Medical School Track

i_wanna_be_Brown
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:14:13 +0000

Just to be pedantic and throw some confusion into everything (although I guess depending on what you’re googling, my saying this could actually be very helpful in terms of why you are having trouble finding information). In medicine: “Graduate Medical Education” does not refer to medical school. It actually refers to residency and beyond. Medical school is known as “Undergraduate Medical Education.” It’s really annoying that medicine uses this language differently than literally every other field.

For example (emphasis mine):

Welcome to the Office of **Undergraduate Medical Education/b

UGME works closely with UCSD faculty to optimize the education of medical students, foster innovation, and ensure that students are well prepared and well advised with regard to their next phase of training. This site is designed to provide you with in-depth information about the activities and offices which support curricular functions in the School of Medicine. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about UGME.

https://meded.ucsd.edu/index.cfm/ugme

**Graduate Medical Education/b refers to any type of formal medical education, usually hospital-sponsored or hospital-based training, pursued after receipt of the M.D. or D.O. degree in the United States This education includes internship, residency, subspecialty and fellowship programs, and leads to state licensure and board certification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_medical_education

Also this will answer some basic questions: https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/advising/health-careers/faqs