Medical school prerequisites, such as mandatory premed classes and the Medical College Admission Test or MCAT, are designed to ensure that anyone accepted to medical school is prepared for the ...

The U.S doctor shortage is worse among underrepresented racial minority groups. Pathway programs improve minority access to medical school. Some med schools deemphasize MCAT scores and undergraduate ...

The diversity of medical school classes has barely budged in recent decades, even with the ability to consider an applicant’s race as one factor in admissions. Now, many medical school leaders fear a ...

High school students have an increasing number of opportunities to explore a career in medicine. Exploring medicine in high school is important because students can determine whether to pursue or to ...

University of California Los Angeles and University of California San Francisco medical schools each removed requirements for ...

Continue to work/volunteer in a medical area and maintain an upward trent in your GPA Take/retake MCAT to improve scores if needed Confirm that schools have received your application materials and ...

AUSTIN — New medical schools are launching across the country to address a projected physician shortage. They’re promising innovative curriculums that let aspiring doctors spend time doing research, ...

The school is the fifth campus of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, a prominent national trainer of doctors.

This story was originally published July 17, 2026 by the Nashville Banner. Sign up for their newsletter. Belmont University’s fledgling medical school has hit a major stumbling block, just as it ...

This article is more than 3 years old. This year's medical school application cycle is underway. If the past few years of data are any indication, more than 50,000 prospective students will vie for ...