@Roentgen
I am applying for the 6 year BA/MD program at UMKC. I would really appreciate it if you could tell me if I had a chance of getting an interview based on this information.Thank you!
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Thanks @DSOF20192023 ! A year before (in 2017) notifications came out on 1/18…that is on Wednesdays, Today is Wednesday as well … so I was just wondering. But number of applicants keep increasing not decreasing so it looks like they’ll come out next week.
@Roentgen I see that the fall semester for the Year 1 students contains “22 hours” and the spring semester contains “23 hours” as per the course plan (https://cf1.umkc.edu/majormaps/maps/2018-2019/SOM_BLA_MD_2018_2019.pdf). How do these hours compare to the number of hours spent in the classroom each week? And if they are not correlated, what is the average number of hours spent in the classroom each week for Year 1 students?
@kadestowell In the 22 credit hours for Fall (1st year) 5 credit hours are for Fund. of Medical Practice I. This is graded as clinical grading basis (Honors/High Pass/Satisfactory Pass, etc.). Also, there is 1 credit hour of Medical Terminology (CR/No CR) and 1 credit of Learn Basic Medical Sciences which accounts for general GPA. This Basic Medical Sciences meet for 1 time on alternate weeks for an hour or 2. Also, Docent doesn’t start until after Labor day for the Fall Semester.
For Fund. of Medical Practice 1 - it’s Docent (2 days of Docent on Tuesdays/Thursdays). Usually few hours. Also the actual 22 and 23 credit hours can vary based on if you are getting AP credits as well as which Major you are taking. Usually they recommend not to do Chem Major. 95% of the students major in Liberal Arts. Rest usually are Bio Majors.
Anatomy with Lab (3 + 2) is 5 credits in the 1st Semester. And then based on your major you take 3 other courses apart from the above. So, you are actually really taking 4 courses (with Lab(s)) which meets 2 times/week.
2nd Semester you take Fund of Medical Practice 2 (5 Credit hours - Again docent for 2 days - Clinical Grading basis.) and then your courses related to your Major. Again 4 other courses!
Usually depending up on the docent team the work load may vary (you might be asked to present). So no exam per se. for the Fund of Medical Practice 1 or 2. Depending on the Dr. assigned to your Docent team the amount of work will vary that is spent outside the Hospital Visits during Docent days.
Based on what I saw with my daughter 1st year is a breeze! Though the hours seems to be 1.5 times the full time course load for College Freshman. It’s actually not that bad. As I stated in my previous postings watch out for the Anatomy in the 1st semester as this is a critical course that goes to account towards your Sciences GPA.
Summer gets tough - Most will be taking Org Chem (with Lab) and Cell Bio. Due to 8 week term and 4 days/week classes if you want to get an A you need to be on your toes!
“One academic credit hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction is equivalent to 50 minutes of clock time”
Laboratory courses are calculated slightly differently:
“One academic credit hour for a laboratory class is equivalent to two scheduled hours of laboratory experience per week”
@pun2018 My advise is to be patient. Yes, it is competitive for OOS based on previous posts on this thread, but many OOS opt of out for various reasons and waitlisted candidates are taken off the list and are invited for interview.
… so I was just wondering. But number of applicants keep increasing not decreasing so it looks like they’ll come out next week.