Post-Baccalaureate Program at NEOMED

Post-Baccalaureate students may apply to a pre-med program leading to early assurance to medical school at NEOMED

Do you already have a bachelor’s degree and the drive to one day practice as a physician? Do you have a demonstrated commitment to northeast Ohio? And the passion to practice in a medically underserved community? Do you to aspire to lead transformative change in health care?

Early Assurance to medical school through Cleveland State University’s Pathways to Practice program as a post-Baccalaureate student may be the right path to medical school for you.

Much more than simply an alternative entry point to the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program at NEOMED, the post-baccalaureate early assurance plan, offered exclusively through a cooperative arrangement with the Cleveland State University Pathways to Practice program, seeks mission-centric candidates with goals to lead transformative change in health care in the northeast Ohio region.

Cleveland State University

NEOMED offers post-baccalaureate early assurance exclusively through a cooperative arrangement with the Cleveland State University Pathways to Practice program. Learn more by visiting https://www.csuohio.edu/pathways-practice/early-assurance-post-bacc-pathway. Connect with our helpful colleagues at Cleveland State University to learn more about admission, program eligibility, and all of the outstanding opportunities and student support Pathways to Practice offers.

Dr. Timothy McKnight, MD, MSHM
Executive Director
t.j.mcknight78@csuohio.edu

Ms. Toni Speed, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator & Advisor
a.l.speed@csuohio.edu

The Early Assurance Process

The Post-Baccalaureate Early Assurance Plan provides a multi-step process to enter the College of Medicine at NEOMED as a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) student.

 

Step 1

Visit the Pathways to Practice application site through Cleveland State University at https://www.csuohio.edu/pathways-practice/how-apply-for-early-assurance-post-bacc  to learn more. If you are not a current Cleveland State student you will have to apply for admission to Cleveland State.  Once post-baccalaureate admission to Cleveland State University is secured, you may be nominated for early assurance privileges at NEOMED through the process specified though the Pathways to Practice program at Cleveland State University  We recommend that you contact Ms. Toni Speed, M.Ed., Program Coordinator & Advisor, Cleveland State University, prior to application to Cleveland State University at a.l.speed@csuohio.edu for further details.

Nominated candidates will interview with NEOMED for early assurance privilege. Early assurance privilege reserves a seat in a future medical school class at NEOMED should candidates meet or exceed early assurance plan admission standards.

A successful interview with NEOMED is required for consideration of post-baccalaureate early assurance to NEOMED. All early assurance decisions will be made by the NEOMED College of Medicine Admissions Committee and communicated through Cleveland State University.

Step 2

Post-Baccalaureate early assurance students joining NEOMED from Cleveland State University will complete a one-year master’s degree program of study at NEOMED prior to entry into the NEOMED M.D. program.

Students demonstrating complete mastery of pre-medical curriculum as evidenced by college grades paired with corresponding MCAT results that predict medical school success will have an exciting set of one-year master’s degree choices from which to select prior to starting the M.D. program. Each one-year master’s program will focus on creating transformational physician leaders. The additional graduate degree credential, networking, and experiences gained in a NEOMED gap-year will equip early assurance students with the competitive co-curricular resume that is absolutely necessary to compete in today’s residency match process where nearly all candidates present “pass/fail profiles” from pre-clerkship work and the USMLE Step 1 exam. Acceptance to the M.D. program is deferred for students while they complete the master’s degree programs.

• Master of Leadership in Health Systems Science (M.L.H.S.S.)
• Master of Science in Basic and Translational Biomedicine Innovation Track (M.B.T.B.I)
• Master of Global Health & Innovation (M.G.H.I.)

 

Students with early assurance privileges who do not reach these rigorous academic metrics and are continuing to establish their medical school readiness may have the opportunity to complete a year in transition in the NEOMED medical school foundational master’s program to earn acceptance in medical school at NEOMED. Students enrolled in the MFM program will reapply for admission pending successful progress in the program

• Master in Foundations of Medicine (M.F.M.)

 

Please see the College of Medicine admissions section in the current edition of the  NEOMED Compass for complete information including admission requirements.

STEP 3

Apply through AMCAS for M.D. acceptance while completing the master’s year of study.

Please see the College of Medicine admissions section in the current edition of the  NEOMED Compass for complete information including admission standards and other requirements.

Note: Degree program composition and early assurance admission requirements and standards are subject to change.

EARLY ASSURANCE ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

Students interested in early assurance privileges to NEOMED are to meet with the designated pre-medical advisor at their partner college or university.