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FlexMed: A Nontraditional Admissions Program at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Early in the twentieth century, before the era of antibiotics and the discovery of DNA, students were required to take biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics in order to apply to medical school. Today, in the era of personalized genome sequencing and the unraveling of the mysteries of HIV, students are still required to study biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics in order to apply to medical school.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.08.medu2-1408

Author: David Muller

Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Language: English

Topic: Medical Education and Admissions

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W93380715