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[quote=Anonymous]I did a BS/MD program at NU. Doesn’t exist anymore but it was great. Removes stress from undergrad years so that I could explore more. In fact, the folks in the program were less tunnel visioned because they had the freedom to take all kinds of classes and had time for non-medical ECs. 
There was no obligation to go to the medical school but only a few did not.

17 was not too young to know for some people. And you aren’t locked in. If I had changed my mind, I could have taken my ABET certified engineering degree and gone a different path other than medical school. For most kids accepted into these programs, premed is a breeze, and quite frankly, so is medical school.

Most of us loved med school and did well academically. I matched into a top 3 residency for my field and still love taking care of patients now that I’m mid-career.

I was able to have children at a reasonable age, after residency…. Which is huge.

Medicine is a huge sacrifice and asking these kids now to sacrifice more years, more money, personal health, and delay family life for decreasing pay, decreasing respect, and decreasing autonomy is a fool’s errand. [/quote]

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