Post bacc pre-med

Pre-Med & Medical School
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Can you recommend a good post baccalaureate pre-med program in the US?

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Are you wanting a formal, structured program? Or are you interested in do-it-yourself type programs?

Structured programs often include MCAT prep, research exposure and sometime opportunities for clinical experiences.These program typically offer one-on-one application counseling and support thru a dedicated health profession counselor.

What type of post-bacc are you looking for?

There are 2 basic types:

  1. grade enhancing for students who need to improve their GPAs before applying to med school
  2. career-changer for students who don’t have most – or any-- of the med school pre-reqs completed

Recommendation will vary based on the format and type of program you’re looking for.

AMCAS has a searchable databased of post-bacc programs here: Postbac

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structured and for career change.

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I have known people who did this at Bryn Mawr. My understanding is that their places is excellent, but that that may be a function of the selectivity of the program.

Worth a look.

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There are numerous programs for formal, structured career changer post-baccs.

Here is a non-exhaustive list:

Temple University, Columbia University, Drexel University, George Washington University. Goucher College, Johns Hopkins, Loyola Marymount College -Los Angeles, NYU, San Francisco State, Scripps, CCNY, UC-Irvine, Univ of Colorado, Univ of Michigan, Univ of Pennsylvania, USC, Univ of Vermont, Univ of Virginia, WashU, Agnes Scott College, Bryn Mawr College.

A few of these program have linkages–that is high performing students (top 10-25%) are offered an option for early admission/early admission interviews with program- associated med schools.

These programs have linkages: George Washington, Drexel, Temple, Goucher, Bryn Mawr, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Scripps, Columbia, Penn.

There may be others with linkages as the situation is fluid. Please check the websites of individual programs.

I personally know students who have attended Bryn Mawr and JHU career-changer post-baccs… Both had positive experiences and were accepted into med school.

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