Brown PLME vs Yale

jerzgrlmom
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:48:55 +0000

someone stated “A side note: for all those who’ve said the OP could just apply to Brown med later on if that’s where they were interested in going (though I can’t imagine any high schooler knowing enough to be interested in a specific med school), it’s essentially impossible to get into Brown Med unless you’re a part of PLME, Brown undergrad, or have some connection to the state of Rhode Island. In fact, this may be something for the OP to consider against the program: do you really want to be around the same people for 7+ years?”

This is a misconception. There are definitely non-PLMEs in Brown Med School (Alpert Medical School) as well as PLMEs. I think the number of non-PLMEs continues to grow each year and the med school class size continues to increase.

From the PLME website:
“PLME Admissions at a Glance
For matriculation in 2006-07 there were 1651 applicants to the PLME. Of that number, 88 were offered admission to the PLME… In fall 2006, 55 matriculated in the PLME…”

Here is some info from the Medical School website.

"Q. How competitive is Alpert Medical School?
A. For the Fall 2007 entering class, Alpert Med received 2,599 secondary applications and gave 93 offers of admission through the standard route.

Q. What percentage of students are admitted through the non-PLME routes?
A. Of the class entering in Fall 2007, 44% were non-PLME students.

Q. Is the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) required for admission?
A. MCAT scores are required for candidates applying through the standard route, the MD/PhD route, and the advanced standing route of admission. [MCAT scores are not required for the postbaccalaureate, EIP, and PLME routes of admission.]

Transfer into the Program
There is no point of transfer into the PLME. Students are not considered for transfer from other Brown degree programs or from another college.

Qualified graduates of any college or university may apply to the MD program through the standard route of admission

The postbaccalaureate route provides a linkage between Alpert Medical School and the premedical postbaccalaureate programs at Bryn Mawr College, Columbia University, and Goucher College.

The Early Identification Program (EIP) provides selected students with a place at Alpert Medical School upon continued academic progress and college graduation. This route has two components.

For Rhode Island Schools: it is a cooperative venture between Alpert Medical School and Providence College, Rhode Island College, the University of Rhode Island.

For Tougaloo College: it is a cooperative venture between Alpert Medical School and Tougaloo Collage, a private, historically black, liberal arts institution, in Tougaloo, Mississippi.