Thompson Advising: Medical School Admissions Consulting

01/06/2022

https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2022/01/med-school-applications-fall-from-last-years-highs-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels/

While 'The Fauci Effect' brought more med school applications than usual last year, the growth in applications has returned to average levels.

12/09/2021

The 2021 first-year class is larger, more diverse than any before. Did the pandemic, social justice, or remote interviews boost motivation of aspiring doctors?

11/30/2021

This is big news.

The administration seeks to eliminate a shortage of health providers by offering scholarships and repaying student loans.

11/18/2021

AACOM head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, said medical schools prioritize health equity curricula because they must train the next generation of competent physicians.

10/08/2021

The history between largely rural states and Native American communities is filled with broken promises and surrendered land. In Oklahoma, a state university and the Cherokee Nation have launched the nation’s first tribally affiliated medical school.

09/09/2021

This was just announced and is a great opportunity for those who will have a gap year before medical school.

With $400 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, Public Health AmeriCorps seeks to create up to 5,000 positions over the next five years.

08/10/2021

Wow, applications to FAU increased 61%.

The 66 members of the Schmidt College of Medicine’s incoming class were selected among 6,032 applicants, up 61 percent from last year. They received their first doctor’s white coat at the White Coat Ceremony.

07/07/2021

This is big news.

Graduate medical programs at the university attracted national attention earlier this year following the suspension of Dr. Princess Dennar.

06/08/2021

University of Texas at Austin recognizes work to be done in faculty, student diversity and in training future medical personnel.

06/07/2021

This is concerning.

Montana is one of only four states without a medical school, and two groups with different financial models hope to remedy that. One plans a for-profit school, but critics say students may suffer.

05/27/2021

A growing number of medical school leaders say that isolated mentions of health inequities are not enough. Instead, social drivers must be front and center.

05/20/2021

The pressure and anxiety surrounding Step 1 is one of the main reasons cited by the USMLE to justify its adoption of a pass-fail grading system. However, many medical students are met with more trepidation about their future as this major anticipated change in Step 1 takes effect.