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DS is taking a a detour, admitted for MD/MBA. Thatâs one of the reasons not to go for BSMD.
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I have a question for the people who are already in Med School or finished and also did medical scribing while in college. My child is already in BSMD so this question is not about building a resume for Med School application. The question is how helpful, if at all, was medical scribing experience in Med School? (terminology, diagnoses, medications names etc..etc..)? Any feedback? Thank you
If your child is required to get clinical volunteering experience then scribing is good but otherwise no need to do it for the sake of getting ahead.
No requirements for anything. He was looking at scribing as possibly making the learning curve a bit easier at Med School with terminology and/or other things that are picked up with medical scribing. A tentative plan is to take UG classes like pharmacology, anatomy, physiology (as electives I guess) etc just to get basic familiarity with topics but noone to ask about med scribing and how much value that will bring :).
let him enjoy UG, no need to get ahead of the curve. Step 1 is P/F and most schools have P/F for pre-clinical yeas.
Today my DC got Step 3 results and pass. Took the exam during Christmas holidays since that time there is some breathing room and could come early from clinic/hospital. I went to her place to ease her life and taking care of dinner / household stuff. But the exam is really long, 2 days with 8-9 hours each day.
Now only board exam left but it is another 2 years, so no need to think about it for a while.
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Congratulations to her!
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Congratulations!!!
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Congratulations!
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@srk2017 Congratulations! All the best!
One of DDâs friends is also planning do something similar.
Update from DD (MS2 at UT-Southwestern):
Completed Pre-clinicals (1.5 years P/F) and cleared Step 1. School gave 6 weeks prep-time for Step 1 which was helpful.
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Congratulations to you DD. DS also cleared step 1 recently. At his school they take in 3rd year.
@Futuredoctor12345 I would like to know more about the admission for H4 holder to BS/MD program. would you be able to share more information on this.
@Futuredoctor12345 has not visited CC since Nov 2023 and has not posted since July 2023
I doubt they will see or respond to your request.
SLUâs Medical Scholarsâ program is an early assurance program rather than a true BA/MD. Early assurance means med school admission is NOT guaranteed for students in the program. Participation in the program may enhance a students chances for acceptance into SLUâs medical school, but itâsâ by no means a slam dunk. Medical Scholars are required to take the MCAT and pass a medical school interview during their junior year of college, as well as meeting other benchmarks regards major, GPA, community service participation , professional development, etc as outlined by the program.
SLU SOM does accept international students, but financial aid for the professional portion of the program is not available for international students. Students/families must place a minimum of $250,000 in a US escrow account prior to enrollment in medical school.
International students who graduate from a US med school will still find barriers and difficulties in matching to a US medical residency since most residency programs do not sponsor visas. Those that do sponsor visas mostly sponsor J-1 visas.
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Please forgive my ignorance, but what is the advantage of an early assurance program over regular undergrad? The one Iâm looking at (for 2025) requires the MCAT and score >80%, plus other typical hoops (GPA, volunteerism, healthcare hours, etc.) Yet, the early assurance admittance is competitive with very few spots per year.
Early assurance is mostly to relieve the anxiety and expense of a full blown admission application cycle. It also allows a student to matriculate directly into medical school without taking a gap year.
If accepted thru an early assurance program, the student has a med school acceptance in hand at the beginning of their senior year. They know going to med school so they can be a little more relaxed their senior year. (Not too relaxed, though, if your GPA drops too much or you get below a certain grade in key courses your admission can be rescinded.)
The student is also spared the expense of applying to 20+ medical schools. (Secondary fees are typically about $100/school and are in addition to AMCASâs application fee of $175 plus $45/school. So a round of applications can cost several thousand dollars.)
The med school application process takes a full year. Students will apply in early June to matriculate in the fall of the following year. This means if a student doesnât apply until after college graduation, they will need to take at least one gap year before starting med school.
(FWIW, 70% of successful med school applicants take 1-3 gap years between finishing undergrad and starting med school.)
P.S. If a student applies to an early assurance and is rejected, they are required to answer âyesâ to the question on AMCAS and individual school secondaries that asks if they have applied to to medical school before. Answering âyesâ to this question often triggers some additional questions asking the applicant to explain why they think they were rejected and what they have done to improve their application.
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Thank you for this thorough and thoughtful response!
Appreciate your inputs.
DD is applying to residencies this cycle. Pursuing IM with the ultimate goal of Cardiology or Hem/Onc.
The IM application process was changed, and signaling was expanded to 15 programs. Many programs where one is competitive have pretty much outright said - no signaling = no interviews.
Fingers crossed.
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Does she have any geographic preferences? GL to her!