Persistence, Passion, and a 31-Year Journey: How I Finished Medical School Against All Odds
Samuel Dyer, MD, PhD has worked for over 25 years as a Medical Science Liaison ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: April 3, 2025
Non-Traditional
If your path to medical school has not been direct, check out these articles targeting non-traditional pre-medical students.
Taking Medical School Prerequisites as a Nontraditional Student
A look at the pros and cons of a post-baccalaureate program, self-designed program, classes as ... Read more
Written by: Emily Millet
Published on: November 12, 2018
How Nontraditional Students Benefit Traditional Students
In both high school and college, we get used to our peers being our age. ... Read more
Written by: Adelle
Published on: May 21, 2018
Where To Start: A Non-Traditional Student Guide to Beginning Your Pursuit of Medicine
Whether you are changing careers or deciding late in your college career that medicine is ... Read more
Written by: Jeff Thomas
Published on: April 26, 2018
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try (Try, Try, Try) Again
You are an applicant (or reapplicant) in the current medical school admission cycle who has ... Read more
Written by: Bryen Turco
Published on: April 10, 2017
Time Away From Formal Academics Can Enhance Application
Whether or not a student should take a “gap year” (or two) often comes up ... Read more
Written by: Laurie Tansey
Published on: March 22, 2017
4 Strategies for Students Reapplying to Medical School
In an ideal world, your first attempt at applying to medical school would also be ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: March 8, 2017
What You Should Know About a Gap Year
Written by: Student Doctor Network
Published on: March 6, 2017
How Nontraditional Students Can Best Position Themselves When Applying to Med School
A friend of mine studied film in college and subsequently found himself working as a ... Read more
Written by: Ryan Hickey
Published on: August 31, 2016
How Should I Transition From a Gap Year to Medical School?
With one or more years between undergraduate study and a medical school education becoming more ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: June 8, 2016