<p>b@r!um, I think most LACs strongly support their students who want to apply to medical school. And they start preparing them freshman year. I have never heard of the “culling” you describe (although I suppose it’s possible). </p>
<p>As for your second point, I’d be surprised. We have a growing shortage of doctors in this country and a large number of reputable medical schools. Plus, remember that healthcare markets are local, to a large degree. If we all insisted on being seen by doctors who were trained at Johns Hopkins and did their fellowships at Sloan-Kettering, we’d be waiting a long time.</p>