Medical Education Is Changing | University Career Center

Medical school education and training are undergoing sweeping changes, with major implications for pre-medical education and the medical school admissions process. Be sure to consult periodically with your pre-medical academic advisor in your school or college and the pre-medical counselors in the Career Center for assistance along the way.

Past	Present
Pre-Requisites Specific set of pre-medical courses required for admission.	Competencies Academic and personal competencies demonstrated through coursework and co-curricular experiences.
MCAT 3 sections testing problem solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of science concepts in general and organic chemistry, physics and biology.	MCAT 2015 4 sections (based on Foundational Concepts and Scientific Inquiry and Reasoning Skills) testing applied knowledge across disciplines--including concepts in biochemistry, statistics, psychology, sociology, and research method.
Compartamentalized Review Grades and co-curricular involvement sometimes assessed separately.	Experience-Attributes-Metrics Experience-Attributes-Metrics (EAMs) model for a more holistic review.
Unstructured Recs Writers comment on applicants' characteristics ad lib.	Structured Evals Recommended guidelines for writing medical school evaluation letters, possibly leading to standardized evaluations in the future.
Traditional Interviews Standard 1:1 interviews with medical school faculty and students.	Multiple Mini Interviews Evolving interview methodologies with an emphasis on multiple shorter assessments.