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What other top medical schools offer a program where you go 8 years, and after the eight years you receive your BS and MD? I know Brown has this, and I think I heard Rice had one, too.

By Dreadpirate (Dreadpirate) on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 10:26 pm: Edit

Rice/Baylor and Case Western are two of the best. They are also the most competitive, accepting only 15 students per year.

By Snuffles (Snuffles) on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 10:53 pm: Edit

Tufts, Northwestern,and WUSTL. Can't think of any others off the top of my head. All of these programs have 1-2%, if not less, acceptance rates.

By Subtrunks (Subtrunks) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 06:23 am: Edit

University of Rochester

By Alexandre (Alexandre) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 10:23 am: Edit

Michigan, Penn and WUSL have the top 3 such programs. All three have top 10 medical schools and all three have top 25 undergraduate educations. But like Snuffles says, the acceptance rate into those programs is ridiculous.

Northwestern, Brown, Case Western and the Rice/Baylor are also good, but not quite as good.

By Wobudong (Wobudong) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 08:46 pm: Edit

I could be mistaken, but I believe that Michigan no longer has a program (Michigan State does), and Penn never has had one, although Penn State has one with Jefferson. The Wash U. program really does not offer much of an advantage over straight undergrad because it requires a GPA and an MCAT score that will you get you admitted to many top med schools. For combined quality of the program, Rice/Baylor, Case, Brown and NW are tops. For combined quality and value, Rice/Baylor and Case Western are in a league of their own.

By Im_Blue (Im_Blue) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 08:50 pm: Edit

This link lists the 30 combined BS/MD programs.

http://services.aamc.org/currdir/section3/degree2.cfm?data=yes&program=bsmd

By Dreadpirate (Dreadpirate) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 09:15 pm: Edit

Wobudong: You are right about Wash U university scholars in medicine. The requirement for a guaranteed spot in the med school is a 3.8 GPA and a 36 on the MCAT. Don't think I'd turn down Princeton or Yale for those odds.