<p>Are there any combined med programs that accept first-year transfers? I do like my school but i'm pretty sure i know what i want to do and could do without the added pressure of "playing the game" for med schools</p>
<p>If you go to the UMKC 6yr thread w/in this section & go to the last page, #1896 & 1898 list a lot of the programs you apply to at the end of your sophomore year.</p>
<p>This process is not a game to the med schools. They want to see that you are dedicated to medicine & understand what it is all about. Without experiences such as volunteering/research/shadowing and a great interview, it would be unlikely you would be accepted. Whether you do it now or later you need to do it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response-- i checked it out the but unfortunately it seems the only program that isn't directly linked to a specific school is the mount sinai humanities/medicine early acceptance program (unless you know any others?). I do volunteer (i'm an EMT) and i enjoy doing it-- i'm also looking for research positions this summer. That being said i could still do without the added stress of med school looming in the back of my mind. Arghhh. anyway thanks for the help</p>
<p>Most Early Assurance programs require you to attend a specific undergrad (Sinai being the exception), in order to get in their specific medical school. Those that I listed (which includes BOTH Early Assurance and Combined/Degree programs) were in the Northeast (New England)</p>
<p>Wake Forest in North Carolina is another one: Early</a> Assurance</p>