Are BS/MD Programs Worth It? Pros & Cons

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Hi. Thanks for this! I have a bachelors degree in Medical Laboratory Science. I'd like to study medicine. How do I go about this please? Thank you.

I did BS/MD, and have no regrets!!! But I had no weekends, no summer vacations and that was hard.

That's basically UK unis

Can you do so you want to be a pathologist?

I don't like BS/MD programs because I didn't get into one. Yes, I'm salty.

Hello i was wondering if anyone can help me. I am a high school student who wants to get into medicine. I want to become a surgeon who has a life changing effect on people but have fixed work hours and isnt on call always. I want a good work life balance and i enjoy mysteries when it comes to patient care. I just dont know if that specialty exists.

I’m a junior in high school and I really want to apply to a BS/MD program as I think it suits me better. I don’t have enough extracurriculars and I’m my state it’s hard to find any kind of medical programs for high school students.

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BS MD is so nice!! having a 19 year old brain in medical school is amazing. being 22/24 is a difference. The older you get you start to get a little more tired. As a BS in neuroscience many classes I took in my junior and senior year were repeated in medically school. I have taken multiple courses 2-3x. Cell biology and biochemistry are already so similar in undergrad & again in med school...I mean I guess I did well. Not necessary. Also doing BS md means you don’t really have to do ECs, research and volunteering. You can aim to get your 3.6+ for the first two years and then boom you start school!
it’s a fantastic choice tbh

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Went to a BS/MD program and dropped it after realizing i had way too many interests to commit to that path. after exploring the real world, i missed medicine, so I re-applied to med school and am now a current medical student. BS/MD is good for people who have a one track mind, but not for dreamers like me :)

It’s a good idea for those who know what they want early on, but shouldn’t be the only option. Not everyone knows what they want at 18. If it weren’t for the US college structure, I would have never found out I love medicine or gone on to attend med school (I switched to premed my sophomore spring after falling in love with a core science human biology course I got by pure chance. I realize however, I’m probably an exception to general trends in terms of when and how I decided)

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I am in a BS/MD program and the one piece of advice that I would give to those in high school is to be 100% sure you want to be a doctor because you will be stuck there for the next 7 years of your life. A lot of my friends lost interest in being a doctor but they couldn’t do anything.

Can someone tell me bout the BS/MD australian system

One of my residency attending a once told us that BS/MD program are for those students who’s parents are doctors and they have to be a doctor as well but just don’t quite have the grades to make it.

come to australia we got 5 year BS/MD programs

Hey, Dr. Jubbal, could you please go over dual degree programs with med school? Programs like MD/MBA, MD/MPH, etc. I would love to hear more about the opportunities, pros and cons, etc. Thanks :)

I wish programs like these existed in Canada, I would have preferred to take this route then the traditional one :(((

the thing that worries me about the BS/MD route is taking classes year round. I'm afraid that I will be burnt out from taking classes fall-summer. I'm also stressed about my acceptance as I come from a small school where AP and IB classes are not offered. I have been accepted into a technical school where my junior year I took a medical terminology class and Allied Health and this upcoming year I will take the professional nursing program. I was supposed to get shadowing hours from this but due to COVID, I'm unable to get any shadowing or volunteering hours. I am just worried that what I was offered won't be enough.

is there a bs/dvm program for vet?

Just graduated from 6 year BA/MD program from high school. I’m very happy with my school and the outcome. My husband and I matched into our first choice. Don’t get me wrong it was stressful but Med school is stressful in general but it kept my loans veryyy low

I rotated with a Bariatric surgeon in Hawaii who went through a BS/MD program. Awesome guy.

what is the difference between bs and ba?

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I plan on getting into med school through public health if they accept me but now that I have seen this if the college and med school closest to me does do this do I need to contact them both or just one to ask if I can do this BSMD path

Does bs/md program need clinical experiences

Can you leave the course after 3 years?

I’m a junior in high school aiming for BS/MD but I’m worried I don’t stand a chance. In terms of GPA I’m pretty good (4.72) and I’m in the top 6% of my class, but I don’t have any hospital volunteering or shadowing due to COVID, and neither have I had the means to conduct and publish research. I also haven’t won any huge awards in high school. Is there anything I can do while I still have time to boost my resume?

who was gonna tell me i have to take physics again to become a doctor😟

What is the school and personal life balance when taking a BS/MD program? Is it practical to have summer break, days off, etc?

are there any bs/md programs for people that already graduated ? I always wanted to be a doctor. I graduated last year and I just found out about these programs😔

I really want to be a doctor. I wish I got on this program. I don't know if there are any available for international applicants

How do you think the BS/MD path would be for a non traditional med student ?

Well, not sure about lower MCAT requirements for BsMd. One bsmd I know requires mcat >= 514.

I just learned about the bsmd route I’m a high school jr, I do well in school and do extracurriculars and I’m a a good interviewer and have a strong passion for medicine (I’m first gen healthcare worker) and emt school rn, but idk if I need to me a 5.0 valedictorian to even have a chance

so does the bs/md program after graduation can choose what type of specific aneseothiloist doctor u wanna be? or what type of doctor do they have a choose ?

I would not recommend a bs/md as it restricts your movement to other schools. A lot of programs state you have to maintain a 3.7 and some with mcat. That already makes you competitive to a bevy of schools. Now you’re restricted.

can international students get scholorships in BS/MD

Are there any scholarships for such programs???

How do you find the list of bs md program

Hi there, is anyone studying at Sophie Davis NY? I interested in applying to this school - your help will be very useful to me! ✌️

Can I still do the bs/md if I have gotten my aa due to dual enrollment in highschool

the commiting without enough exposure to medicine is basically what goes on in pakistan, india and most other asian countries. You become a doctor in 5 years straight out of secondary school.

I have my associates straight out of high school because of DE classes. Does that shorten the amount of time I spend in the program?

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should i apply to a bsmd program as a "last straw school" so basically if i get rejected from all my targets and dreams(somehow), and get accepted into bsmd(somehow), then i attend?

this guy said bsmd is easier..... lol are you for real? easier? its less than ivy acceptance rate

BSMD has the very low admission rate. It is extremely competitive. 1000s students fight for 10 BSMD positions usually . or even 3200 applicants to fight for 20s. Premed track will be the path to most of students who could take.