<p>Has anyone applied to the Drew/NJMS program? My son had his interview with Drew, by Skype, about two months ago but has not heard anything since.</p>
<p>@IMGDAD, same. I wen to Drew for an interview in person such a long time ago but have not heard a thing from them afterwards.</p>
<p>@GreenSage, have you or anyone else applied to Kean/Drexel or UConn? Any news from them yet?</p>
<p>Applied to FAME, UT-PACT, UTPA/Baylor, Rice/Baylor, Case Western PPSP, UPitt GAP, Stony Brook, A&M PPC. </p>
<p>Haven’t gotten a notification for GAP yet, but I submitted all my UG stuff on time and I got my UG admission and Honors information. ae;kraje;r worst holiday break ever.</p>
<p>@brown34college14, looking at the list of programs you have applied to, you must be a very competitive applicants. I am trying to figure out why you have applied to the A&M PPC program, and not the Texas Tech UMSI program instead? If for some reasons the only program that accepts you is the A&M PPC, would you really be content to commit at this every early stage of your life to a career in Primary Care? Don’t get me wrong, it is very commendable for some to choose a career in primary care, primary care is not for everyone, especially not for those very driven students.</p>
<p>@IMGDAD My friend got accepted into several BS/MD programs last year, and one program he got into had a similar program goal, that is to ultimately give back as a primary care physician. He contemplated accepting the position because of that and ultimately emailed the program coordinator. She said although they “aspire” you become a primary care physician, they cannot control your decision and, in the end, the choice is yours. All I’m saying is that although that may be their goal, the choice is truly yours.</p>
<p>@Lakerfan123, agree that ultimately the choice is yours. However, look carefully at the curriculum. As far as I can see, many of the primary care-biased programs concentrate on community care and have slightly different curriculum, including most of your clinical training in the community and rural areas. That is why in some universities, e.g. Texas Tech, one can choose to graduate after only three years if one chooses to do primary/rural care. Yes, there is nothing to stop you from applying to other residency programs but you might be disadvantaged. I would rather my son go into a DO program than a program intended primarily to train primary care/rural physicians, unless my son is truly convinced he wants to do primary/rural care.</p>
<p>@IMGDAD i agree; you have to “look at the fine print.” The program he applied to, and I got accepted to this year too, is the University of Colorado BA/BS-MD program. Looking at the activites and curriculum for this particular program, it seems to be typical; summer shadowing at any affiliated hospital and/or research opportunities with the.med school. I guess it varies from program to program</p>
<p>@Lakefan123, as long as you are reassured that the MD curriculum you will be following is exactly the same as the other students and you have the same opportunity to undergo your clinical training in the main teaching hospitals, then you will not be disadvantaged when it comes to applying for specialty residency programs.</p>
<p>In all honesty, the PPC program is my backup combined program. That’s not to say I’m applying just for the heck of it. I live in a very rural, under-served area, so the program really does appeal to me because I’ve seen firsthand the problem this program aims to fix. I know quite a few people that have done the program, and I’ve talked with them in detail about the curriculum. A number of these people aren’t set on primary care either, but they love the program and find it great nonetheless. And yes, like @Lakerfan said, the choice is ultimately yours no matter the influence. </p>
<p>I didn’t apply to the Texas Tech UMSI partially because I just don’t like Texas Tech at all and partially because I already applied to quite a few programs and regular universities, and I wasn’t interested enough to apply.</p>
<p>Hey @brown4college14 I’m applying to most of those programs too! Now to wait for acceptances and declines haha. What’re your stats, you seem an exquisitely competitive applicant :)</p>
<p>@brown4college14, good for you and good luck. I always admire those who do not mind doing primary/rural care because there is definitely a disparity of healthcare in these under-served areas. As long as applicants are fully aware of the possible difference in the curriculum and still ready to go into it, not just to fulfill the dream of being an MD but also to take up the role to address the healthcare disparity, it is an extremely noble move.</p>
<p>@DocOfDaFuture, thanks! I’d prefer not to post too many details here even though so many people do, but I have 3 summers of graduate level research, extensive shadowing, extensive volunteer work, top 7%, 35 ACT, 2230 SAT, 800 Math 2, extremely involved in extracurriculars, worked closely with a medical education program, had a job working for a health literacy club, and competed in UIL/TMSCA, Mu Alpha Theta, etc.
What about you? 
Fingers crossed we meet at the interviews! </p>
<p>@IMGDAD, thank you!</p>
<p>@brown4college14, you have fantastic credentials. If logic holds (it does not always do, judging from the CC posts from previous years), you should receive some very good offers. Good luck and keep us posted.</p>
<p>@IMGDAD I applied to Kean as well. I was told a while ago that my application is received , completed, will be considered and that Judy April will continue to stay in touch through the process by email. but I heard nothing from them yet.</p>
<p>With regards to this difference between programs focused on producing primary care physicians, it is something I only realised once I began applying. To be honest, I am looking into doing some sort of surgery specialization later on (preferably neurosurgery. yeah. crazy competitive so leaving options open still.) But the point is, that is what I want to do, so would going to let’s say WVU’s 8 year program or UMKC limit my options and possibilities for these competitive residencies in the future?</p>
<p>I was also reading an article a while ago about how students who go through the accelerated medical programs are looked “down” up on when applying to residencies, lowering their chances?? It’s seems weird, but I guess it makes sense if they just don’t want younger and younger students going for things like surgery or anesthesiology. Just wondering if any of you guys might have insights or opinions about this.</p>
<p>@IMGDAD I really hope so! </p>
<p>@GreenSafe That’s really interesting, I never thought about that. Could you link the article if you still have it? My brother actually went through a program also. He was in the UTPA/Baylor program, and he just started Baylor Med this year, so he’s already gone through all these programs and has done his research. And, according to him, residencies don’t care if you went through an accelerated program or not. It depends on your performance in medical school, as always. But maybe it’s slightly different for those certain specialties you mentioned? I’m not sure.</p>
<p>@brown4college14
those are some impressive stats, like IMGDAD said, you seem to have a GREAT chance at most of the places you are applying to! And as per your username, I am guessing you are applying to Brown and PLME?</p>
<p>Nice job. One of the top tier candidates in CC this year.</p>
<p>You have worked very hard in high school. I hope your efforts pays off. It is very likely that you will get in to more than one combined program. </p>
<p>Good Luck. Hope the New Year brings you lots of interviews and acceptances…:)</p>
<p>@Greensage
Your med school does not bar you from your favored residency. You may or may not get in to a top tier residency but you will get in to a good residency in the field of your choice, irrespective of where you do your med school in US.</p>
<p>@GreenSage, it does not matter where the UG program is (e.g. brown4 college14’s brother in UTPA). It is the med school that counts. If the program you are applying for is primarily for Primary Care, and yet your curriculum is exactly the same as everyone else, like anyone else, your clinical is done in the main teaching hospital, and if there is not anywhere in the final degree that mention the you are in a Primary Care program, then it does not matter and no one is going to know which type of program you have been trained. </p>
<p>I am an academic and so I may look at things differently. Along the same line as Primary Care BS/MD program, I already have some anxiety about my son, if he goes to a program (e.g. the Drexel partnership program) in which he has to spend time away from the main teaching hospitals, even though those are still big hospitals such as St Peter’s, Allegheny etc etc.</p>
<p>It is true that some programs look at those who do the combined degree as being inferior but you can always make it up with good USMLE Step scores. </p>
<p>@matrixsurgeon, I think the “Brown” in the username “Brown4college14” most likely refers to the skin color, rather than applying to Brown and PLME.</p>