BS/MD combined programs.

[Anonymous]

^^that is the BA/MD program at Brown.

[Anonymous]

Op, wait and see if your student has a choice
- then, you can debate the best decision. When there exists an actual decision

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, wait and see if your student has a choice
- then, you can debate the best decision. When there exists an actual decision

Yeah, it's always best to do no research in advance and make last minute decisions.

[Anonymous]

My physician phi and has always wished he had taken time off between college and med school. Many people do. Think about it: Once you get on that intense conveyor belt: college-->med school-->residency-->fellowship-->intense job, you never get off. There's something to be said for having a year (or three or six months) to travel, or a few years in a different job or just be less in a less INTENSE environment in your young adulthood then on the go, go, go track the entire time.

This is a great fit for some (type A, intense or whatever) but not as great a fit for others. My husband always wished he had "lived a little" in his early 20s. he saw many around him (in medical school/residency) who did this and seemed much happier.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. Previous poster. Sorry for all typos. Should read "my physician husband had always wished he took time off between college and med school"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Previous poster. Sorry for all typos. Should read "my physician husband had always wished he took time off between college and med school"

I agree but it won't stop some of these crazy parents from pushing their kids. It's another bragging right for them - a trophy horse!

[Anonymous]

Generally these combined programs has stipulations. You have to maintain a certain GPA and in some cases you need to get a certain score on the MCAT. So look at the fine print.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Advantage: you’re a solid 3-5 years ahead of your peers. Done with residency before you’re 30. Residency won’t conflict with starting a family (a huuuuuuuge issue for women doctors).

Disadvantage: extremely difficult to get into these programs.

It’s two years ahead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Advantage: you’re a solid 3-5 years ahead of your peers. Done with residency before you’re 30. Residency won’t conflict with starting a family (a huuuuuuuge issue for women doctors).

Disadvantage: extremely difficult to get into these programs.

It’s two years ahead

Also being done with residency by 30 is not necessarily true. Many fields now require 5-7 years of training unless you do primary care

[Anonymous]

Accelerated programs aren’t less credits or class hours, you simply attend each summer. That can be intense.

[Anonymous]

My DD graduated from VCU BS/MD program in 2014. She is now doing her neurosurgery specialty in FL. She is so tired of everything now and wished she could have studied something else. BS/MD is hard on a person physically and mentally. It is not for everyone.

[Anonymous]

I have 2 classmates from high school who did this. They did SUNY Downstate in NY. They both always knew they wanted to be Drs. [One we called Dr as a nickname in High School]

I know for both, finances played into the equation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD graduated from VCU BS/MD program in 2014. She is now doing her neurosurgery specialty in FL. She is so tired of everything now and wished she could have studied something else. BS/MD is hard on a person physically and mentally. It is not for everyone.

That describes most residents in a grueling speciality, regardless of whether they did a combined program or the more traditional route.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD graduated from VCU BS/MD program in 2014. She is now doing her neurosurgery specialty in FL. She is so tired of everything now and wished she could have studied something else. BS/MD is hard on a person physically and mentally. It is not for everyone.

That describes most residents in a grueling speciality, regardless of whether they did a combined program or the more traditional route.

I think PP's point is that it makes it even more difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD graduated from VCU BS/MD program in 2014. She is now doing her neurosurgery specialty in FL. She is so tired of everything now and wished she could have studied something else. BS/MD is hard on a person physically and mentally. It is not for everyone.

That describes most residents in a grueling speciality, regardless of whether they did a combined program or the more traditional route.

I think PP's point is that it makes it even more difficult.

Why/how?