Drexel University, College of Medicine Admission
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The Facts

Drexel University is a rather moderately sized, private institution located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 15,000 students. The university's College of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 1,000 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 26, and it is quite rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its alternatively designed curriculum, as well as for its extensive clinical training program. Besides the traditional MD degree, the school offers several combined degrees in the MD/MHP, the MD/MS, and the MD/PhD, which includes specialties in the areas of bioengineering, cardiovascular biology, clinical microbiology, interdepartmental medical science, laboratory animal science, medical science preparatory, microbiology and immunology, molecular and cell biology, molecular and human genetics, molecular pathobiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, as well as radiation sciences.

Admission to Drexel University's College of Medicine is quite competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 7,982 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 884 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 225 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of 10.3 in Biology, 9.8 in Physics, and 9.5 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.5. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

Graduates of Drexel University's College of Medicine are often accepted to some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation, and often stay within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Some of the most common specialties include primary care, neurology, cardiology, as well as pediatrics.

Clinical Programs

Students at the College of Medicine are required to complete extensive clinical training, including 12 weeks of medicine, 12 weeks of surgery, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 6 weeks of psychiatry, 4 weeks of neurology, 4 weeks of a Subinternship, as well as 6 weeks of family medicine. Students complete their clinical training at affiliated hospitals and research facilities including the Allegheny University Hospitals Hahnemann, the Allegheny University Hospitals MCP, the Allegheny University Hospitals City Avenue, the Allegheny University Hospitals Elkins Park, the Allegheny University Hospitals Mt. Sinai, Allegheny University Hospitals Parkview, the Allegheny University Hospitals Rancocoas, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, as well as the Allegheny University Medical Center Forbes-Metropolitan in the Pittsburgh area.

What's Good

"The clinical training you get here is absolutely incredible, and you really feel confident heading into your residency."

"There are so many affiliated hospitals that you can really see a broad spectrum of the medical community."

"It's quite easy to get into one of your top three residency choices, which is a definite advantage."

What's Bad

"Sometimes I wish the clinical training was less traditional, and gave you a more diverse range of areas of study."

"There actually isn't any on campus graduate housing available, so you're all on your own."

"Students do tend to get quite competitive here. They feel the need to seek out the favor of certain teachers."

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