Study for the medical field with a postgraduate medical college program.
If your goal is to become a professional in the medical field, you'll be aware that completion of a four-year bachelor's degree program is only the beginning of your educational studies. Undergraduates complete programs in pre-med or a general studies major heavy on the science courses, then seek graduate degrees at a medical school. Some postgraduate medical colleges offer a range of specialties, while others are more concentrated. The postgraduate medical college experience combines classroom learning with clinical experience and student-affiliated organizations.
Columbia University
Housed within the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons are degree programs in a number of graduate medical fields, including pathology, radiology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, pharmacology and urology. Students in the program seek medical degrees such as MD, doctor of physical therapy, a joint MD and MBA in health policy of management, an MS in nutrition or a joint MD/PhD. Columbia offers research institutes for students to work on projects and theses, including a comprehensive cancer center, center for spectroscopy, institute for the study of human reproduction, center for geriatrics and gerontology and the center for radiological research. While enrolled, students have the opportunity to join on-campus organizations such as the internal medicine interest group, plastic surgery interest group, integrative medicine club, Columbia radiology interest group and the urology interest group.
Applicants must have a minimum of three full years in a bachelor's program, including course work in English, chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and physics. Any bachelor's degree major field is acceptable. Letters of recommendation and MCAT scores are required.
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
212-305-2868
columbia.edu
Baylor College of Medicine
Students seeking a surgical concentration in the field of medicine will find a variety of specialties available at the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Surgery, including cardiothoracic, pediatric, vascular, plastic and congenital heart surgery divisions, plus surgical oncology, endovascular therapy and transplant and assist devices. Baylor students get the advantage of real-world clinical experience through the college's affiliated medical organizations such as the Ben Taub General Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Students may participate in Baylor's student surgical society, the association of Indian medical students, the Baylor student pediatric association, student oncology interest group, radiology club and Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society.
Candidates for Baylor's medical school must be in their fourth year of an undergraduate degree program. Baylor also offers both fellowships and residency programs in each of its surgical specialties; medical transcripts, a personal statement, curriculum vitae, notarized medical school diploma, three professional references and a picture ID are required.
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Surgery
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
713-798-8070
debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org
The University of Vermont
The University of Vermont offers graduate studies in medical fields such as molecular physiology and biophysics, radiology, surgery, pediatrics, family medicine, anesthiology, obstetrics, pathology and psychiatry. Students complete a seven-year combined MD-PhD program, which begins with 18 months of coursework and foundations courses with laboratory rotations, followed by outpatient work with clinical rotations. Students spend 2.5 years on a thesis project and complete their program with electives and advanced course work. The University holds a research day every July, where students present updates on their thesis work and take in a keynote speech by a visiting physician.
Candidates must be currently enrolled or have graduated from a pre-med program and must supply a letter of recommendation from the college's pre-med advisor. Three letters of recommendation (two letters from science professors and one letter from a non-science professor) may be substituted. Essays and MCAT scores are also required.
The University of Vermont
College of Medicine
Burlington, VT 05405
802-656-3131
uvm.edu
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