Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine Admission
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
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Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine Application

The Facts

Michigan State University is a rather large, public institution located in the town of East Lansing, Michigan, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 35,000 students. The university's College of Human Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 435 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 25, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its clinical programs, as well as for its emphasis on community health and the doctor-patient relationship. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers a joint degree in the MD/PhD in the areas of biochemistry, molecular biology, bioethics, humanities, society, epidemiology, health communication, microbiology, molecular genetics, pharmacology, toxicology, as well as physiology.

Admission to Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 2,923 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 173 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 106 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 9.5 in Biology, 9.0 in Physics, and 9.1 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.4. 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.

The College of Human Medicine has about 300 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse medical and academic backgrounds. The school also boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 2:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the College of Human Medicine often are accepted into their top-choice residency programs, and most often specialize in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, ob/gyn, surgery, pediatrics, as well as psychiatry.

Clinical Programs

Students at the College of Human Medicine are required to complete extensive clinical programs, including various 8 week rotations of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, ob/gyn, as well as psychiatry.

What's Good

"The clinical programs give you equal time in each area so you really absorb everything."

"The students here are very kind and supportive of one another. It's fantastic."

"The professors are very eager to share their knowledge and know how to make classes engaging."

What's Bad

"We don't really have any time outside of class to complete the work we're given."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing available, which can be very inconvenient."

"Sometimes we spend too long on medical specialties that seem fairly irrelevant."

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