Pre-Med Student- study abroad junior year?

alabal
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:13:31 +0000

I am a physician, have served on a medical school admissions committee for a state medical school, and spent a semester my junior year of college in the UK. I wouldn’t trade that semester for anything. The application process takes place in the senior year. Spending a semester abroad during his junior year will only help his application. Many of the students that I have interviewed have spent considerable time abroad. It would be an even greater bonus if he could get some exposure to the health care system in the country he visits. If he has the opportunity to study abroad for a semester, I would highly recommend that he take advantage of it.