Do students in accelerated BA-MD programs perform any better or worse than their peers in traditional med ed programs? A new study of 2,583 students in Academic Medicine provides an answer and helps illuminate an important innovation in medical education.

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Research explores the link between medical students’ values and specialty choice in comparison with factors such as test scores, parental income or student-loan debt.

The MCAT is not easy. One medical student whose persistence in exam prep paid off offers this advice to those aspiring to be physicians.

When you’re asked why you want to be a physician, a thoughtful answer will reflect positively during a medical school admissions interview.

Identifying the undergraduate coursework that will make you the best medical school applicant is an inexact science. Learn why with the AMA.

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