The Downsides to gap year before med school

thumper1
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 23:38:20 +0000

Interesting article.

One thing I didn’t see mentioned (or I missed it when I read). Some students actually decide to pursue medical school applications after undergrad. IOW, they were not premed in undergrad and might not have taken all of the required courses for medical school applicants. This can take a year or two, or more, depending on how many courses a student needs to take.

And really…physicians can contribute to their retirement accounts to the max…and have the income to do so. Honestly, I don’t know one retired physician who has financial issues. And yes, some did different things after undergrad before applying to medical school. So working less years in total doesn’t seem to be an issue.