Becoming MD

[Veneficus]

I've looked into this several times and have found varying answers with little to no credibility. When applying to med school, does beginning your education at a community college, and then transferring to a 4 year university ""hurt" your application? Assuming MCAT, GPA, and background are competitive, would most committees opt for a student who has attended a four year university, over a transfer student?

I don't think anyone will give you a straight answer. But I will offer this advice having taken basic science classes at a community college and having to repeat them at a university.

They are equal only on Paper. The depth and volume of the university classes made the CC classes look like high school.

The other question I had that nobody would answer is "how much does prior work experience count?"

I heard all kinds of answers from a lot to nothing. (depending on the school I asked) I even asked a few docs that were former medics and a former nurse. When I sat for my interview with the deans of my school, my prior experience was the last question, and guaging the look on their faces and the fact the prior question was "Where is your family from?" I am guessing a decision was made before they asked about my employment history.

The CC college courses may not serve you very well on the MCAT or an Admission examination. (depending on where you go)

 

[Jon]

A medical director is the physician in charge of medical oversight. At the most basic, the medical director writes the medical protocols that a service or region operates under. In better services, the medical director has direct involvement in quality assurance by insuring the the EMS providers operating under his/her medical license are providing appropriate medical care to their patients. Since in the US EMS providers are not an independent medical provider, they operate under the physician's unrestricted license to practice medicine.

And in worse services, the medical director is the guy that signs off on the license renewal, and fills out the DEA paperwork to replace narcs. And the field providers may not know who it is, let alone ever have met him or sat with him to get signed off.

Jon

 

[Tincanfireman]

I guess my real question was what exactly is a MD I was under the impression it mightve been superior emt personal..

You can get comprehensive answers to your questions and followup information on the information from Vene and JP here.

 

[Jon]

And with that, I think we've discussed this to the extent needed.

I'm gonna go ahead and close this thread based on invocation of the Google corollary to Godwin's Law.

Jon