Extended Deadline: Gerald E. Thomson Undergraduate Pre-medical Program

Commonly referred to as GET-UPP, the Gerald E. Thomson Undergraduate Pre-medical Program is a free pre-med mentorship program designed to supplement students’ academic trajectory as they pursue medical school admission. The program provides participants with opportunities to network with professionals in medical education and healthcare through mentorship sessions, lectures with clinical faculty, virtual shadowing activities, and medical school admissions representatives. The GET-UPP Program serves up to 50 pre-medical students from Columbia College, Barnard College, and undergraduate programs at the City Universities of New York.

Program activities for the 2021-2022 academic year will commence in late September. All 2020-2021 program activities have been hosted remotely and the program will continue in an all-virtual format until in-person activity is deemed feasible by university guidance.

Next Steps

• Review the application instructions, eligibility guidelines, and program overview here.

• Attend our Virtual Information Session for prospective students on Fri, March 26, at 4:30pm.

• Apply for admission by Sunday, May 23rd, at 11:59pm Eastern.

If you have any other questions about the program, please reach out to Deya Luna at dl2714@cumc.columbia.edu. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Job Opportunity: Rendr group

Led by highly successful physician executives with a mission to improve health care quality for underserved populations, Rendr is a primary care driven multi-specialty medical group serving approximately 90,000 patients through its 28 locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.

They are currently hiring for 3 positions: 

Medical Assistant

Medical Scribe

Medical Office Receptionist

Info Sessions: Georgetown's Special Master's Programs

Georgetown's Special Master's Program (SMP) for pre-medical students and the MS in Pharmacology program for pre-health and pre-PhD students have extended their application deadlines until July 1st, with admissions continuing on a rolling basis.

The SMP is designed for pre-medical students who need to improve their academics before (re-)applying to medical school.  SMP students take classes alongside the M1s at Georgetown's School of Medicine and are graded directly against them. MCAT is required for admission; minimum 505, average 510.  Average GPA is 3.2.  See our Physiology programs in comparison.

The MS in Pharmacology is headed by the director of GUSOM's pharmacology curriculum for M1s and M2s and is designed for strong science students interested in pursuing medical, dental, or pharmacy school, PhD programs in the biomedical sciences, or careers in biomedical research, biotech, or consulting.  Students can engage in a full year of lab research under the mentorship of a faculty member or choose from a variety of elective courses across the biomedical departments at Georgetown to tailor the degree to their interests.  MCAT/GRE is not required.  Average GPA is 3.5.

Info Sessions:

The next MS in Pharmacology Info Session is this Friday, May 7th - RSVP here.

The next SMP Info Session is next Tuesday, May 11th - RSVP here.

Cambridge Coaching MCAT Webinar: Personality for the MCAT

  It's a weekly live webinar about a high yield MCAT topic. It's short, sweet, and packed with valuable insight into both the topic at hand and how it's tested on the MCAT. While we are in the process of developing these materials, we are offering the webinar for free. Consider yourself a pilot student for a future Cambridge Coaching MCAT course, or textbook, or self-study platform (only the future can tell). All we ask in exchange is that you keep coming, participate in Q & A, share your feedback, and let friends know about this resource. This webinar's topic will be Personality for the MCAT, and will take place Friday May 7 at 1pm EST. 

Register for this week's webinar here.