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Pre-medical (often referred to as pre-med) is an educational track that undergraduate students mostly in the United States pursue prior to becoming medical students. It involves activities that prepare a student for medical school , such as pre-med coursework, volunteer activities, clinical experience, research, and the application process.
As of 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranks Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine #11 (tie) on their "Best Medical Schools: Research" list. [7] MCASOM is the most selective medical school in the United States, with the lowest acceptance rate (2.1%) among schools submitting data for the 2017-2018 application cycle.
In the U.S., a medical school is an institution with the purpose of educating medical students in the field of medicine. [7] Most medical schools require students to have already completed an undergraduate degree, although CUNY School of Medicine in New York is one of the few in the U.S. that integrates pre-med with medical school.
MD Applicant [8] [9] Georgia: Athens: University of Georgia College of Medicine MD Applicant [8] Illinois: Chicago: Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine DO Candidate [10] Maryland: Hagerstown: Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine DO Candidate [11] Nevada: Las Vegas: Roseman University College of Medicine MD Candidate [8] New York: Buffalo
In 2018, 672 of 1855 total applicants successfully matriculated into MD-PhD programs (36.2%), but only 513 of these slots were at MSTPs, making the matriculation rate for MSTPs nationally 27.7%. [5] In comparison, MD-only programs had 40,174 positions for a total of 95,797 applicants (a 41.9% matriculation rate). [6]
[1] [2] GW SMHS experienced a rise in the number of applications, to 14,649 applications in 2012. [5] It receives more applications each year than any other allopathic medical school in the country. [6] The school has more than 700 medical students currently enrolled in its Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.
In 2023, many of the Ivy League schools (as part of a national trend) stopped sending information to the U.S. News medical school rankings; [5] as of 2024 all but Yale and Dartmouth chose to withdraw and are currently unranked. Current rankings are listed below.
The MD/PhD Program, established in 1983 and funded partly by the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program, is a collaborative training program involving the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. The program serves as a bridge between the medical curriculum and a large number of graduate programs at the two universities.