Prerequisite courses for pre-meds could soon become a thing of the past. The American Association of Medical Colleges, which represents the nation’s 131 accredited medical schools, will meet in Boston ...

Unnecessary course requirements are keeping pre-med attrition rates at Yale College high, according to undergraduates interviewed. The pre-med sequence requires students to take specific science ...

The Program in Liberal Medical Education will introduce two new interdisciplinary courses for undergraduates in fall 2014, said Associate Dean of Medicine Julianne Ip ’75 MD’78. The courses — which ...

The most consistent and strident calls for medical education reform over the past century have focused on premedical preparation. The first attempt at standardizing requirements for medical school ...

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This post was updated May 28 at 10:18 p.m. I have grown amused observing people’s reactions when I tell them that I’m a public affairs student on the pre-med track. My explanation of my course of ...