UVA is launching a year-long Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med Program

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>FYI…</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.scps.virginia.edu/postbac/welcome.php[/url]”>http://www.scps.virginia.edu/postbac/welcome.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060702242.html[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060702242.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think that is a GREAT idea! My philosophy is to major in something you want to, something of interest, something you can perhaps find employment in if perhaps you don’t ever get in to med school.</p>

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<p>It’s not a new idea. Many other schools have similar programs. Personally, I think that if you want to go to medical school, you should try to take the prerequisites in college. This program is more for people who decide after graduating from college that they want to be doctors.</p>

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<p>Here’s more info on the program.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2006/20060607careerchangers.html[/url]”>http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2006/20060607careerchangers.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>According to this link:</p>

<p>“By keeping the enrollment small, our program advisors will be able to work one-on-one with each student to design a customized curriculum that incorporates a doctor/student mentorship in a specialty of interest, research lectures and seminars in targeted subjects, counseling throughout the medical school application process, and personalized plans for how best to utilize the “glide year” – the period between acceptance to medical school in the fall and entry the following fall,” said Fornadel.</p>

<p>Tuition and fees for the 2006-2007 academic year are $18,000 for Virginia residents and $23,000 for out-of-state residents. The inaugural class of 2006-2007 comprises 19 students (11 from out of state), selected from a pool of 68 applicants. Class size will remain between 20 and 25 for the first few years of the program. </p>

<p>The incoming cohort’s average GPA is 3.5 (the same for in-state and for out of state students) with undergraduate degrees from schools such as Dartmouth College, Duke University, and the University of California, Berkeley.</p>

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<p>So these kids have already been through 4 years of college, and now will go through this thing, a “glide year” and then medical school. Why not add the extra 2 years onto the already daunting time required in medical school… Good luck to them. ;)</p>

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<p>Hahaha…I think the program is designed for what they call “career-changers” - people who realize after college that they want to go to medical school.</p>