The Program in Liberal Medical Education will introduce two new interdisciplinary courses for undergraduates in fall 2014, said Associate Dean of Medicine Julianne Ip ’75 MD’78. The courses — which ...

Many students at Barnard and Columbia start off their college experiences as pre-med students, but wonder, “Is pre-med what I actually want to do?” While Gen Chem, the required introductory class for ...

Biological sciences, chemistry and human physiology are all common majors for students who plan to one day apply to medical school. English, astronomy and communications? Not nearly as common — but ...

Pre-med students coming into Brown often have their class list already mapped out for the next four years. This is understandable, since medical school requirements are so numerous and hefty. In many ...

Premedical students may choose any undergraduate major. However, medicine is a science-based discipline. Prospective medical students must do well in the required science courses. If you choose a ...

Ezekiel J. Emanuel joins a long list of medical educators who have called for reform and redefinition of medical education in the United States (“How to Redefine a Medical Education,” The Chronicle ...

Most University of Iowa students taking pre-health and STEM classes have fallen victim to multiple weed-out courses. Instead of fostering an environment where students can learn and grow their ...

Luz (not her real name) could be a great doctor. A Latina student from Arizona, she graduated at the top of her high school class and has always aspired to give back to her community. But ultimately, ...

As daunting as it may seem to pick a career path fresh out of high school, the good news is you can always change your major – around 30% of UCLA students do. But when it comes to switching out of a ...

The truth about the pre-med program at Tufts As the person who teaches the lion's share of the introductory chemistry courses at Tufts, I would like to address some of the points made about the ...

When I tell someone that I’m a pre-med student, their general response is one of sympathy. Looking at Princeton’s pre-med classes, it’s not hard to see why. For many first-years, acclimating to ...

While Northwestern University is on the quarter calendar, our course credit is expressed in terms of units, not semester or quarter hours. Course credit units can be confusing for Northwestern ...