of college, but they have a guaranteed spot waiting for them in medical school if they just keep a certain G, and the minimum requirements are usually below those of the average accepted student at the particular medical school.

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<p>These programs aren’t quite the same as Mt. Sinai’s program that’s in the original post. In fact, BS/MD programs are getting scaled back or being eliminated altogether. UCLA Med, University of Michigan SOM, etc. all used to have BS/MD programs. They no longer exists. The HPME program, which has been around for a long time, has essentially been cut in half. This has to do with the fact college applicants are getting more competitive and there’s no reason to take high school students anymore.</p>