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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are there so many requirements for getting into medical school now?  So many hours of extra stuff??  Why spend 4 yrs on undergrad classes but still need a gap year to do all the requirements and apply?

On the other end, there is a growing shortage of every doctor specialty, even in urban areas.

Smart kids who are qualified and interested are turned off by all the stupid requirements and the immense time it takes to do them.

[b]The system should make it easier for these kids to pursue medicine, not harder.[/b] It’s already a long grueling expensive road as it is. Why is the system making it even that much more difficult and more expensive??  As a society, this makes no sense at all.

Thoughts?[/quote]

Disagree. I'm glad to hear that there is still some sort of weed-out process in place. I was beginning to think they let anyone into med school.

The last thing we need is more so-called "smart kids" who think they want to be doctors, but don't want to put in the work required to learn and understand all that can take place in the human mind and body.[/quote]

+++ The current system works just fine. I have never met someone who had the smarts and the dedication not get in anywhere. 
40% of all US applicants get in to at least one MD program. The 60% who do not either did not have the GPA or MCAT score or did not put in the time on all of the other stuff, or have some serious flaws of personality (got to interview rounds then no acceptances). 
Can they try again? Sure, but if they do not get the stats up or do the extras they will not get in nor should they. 
Becoming a physician is a long road : Residency is more demanding than med school which is more demanding than undergrad. The weedout process works. You have to be excellent at advanced sciences and a quick thinker able to process complex situations fast in order to save lives. Look at the AMCAS data: Acceptance is approaching 60% for over 3.60 and over 510; the majority of rejections are GPAs below that or scores below or both. Sorry but 3.6 is a pretty low bar when most colleges have average GPAs of 3.7+ these days. [/quote]

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