<p>Okay i have been looking everywhere for an answer. Can you complete a post bac program for medical school if you have less than half of the prereqs but you have a masters degree?</p>
<p>There are several different kinds of post-bacc programs. </p>
<p>Most post-bacc “programs” are informal and completed by the student at a local uni where they simply make-up whatever pre-reqs they’re missing. (D1 did this.)</p>
<p>The more formal post-baccs are for students who either are missing all or most of their pre-reqs and may have little or no medical volunteering. Each program has different standards about who they will are won’t accept so I don’t think there is a universal answer to that question.</p>
<p>What would your master’s be in? A science field or something else?</p>
<p>Masters in public health. And I am talking about the formal one. The thing is I’m not sure if I’m ready to make the medical school leap and want to get my masters in that area and see if that’s what’s best for my current interests but I still want the option open for me if I realize it’s not. And I will have completed only the bio few and maybe one math. I Am an undergrad and won’t take Anymore prereqs while I pursue my current interest in a social science.</p>
<p>Public health is a fascinating field and there is soooo much you can do in it. </p>
<p>D2’s best friend’s mom is a director at the state public health office. She oversees child & maternal health programs, immunization programs, child nutrition programs, the birth & death registry. D2’s ex-BF’s mom is a prof of public health. She spent 18 years working for the city doing drinking water assessment & planning. She’s now a private consultant for the CDC. Her daughter is getting her PhD in psychiatry and public policy at the University of London specializing in international mental health access. None of them are MDs.</p>
<p>With your MA in public health and some community based work experience, you’ll be an attractive candidate to the formal post-bacc programs. I don’t think you’ll have any problems.</p>
<p>Thanks WOW mom! And just another question, you seem to know alot about mph programs. Do you know how the Job market is for them and can you suggest any books related to the field?</p>
<p>Job market largely depends on your field of specialization. There are many job openings with small non-profits and NGOs for fresh out school MPHs. Hard work and low pay, but a tremendous opportunity to make an impact.</p>
<p>Don’t know about these from personal experience, but here are a couple of authors/books to take a look at. </p>
<p>Bernard J Turnock has written three or four well reviewed books about various aspect of a career in public health. His most recent is Public Health:Career Choices That Make a Difference </p>
<p>Beth Seltzer (MD, MPH) 101 Careers in Public Health. APHA recommended. Very career-oriented book about different career pathways and what it takes to get into various areas of specialization. Also interviews with working public health professionals about what their day-to-day jobs are like. (You can read a sample chapter here: [101</a> Careers in Public Health - Google Books](<a href=“101 Careers in Public Health - Beth Seltzer, MD, MPH - Google Books”>101 Careers in Public Health - Beth Seltzer, MD, MPH - Google Books) )</p>
<p>Thanks. I’ll be sure to check that out!</p>