<p>What other ones are there?</p>
<p>I know of..</p>
<p>Washington U St.L
PLME
Northwestern..</p>
<p>What else?</p>
<p>Where can I find more info about this?</p>
<p>There's Boston U, Michigan, a bunch of the SUNY schools, NEOUCOM, Temple, and Drexel, and a zillion others...</p>
<p>but why anyone would go to any of those places over PENN STATE, boggles my mind. ;)</p>
<p>Michigan no longer has a bs/md program. They used to have a 6-year program that they called "Interflex" but they discontinued it a few years ago.</p>
<p>waternoodles-- Since you said, "why anyone would go to any of those places over PENN STATE, boggles my mind." I would like to answer you with whatever little I know. I think that people go to these places over Penn State and in some cases, an ivy league, because they know how hard it is to get into a medical school. I personally have a sibiling who is a premed and he is working his buttocks off. Seriously, have you seen how difficult the MCAT reading passages are?</p>
<p>Also another reason for people going to these combined program besides the low stress level is that all American medical schools will prepare you equally well for a medical careeer. It doesn't matter if your doctor has a degree from SUNY, does it?</p>
<p>Hope this answers your question.</p>
<p>PS: waternoodles-- is Happy Valley the one in Hong Kong or in California? :) I have friends from each places.. hm.</p>
<p>The book called MSAR (Medical School Admission Requirements) can be purchased from AAMC, this book is pretty much a must have as it details not only BA/MD programs but every allopathic mecial school. The medical programs affiliated with the top 25 medical schools are Rice/Baylor (No MCAT), Northwestern (No MCAT), Case Western Reserve (No MCAT), UC San Diego (CA residents only, No MCAT), Washington University (36 MCAT), UC Riverside/UCLA (not sure), University of Pittsburgh (not sure), University of Alabama (AL residents only No MCAT), University of Wisconsin (WI residents only No MCAT).</p>
<p>Lmell, apparently it's hard to convey humor over the internet (I guess my wink wasn't big enough), so you completely missed the mark. I didn't exactly ask a question, but if I did, it was entirely rhetorical.</p>
<p>"I think that people go to these places over Penn State and in some cases, an ivy league, because they know how hard it is to get into a medical school."
Color me confused, but I think I'm one of those people. Penn state has a combined med program. I'm in it. I did choose Penn State over an Ivy League. And given the fact that I am taking the MCAT, yes, I have seen how difficult the reading passages can be.</p>
<p>"Also another reason for people going to these combined program besides the low stress level is that all American medical schools will prepare you equally well for a medical careeer. It doesn't matter if your doctor has a degree from SUNY, does it?"
I think you're unknowingly trying to explain to me why I am one of those people going to said 'combined programs.' If you had read my other posts, you would find that I am an avid supporter of going to a medical school regardless of its purported 'rank.'</p>
<p>Close, but no cigar.</p>
<p>PS: People dearly refer to State College and University Park, PA as Happy Valley -- also known as Penn State.</p>
<p>excellent point waternoodles. I 100% agree with your sentiments</p>
<p>How can you say all medical schools give you equal training? The rankings are based in statistics after all. It's like saying every 4 year college will give you the same quality undergraduate education. This can't be true since schools have differences, and some are simply better than others.</p>
<p>I think Lmell was confused because he didn't know Penn State had a 6/7 year accelerated combined degree program and thought that waternoodles was just referring ot the regular undergrad at "Happy Valley", thus he made the statement: </p>
<p>"I think that people go to these places over Penn State and in some cases, an ivy league, because they know how hard it is to get into a medical school."</p>
<p>I dunno if anyone above me mentioned this clarification clearly, I was too lazy to read :P</p>
<p>"How can you say all medical schools give you equal training? The rankings are based in statistics after all. It's like saying every 4 year college will give you the same quality undergraduate education. This can't be true since schools have differences, and some are simply better than others."</p>
<p>(Friendly) Correction: It is as you said... some are simply DIFFERENT than others. Period. All medical schools are fully capable of producing excellent, competent physicians.</p>
<p>Don't believe it? Next time you are in the ER... kindly ask your doctor where he/she went to school. ;) If they are not an Ivy or Top 25 grad I would ask for a different one if I were you .. </p>
<p> .Totally kidding.</p>
<p>lol. i'd rather not know</p>
<p>ha ha ha ^^</p>
<p>Lmell, here's the AAMC site that has most (if not all?) of the BA/MD schools in the US:</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>that site is only good for learning about the med schools--it's no good for letting you know which schools to apply to that are affiliated with those med schools (unless, of course, u call every single med school and ask them)... it's in another thread, but i recommend u buy a book!</p>
<p>Oh yeah, definitely! :) I think the site's just a way to get going with ur research about the schools - books are definitely better! I especially find MSAR, High School Doctor and other med school essay books to be useful. </p>
<p>Anita</p>