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Minimum viable US medical school (in theory): Prerequisites: High school AP bio/Chem/physics/stats. College biochemistry. Standard interview process. Preclin
by medymed 9y ago
Minimum viable US medical school (in theory):
Prerequisites: High school AP bio/Chem/physics/stats. College biochemistry.
Standard interview process.
Preclinical: 1.5 years of online instruction and drilling (UsmleWORLD, firecracker, Pathoma etc) for USMLE 1. Cost ~$500 per year.
1.5-2 years clinical rotations. Cost: at current yearly tuition.
Then graduate, residency.
- pmiller2 9y agoThat's a reasonable approximation of PA school: publichealth.tufts.edu/Academics/Physician-Assistant-Program/Curriculum
- tbihl 9y agoOnly when looked at from the craziness of medical school. Tuition: $42k/year (similar to most PA schools, though a few have better in-state pricing) http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Admissions/Financing-Your-Education/Program-Costs/PA-Program-Total-Annual-Estimated-Costs http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Admissions/Financing-Your-Educ... Also, "All academic coursework AND a bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college must be completed before submitting an application to the PA Program". A bachelor's degree is such a painful gatekeeper: four years of opportunity cost in addition to steep tuition. I'm not going to argue that undergrad is strictly vocational in purpose, but many students view it as such and thus get nothing further from it.
- Danihan 9y agoIf only we lived in this world.
- HillaryBriss 9y agoyou mean the "dissect a cadaver" thing is not required?