Post by krazykev on Jun 4, 2010 6:23:01 GMT -5
By Jonnelle Davis
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — Gaining admission to medical school without taking the entrance exam is unimaginable for most college students who want to become a doctor.
But thanks to a new partnership between N.C. A&T and East Carolina University in Greenville, that dream could become a reality for some A&T students.
East Carolina this week announced that it will guarantee admission into its Brody School of Medicine to two A&T students annually. The medical school also will admit two students each year from UNC-Pembroke.
Through its Early Assurance program, ECU offers its top undergraduates admission into the medical school without having to compete with other students or take the Medical College Admission Test, known as the MCAT. The program is being expanded to include the two universities.
Students at A&T and UNCP will have to maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average and be North Carolina residents to qualify for Early Assurance.
A&T will begin accepting students into the program this fall, said Perry Mack, an adjunct biology professor and health professions adviser at A&T. Mack said entering freshman must have at least a 1200 on the SAT to be considered.
A selection committee will review the records of incoming freshman and choose six each year who meet the program’s specifications. During their four years at A&T, they will undergo a rigorous program that will include service learning, volunteer work and research in the medical field.
“They are really enrichment activities that will facilitate their matriculation ... into med school,” Mack said.
Only two students can be selected for medical school admission upon graduation and completion of all the Early Assurance requirements. Mack said four students will go through the program as alternates.
ECU has offered its Early Assurance program for 10 years, and during that time, 15 participants have graduated from its medical school.
“It’s been an unqualified success,” James Peden, associate dean of admissions at the Brody School of Medicine, said in a news release. “Generally speaking, the Early Assurance scholars have been among the best students in the school.”
www.news-record.com/content/2010/06/03/article/nc_at_joins_medical_student_entry_program
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — Gaining admission to medical school without taking the entrance exam is unimaginable for most college students who want to become a doctor.
But thanks to a new partnership between N.C. A&T and East Carolina University in Greenville, that dream could become a reality for some A&T students.
East Carolina this week announced that it will guarantee admission into its Brody School of Medicine to two A&T students annually. The medical school also will admit two students each year from UNC-Pembroke.
Through its Early Assurance program, ECU offers its top undergraduates admission into the medical school without having to compete with other students or take the Medical College Admission Test, known as the MCAT. The program is being expanded to include the two universities.
Students at A&T and UNCP will have to maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average and be North Carolina residents to qualify for Early Assurance.
A&T will begin accepting students into the program this fall, said Perry Mack, an adjunct biology professor and health professions adviser at A&T. Mack said entering freshman must have at least a 1200 on the SAT to be considered.
A selection committee will review the records of incoming freshman and choose six each year who meet the program’s specifications. During their four years at A&T, they will undergo a rigorous program that will include service learning, volunteer work and research in the medical field.
“They are really enrichment activities that will facilitate their matriculation ... into med school,” Mack said.
Only two students can be selected for medical school admission upon graduation and completion of all the Early Assurance requirements. Mack said four students will go through the program as alternates.
ECU has offered its Early Assurance program for 10 years, and during that time, 15 participants have graduated from its medical school.
“It’s been an unqualified success,” James Peden, associate dean of admissions at the Brody School of Medicine, said in a news release. “Generally speaking, the Early Assurance scholars have been among the best students in the school.”
www.news-record.com/content/2010/06/03/article/nc_at_joins_medical_student_entry_program
