A new program through the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine will give men and women enlisted in the military supplemental coursework to pave an easier route to medical school, according to Federal News Radio.
The two-year program, called Enlisted-to-Medical Degree Preparatory Program, will give soldiers two years of undergraduate-level science coursework designed to prepare them for the Medical College Admission Test. The preparatory program is meant for service members who have already earned a four-year degree, but are lacking the science background needed for medical school.
Art Kellermann, MD, MPH, dean of the Hébert School of Medicine, told Federal News Radio, "It's a partnership between the Hébert School of Medicine here at the Uniformed Services University and the armed services that will allow highly motivated, academically promising enlisted service members who dreamed of being a doctor but never saw the opportunity as realistic to not only get the necessary preparatory coursework — particularly the science prerequisites — but be able to do that while staying on active duty."
After completing the preparatory program, Dr. Kellerman expects students to score well on the MCATs and go to medical school, setting them on the path to becoming military physicians.