How well does the VU Biomedical Engineering degree program prepare students for medical school admission?
The undergraduate program in biomedical engineering is designed so that students can easily complete the requirements for medical school admission and at the same time receive an engineering education that can lead to a stimulating career without attending medical school. The courses required for medical school admission fit within the BE in BME curriculum without any overload or extra courses required. In addition, VU BME alumni regularly comment that our required systems physiology courses significantly aided their success in medical school. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ book Medical School Admissions Requirements: U.S. & Canada 2002-2003*, biomedical engineering as a major nationwide had the highest admission rate to medical school of all majors. No restrictions are placed at Vanderbilt on who can apply to medical school.
The undergraduate program in biomedical engineering is designed so that students can easily complete the requirements for medical school admission and at the same time receive an engineering education that can lead to a stimulating career if medicine is not chosen. The courses required for medical school admission fit within the BE in BME curriculum without any overload or extra courses required. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ book Medical School Admissions Requirements: U.S. & Canada 2002-2003, biomedical engineering as a major nationwide has the highest admission rate to medical school of all majors.
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