<p>Do medical schools frown upon taking organic chemistry during the summer, especially since it's the most critical course in the premed curriculum? Does this affect a medical school admissions committee's opinion of the applicant if they choose to take "an easy way out"?</p>
<p>Snuffles, Tufts has an 8 year program. A person applies to it during their sophmore year. </p>
<p>It's very interesting to read different opinions about these B.s./m.d. programs. I agree that most of these programs aren't high caliber. Looking at the rankings and residency acceptances, I see what some are talking about. However, wouldn't anyone agree that the Rice/Baylor, Northwestern's, Brown's, and Case Western programs are top-notch? Their undergraduate schools are highly-esteemed( I'm not to familiar with Case Western's program)? Their med schools, except for Brown which is mostly into primary care, are well looked upon, too. What comments does anyone have on these programs which seem quite good.</p>
<p>I was probably a little too dogmatic in my last posting. Case, Northwestern, and Baylor are very good schools although not generally thought to be in the top 10 or 15 by reputation. My comments on getting a broad education, intellectual exploration, and personal development and maturity still hold even for these schools. I would advise most students to take the time to get a full college education.</p>
<p>Getting into medical school is a noteworthy achievement no matter what school you ultimately attend. Most schools are affiliated with teaching hospitals that offer training in practically every subspecialty and specialty. So going to a lesser known school should not prevent you from doing what you want to do professionally. If you do well at your med school you will probably gain admission to the training programs offered by your school. You are a known and proven commodity to them. However, just like attending certain colleges that have stronger reputations will improve grad/professional school placement, attending certain medical schools will improve the odds of gaining a top residency placement. </p>
<p>I don't think medical schools care when you take organic chemistry as long as it is a rigorous course (at least comparable to what you would take at your own college) and you do reasonably well in the course (Ideally B+ or better). Med schools would not look highly on taking Organic Chemstry at a local community college, for instance. Organic chemistry is a tough course to master in a short time so you will have to decide whether you can learn the material in such a format.</p>
<p>Wisconsin has one but for residents only.</p>