PhD and/or MD? Advice would be helpful.

DadTwoGirls
Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:24:53 +0000

I would be very surprised if you can get into any medical school in the US. Your GPA is one big issue, but your lack of medical related ECs is also.

My understanding is that PhD programs are quite tough also. I don’t know what the limit is for getting accepted to a PhD program, but the only people that I know who have a PhD had a GPA way over 3.0 for both undergrad and their master’s program.

“I loved the lab work”

I think that this may be the key. We all go to the doctor. We all have samples of various kinds sent off to the lab. Results come back. I strongly suspect that there are actual people working in those labs who are important in the overall medical process.

I am inclined to agree with @CheddarcheeseMN that the next step is probably to get a job. One option may be to look for jobs that have something to do with lab work.