Help!!! Drexel bs-md or cornell che

norcalguy
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:40:35 +0000

Before anyone asks, do I have data to support my assertion that BS/MDers are less prepared for med school than regular applicants? Not a lot. Northwestern’s HPME program admitted that on average their HPMEs performed worse than the students that go in the regular way. They cited this as the reason the HPME program was reduced from 35 students a year to roughly 15 students a year. There have been a few scant papers published on various BS/MD programs around the country. At some programs, the BS/MD students performed worse in select areas in med school vs. regular students. At other programs, there was no difference in med school performance. But, one thing is clear: the trend over the past 15 years has been to shutdown or reduce BS/MD programs. Many BS/MD programs at top med schools (like UCLA, UMich, etc.) simply don’t exist anymore.