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Fifth
Pathway Program |
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Description |
The Fifth Pathway is an academic program that was created
in 1971 by the Council on Medical Education (CME) of the American
Medical Association (AMA). The Program consists of an academic
year of supervised clinical training at a teaching hospital affiliated
to a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education (LCME). Ponce School of Medicine developed a Fifth Pathway
Program that enrolled its first group of students on February 2003.
This program has been recognized by the American Medical Association
(AMA), the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and the
ECFMG.
After completing
the Program students receive a certificate of completion and are
eligible to apply to residency programs accredited by the Accreditation
Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). |
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Program
Goals |
- Provide
high quality clinical training, in a teaching hospital setting,
affiliated to an LCME-accredited Medical School, while fostering
ethical, intellectual and social values.
- Expose students
to different approaches of health care delivery.
- Allow students
who have completed their formal medical education in a foreign
medical school to be eligible to apply to residency programs
accredited by ACGME.
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Admission
Requirements |
Ponce
School of Medicine is currently accepting applications for the
class that starts in July 9, 2003. The application form is available
by calling: (787) 840-2575 Ext. 2131, 2132, 2133, or sending
an e-mail to the Admissions Office (admissions@psm.edu).
A non-refundable fee of $100 must be sent along with the application
to:
Ponce
School of Medicine
Admissions Office
Fifth Pathway Program
P.O. Box 7004
Ponce, P.R. 00732
To
be considered for admission to the Fifth Pathway Program the
candidate must:
- Be a
US
Citizen
- Be bilingual in
English and Spanish
- Have USMLE Step 1
passing score (a limit of four attempts)
- Have a minimum
undergraduate GPA of 2.5.
Applicants who did not
complete a BS degree in Sciences must submit evidence of the
pre-med courses required by our Institution.
- Have taken the Medical
College Admission Test (MCAT).
- Present evidence of
successful completion of formal medical education, except for
the inter
nship and public service year. Candidates with MD degree are
not eligible to apply.
The Fifth Pathway Program must be started within four (4)
years after completion of medical school studies
Physicians
with an MD degree are not eligible for the Fifth Pathway Program
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