BS/MD route vs Traditional in terms of good Medical Schools

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>@prepMom, do you believe closing of bs/md program is due to the maturity of students ? Med school didn’t want them too soon to decide, you have source they are falling thru? </p>

<p>delayed gratification is an interesting point, subjective, indeed a good quality. Some people do want set roots down, raising family, rather than schooling at age of 35.</p>

<p>“anxious overachieving high schoolers” are in every pools of top or ivy schools, these bs/md programs actually serve the purpose divert talents away from those pools. NY Times had a article on Monday about new online based school staring 2015 (backed by private equity funding), which only recruits ivy-caliber kids at half of tuition, if successful, it provides another alternative, further divert smart kids away from current elite schools. It’s all about options.</p>

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<p>I have not seen much evidence of BS/MD programs being closed (last noticeable one was USC). OTOH, Texas opened several in the last couple of years.</p>

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<p>Ohio State shuttered it’s since 2011, if I am not mistaken.</p>

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<p>Our state school has modified its BA/MD program–only applicants from medically underserved counties are eligible for admission.</p>

<p>Medically underserved = federal Indian Reservations or poor, sparsely populated rural counties.</p>

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<p>Ohio does seem to have many other programs though?</p>

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<p>^ For sure. Cincinnati has one, Toledo has one and I am sure I am missing some more.</p>

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<p>USC discontinued their program at 2011, NU HPME shrink the program a few years back, you can search online source for reasoning behind their decision, I don’t believe it’s relate to the maturity or quality of those kids.</p>

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<p>Ohio programs.<br>
Cinci has one (used to be 50 spots at 5 different UGs, down to one at Cinci), Toledo has 2 + StarMed (…or MedStar, not sure - applying in sophomore year and getting accepted without MCAT), PPSP at Case, and NEOMED (used to be called NEOUCOM).</p>