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This may become a big “nothing burger,” but the Wall Street Journal has another editorial railing against the “woke” culture that is becoming more widespread at medical [...]

The Wall Street Journal has an article about how the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine had to terminate an exercise that involved racially segregating students after a civil rights complaint [...]

A new study from Elsevier Health concludes that approximately one-quarter of medical school students consider quitting med school and many of them will never treat patients. This statistic is [...]

Look out US News! There is a new medical school rankings methodology and we’re quite excited about its prospects. It was created by Dr. Brandon Turner, an oncology resident at Mass General [...]

Earlier today, the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) announced it received a $25 million gift for a new medical school. The gift is the largest in the school’s history and comes from [...]

Northern Arizona University (NAU) announced it will be opening a new medical school specifically focused on training Arizona residents committed to remaining in the state. The NAU School of [...]

Dual degrees emerge all the time to meet an ever-changing market demand, so it should surprise no one that a dual degree is now available that combines the traditional MD with a Master of Science [...]

Brown announced it will no longer participate in the US News and World Report medical school rankings. It should come as no surprise to those that follow medical school admissions that the [...]

A medical watchdog group called Do No Harm is alleging the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai engaged in illegal racial discrimination in a civil rights complaint filed with the US [...]

Students, faculty, and the University Senate have all been staunchly critical of the proposed merger of the New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) in Newark and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School [...]

US News lifted its self-imposed indefinite suspension and published its medical school rankings. Harvard Medical School took the top ranking for research medical schools followed by Johns Hopkins [...]

You did indeed read that correctly. The previously reported delay in the US News & World Report medical school rankings has now been extended “indefinitely.” For any prospective [...]

In an about face from last week, US News announced it was delaying the release of its 2023-2024 medical school rankings for a week so it could investigate concerns the schools raised. More [...]

US News is indeed releasing their 2023-2024 medical school rankings even with the ongoing ‘rankings boycott’ from many of the ranked schools. While the rankings will not be officially [...]

The University of Texas Regents approved $308 million for the design, development, and construction for the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine’s new five-story and nearly [...]

The 30 MCAT test dates for 2023 have been published and you can see them here. As always, we recommend registering early for your preferred test date and we strongly encourage you to take this [...]

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine will offer its course on medical misinformation to pharmacy and nursing students. This course was introduced this past year and only offered [...]

Delaware State University (DSU) and ChristianaCare have discussed the possibility of starting a medical school in Delaware according to Delaware Public Media. Delaware’s population has been [...]

The UMass Chan Medical School announced it is poised to open a second regional campus. This is subject to accreditor approval and the location would be at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in [...]

The first Rochester Institute of Technology BS/MD cohort matriculated at State University of New York Upstate Medical University this month. According to RIT, there were only two students in the [...]

Israel has stopped allowing foreign students to pursue an MD degree in Israel. This decision was made after the Council for Higher Education and the Health and Finance Ministries became alarmed [...]

With Morgan State University in Baltimore joining Xavier University in New Orleans, there appear to be some new medical school seats to help alleviate the current physician shortage. [...]

The FTC is alleging that Saint James School of Medicine deceptively marketed its USMLE Step 1 pass rate and its residency match rate. The school has been ordered to pay $1.2 million to students [...]

Officials ceremoniously broke ground on the Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine yesterday afternoon. The inaugural class of 80 is scheduled to matriculate in the summer of 2023. By 2025, the [...]

A record $95 million donation from philanthropist Dr. Marnix Heersink has resulted in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s medical school being renamed to the UAB Marnix E. Heersink [...]

The only public medical school in Massachusetts just announced a $175 million gift from billionaire investor Gerald Chan and his family’s charity, the Morningside Foundation. If the Chan [...]

Medical school applications are up and med school is as popular a graduate school option as ever. Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Stanford University School of Medicine both [...]

Allegations of racial bias from a black faculty member have prompted the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to put the Tulane University School of Medicine on [...]

The New York Times published a great article earlier today about some of the difficulties faced by Caribbean medical school students and graduates. It’s something we’ve covered [...]

Money.com has a nice article about how expensive medical school has become and how much debt may graduates have. Of course, the silver lining is that the physician salaries make the debt levels [...]

We might have some good news for our current group of blog readers who are likely planning to apply next year — assuming they’re not waiting to hear back on their final applications [...]

Medical school applications appear headed to a record high this year. After a decade that witnessed an average application growth of 3%, with some flattening of late, it appears med school [...]

Macleans published its 2021 Canadian medical school rankings. For the second consecutive year, McGill took the top spot with the University of Toronto securing the number two ranking. You are [...]

Medical school applications are up almost 17% through the end of August as interest in medical school, most likely fueled by the pandemic, has greatly heightened interest in medical schools [...]

The University of Minnesota Medical School has made the MCAT optional for all applicants for the 2020-2021 application cycle. This applies to both the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses. The [...]

Queens University (QUB) will admit 80 additional students after the Irish government announced funding for those additional seats. The purpose behind this is to increase the number of physicians [...]

Medical school applications are up. A lot. Double digits. To be a bit more exact, as of August 11, medical school applications to allopathic schools are up 14% and osteopathic school applications [...]

We wanted to follow up on our earlier blog about whether med schools will waive the MCAT with a note about a growing group called Students for Ethical Admissions. It’s a grassroots group of [...]

Well, that didn’t take long. Within 24 hours of the news that the ACP wanted the MCAT waived for 2021 applicants, the AAMC has released an open letter explaining why it opposes that idea. [...]

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is strongly encouraging medical schools to waive the MCAT for Fall 2021 applicants due to the pandemic and the difficulties many are facing with regard to [...]

Expect to see increased competition for spots in medical school. MCAT registrations are up over 400% and, based on our conversations with prospective applicants as well as everything we’re [...]

Morgan State University, a HBCU located in Baltimore, is exploring the possibility of opening a private, osteopathic medical school on its campus. A private company, Salud LLC, would build the [...]

Earlier today, the University of Arizona College of Medicine announced it will offer free tuition to state residents who commit to remain in Arizona and help the state address its acute physician [...]

NYU renamed its medical school the NYU Robert I. Grossman School of Medicine. This was not done in recognition of a large financial donation. Instead, it was done to honor Robert Grossman, who is [...]

Our medical school application timeline has been updated for recommended applicant activities for November and December to help you stay on the right path whether you are a current applicant or [...]

Macleans published its 2020 Canadian medical school rankings earlier this week. While the MacLeans rankings don’t receive the same hype as the US News & World Report medical school [...]

Scientific American has a nice article on the future of cadavers in medical school education in their October 2019 issue. The article explains that this year a few US medical schools are teaching [...]

The University of Michigan Medical School is building a new $920 million 264-bed hospital it is touting as the most advanced in the state of Michigan. The university’s board of regents [...]

Earlier today, Weill Cornell Medicine announced that it will offer full scholarships to cover all tuition, housing, room and board and other expenses. The singular caveat is that the students [...]

Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, the Dean at Weill Cornell Medicine recently wrote an op-ed about medical school burnout. Obviously, an op-ed from the dean of a top medical school will carry more weight [...]

Pennsylvania is set to get a new osteopathic medical school. The Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine is set to open in 2023. Initially, Duquesne plans to admit 75 students into [...]

A new medical school could be coming to Northern Virginia. George Mason is conducting a feasibility study on a new med school. Additionally, the proposed location is on or near its Science and [...]

The June edition of our Insider Edge newsletter will be distributed later today. In addition to exclusive savings offers, this month’s issue will include: Medical School Personal Statement [...]

We are pleased to announce that we now have some free sample MCAT questions on our site. You read that correctly. They are 100% FREE. You don’t have to pay money or divulge personal [...]

We just updated our testimonials page for some of our medical school testimonials received so far this calendar year. As with all of our testimonials, these are completely unsolicited. Two of the [...]

The rigging of the Japanese medical school entrance exam to favor men is now history. Subsequently, it turns out 26.38 percent of female applicants passed the exam compared to only 21.79 percent [...]

We updated medical school book reviews for new editions and new titles. In particular, we added Medical School 2.0: An Unconventional Guide to Learn Faster, Ace the USMLE, and Get Into Your Top [...]

A new paper from Hamilton College professor Matthew Grace examines gender-based differences in premed attrition. Last month, you may recall, we discussed a paper that cited lower self confidence [...]

In a move that caught many off guard, the ACGME stripped USC of accreditation for its cardiovascular disease fellowship. This move all but shuts down the fellowship next year. The reasons for the [...]

Earlier this month, a study found women drop out of premed at a higher rate than men. Most interestingly, they dropped out at higher rates even when they had the same grades as their male [...]

Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) announced free tuition for up to half its future students. That is to say, WUSM has allocated $100 million in scholarships over the next ten years. [...]

A new study shows depression and suicidal thoughts are prevalent in early medical school students. The study surveyed students at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine between July 2017 [...]

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine is ending its use of race in admissions. Consequently, the agreement with the Trump administration ends a 14 year probe by the [...]

Five more medical schools have joined the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium. This AMA group promotes “innovation to tackle the biggest challenges in health [...]

This week, the Texas House approved plans for two new medical schools. Both medical schools will be in the Houston area. Sam Houston State University was approved to start an osteopathic school. [...]

Alaska may become the first state to cut funding for medical school education. Currently, the state pays a little less than $40,000 for each of its 80 residents at University of Washington. [...]

Michigan Doctors, or MIDOCs, has placed its first eight residents in underserved areas of the state. The innovative program receives half its $10 million funding from the state of Michigan. The [...]

The New England Journal of Medicine published an article titled “Sleep and Alertness in a Duty-Hour Flexibility Trial in Internal Medicine.” Did the long shifts negatively impact the [...]

US News just released its 2020 medical school rankings. Harvard and Johns Hopkins remained one and two, respectively for the top research medical schools. In the primary care rankings, UNC [...]

It appears the scandal surrounding Toyko Medical University is about to get worse. The Japan Times is reporting a relationship between donations and score adjustments. The alleged donations were [...]

The good news is the number of unmatched Canadian medical school graduates dropped in 2019. After the first match day, 174 remain in need of a residency. That’s still a significant number. [...]

The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will be free for its first five graduating classes. As previously discussed, the nonprofit school in Pasadena California will begin accepting applications [...]

“We’re not going to be making any specific announcements [about the new NYU medical school on the Long Island campus] until after state and academic-accreditation approvals are [...]

Yale School of Medicine students receiving need-based scholarships are in luck. Beginning next year, they will only need $15,000 in loans to cover their cost of attendance. Currently, they must [...]

Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is planning “the biggest thing we’ve done since 1828” according to Dean David Hess. (1828 is the year the school was founded.) The three-pronged [...]

The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University may have violated the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) according to CBS News. The AWA requires a level of care and treatment for animals bred [...]

We’re receiving questions with alarming frequency about whether thank-you notes are still recommended after medical school admission interviews. “It’s 2019. Didn’t [...]

The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine is receiving push back on its proposal to raise its math and science GPA and MCAT cutoffs to 3.4 and 512, respectively. Many at Geffen are worried this is [...]

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is making significant progress on a new osteopathic medical school in Elmira, NY. The school is on track to open by the end of the year and over [...]

This past August, the New York University School of Medicine made the surprise announcement that the school would begin offering free tuition to all of its students effective immediately. Not [...]