Record Number of Medical School Applicants in the USA
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https://www.npr.org/2020/12/07/942170588/fauci-effect-drives-record-number-of-medical-school-applications
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The number of applicants is up 18% this year over last year, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, or AAMC, driven by the example of medical workers and public health figures such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Stanford University School of Medicine reports a 50% jump in the number of applications, or 11,000 applications for 90 seats. Boston University School of Medicine says applications are up 27%, to 12,024 for about 110 seats."That, I think, may have a lot to do with the fact that people look at Anthony Fauci, look at the doctors in their community and say, 'You know, that is amazing. This is a way for me to make a difference,'" said Kristen Goodell, associate dean of admissions at the school of medicine at BU.
Medical school admissions officers have started calling this the Fauci Effect.
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@Axtremus said in Record Number of Medical School Applicants in the USA:
Stanford University School of Medicine
Tuition at Stanford: $72K per year assuming you go 3 out of 4 quarters.
@George-K said in Record Number of Medical School Applicants in the USA:
@Axtremus said in Record Number of Medical School Applicants in the USA:
Stanford University School of Medicine
Tuition at Stanford: $72K per year assuming you go 3 out of 4 quarters.
Take out a loan
Then just wait for a democrat president to come along
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Yea but drawing on a larger application base may increase the quality of your doctors. Sort of like increasing the gene pool.
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