Not a med school person but I’m pretty sure the biggest pre-screen would be the pre-med curriculum itself. Other than that, you go through the required application cycle program which begins two years prior to planned matriculation and consists of mandatory info. sessions and counseling. Perhaps there is additional prescreening and re-directing there (med school is not the only health industry option and not even the only clinical option). Those who emerge from all this pre-preprofessional prep with their personal statement, list of schools, and an admission strategy will then be eligible to receive the letter. But even before beginning the application cycle stuff, Careers in Health gets started with you as early as O-Week and then throughout your first year onward. So I’d say that the pre-screening occurs right away. I’d actually call it “discernment” rather than “pre-screening.” If Med school is NOT the right choice for you, it’s best to know that earlier rather than later so that you can recalibrate your plans and take advantage of other pre-professional opportunities there (including opportunities in health).
- Given that UC Medicine actually has DO's on staff doing research, I don't believe that the university considers matriculation to this type of medical school to be shameful. However, the university's comparative statistic - 85% vs. 40-42% nationally - applies to allopathic only, I believe. I could be incorrect in that but they've separated out the osteopathic option as an additional clinical program you can apply to if the MD isn't going to work for you. The "typical" list of admitting schools is provided in the faq's so anyone is welcome to peruse those. I believe those are 100% allopathic. https://careeradvancement.uchicago.edu/careers-in/healthcare/pre-health-faqs
- The number in the numerator and denominator will include all who applied in the 2020 cycle, so graduates in 2020 as well as those one - two years earlier for the most part. Those who graduated three or more years prior are encouraged to work with Careers in Health using a different, more individualized approach that makes use of their post-graduate experience. Could be incorrect but I don't believe there are many in that "older" category. There will be some in the numerator and denominator who completed post-bacc programs or re-applied. A lot depends on your goals and what you and your advisor discern to be the best path forward as you go through the Careers-In program and particularly as you enter the two-year-long application cycle. If you stick to that path, then your chances of ending up in medical school are consistently north of 80% and usually around 85% (in recent years). That's how I'd interpret that stat.