<p>How difficult is it to get in the Professional Option Program in Medicine? This program, also called Acclerated Medical Scholar Program, enables a few students at UChicago to begin med school during their fourth year at the college so I guess it should be an extremely competitive program. Does anybody know how many people apply to this program each year and how many actually get in? Thanks!</p>
<p>Quick answer: very difficult. This is a highly competitive program that is made available to a very small number of students during their 3rd year at UChicago. Generally, about 1-2 students per year matriculate at Pritzker through the program. The small number comes from two sides-- Pritzker, UChicago’s medical school, has an incoming class of 88 students, which is a small class for a medical school and thus cannot accommodate a large number of entering students, and the program entry requirements are quite rigorous. This is not a program that a student needs to apply to before entering the College, and students who are not accepted through the accelerated option are still very successful in applying to medical schools including Pritzker. You can learn more about the program here: <a href=“Accelerated Medical Scholars Program < University of Chicago Catalog”>http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/professionaloptionmedicine/</a> and our premed advising office (open to all students) here: <a href=“Healthcare | CareerAdv”>https://careeradvancement.uchicago.edu/uchicago-careers-in/health-professions</a></p>
<p>@UChicago Thank you very much!</p>