<p>Thanks for all the thoughtful posts here. My daughter has narrowed her choice to Combined BioMed Engg/MD at George Washington University and Combined BA/MD program at UConn (4years+4years). There is no MCAT at either place. She was leaning toward the GW program until she found out that Engg/Premed is quite hard, in general though as I understand it, premed courses are integrated . Also, GW engineering is not MIT so the workload might not be that difficult.UConn is four years undergrad and should give her plenty of time to complete premed requirements without a great deal of difficulty. </p>
<p>She has outstanding interpersonal skills and so that is a non issue. She might want to try MCAT to see if she can apply to better med schools later. She has no serious interest in research. </p>
<p>Any thoughts? Also, as medicine is becoming more technology driven, will a biomed degree make a difference in future years? Will it in any way increase her chances of getting in to specialty residencies such as radiology?</p>
<p>Welcome your thoughts! Thanks.</p>