Will medical schools join 3-year degree trend?
As the buzz continues to grow about about three-year bachelor's degrees, Texas Tech University is starting a three-year M.D. program.
Two Canadian institutions — McMaster University and the University of Calgary— offer three-year M.D. options. In the United States, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine offers a three-year option for a D.O. degree. But the unusual Texas Tech M.D. program could represent a significant move in efforts to encourage more medical students to go into primary care and to find ways to minimize the costs of medical education. And it may raise questions about the fourth year of most medical degrees.
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"I think Texas Tech has challenged some assumptions and I think it's good to challenge them. Others are going
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