First-Time Applicants and Reapplicants Postbaccalaureate Program: 2009-2010
Supported by The California Endowment
Phase I: June 21 - August 15, 2009
Phase II: September 24 - June 11, 2010
Welcome Prehealth Student:
If you are searching for a culturally-sensitive, supportive environment in which to strengthen your premedical credentials, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine offers two pathways to a career in medicine that may be of interest to you.
The First-Time Applicants and Reapplicants Postbaccalaureate Program is designed to assist highly motivated students from disadvantaged backgrounds* in gaining an acceptance into a U.S. medical school within one year after completion of the program. Selected candidates are provided an opportunity to improve their existing academic credentials through advanced coursework in the biological sciences and public health. Students also receive instruction in cognitive strategies, basic science research, and exposure to introductory clinical skills before beginning the medical school application process. In addition to highly experienced faculty and staff, the program offers selected candidates one to two years in which to complete their individualized programs.
We welcome your application and want to assure you that your application will be professionally scrutinized for selection. To facilitate the process, the application can be submitted online. Additional materials must be mailed directly to the address provided. If you so desire, you may contact a program representative to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your online application. A detailed explanation of program offerings and contact information are provided in the "Program Overview" section.
*Definition of Disadvantaged Background:
- Student comes from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and ability to enroll in and graduate from a health professions school, or
- Student comes from a family with an annual income below a level based on low-income thresholds according to family size, published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index, and adjusted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for adaptation to this program. (See Federal Register, Volume 70, Number 33, February 18, 2005, pp. 8381-8382 for low-income level thresholds used by the Federal Government to define Exceptional Financial Need (EFN).
Partial funding provided by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Professions Diversity
