Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline
	Johns Hopkins University Proposal	Post Baccalaureate Certificate (P.B.C.)	Pre-medicine	1/19/2025
Pre-medicine Program Description
The United States benefits from 238 medical schools (171 allopathic medical schools1 and 67 osteopathic medical schools2) who serve as the primary source of the next <br>generation of physicians. While many applicants begin preparation early in their undergraduate education, medical schools do not require that prerequisite coursework or <br>experiences be completed during an applicant’s undergraduate education. This flexibility allows individuals who discover an interest in the field later – after their baccalaureate education and sometimes after they have begun careers in other fields – to still pursue a path to medicine. Post-baccalaureate programs designed for these “career changers” support these <br>specific students by providing the appropriate coursework along with opportunities for gaining medically relevant experience, exam preparation, and additional mentorship and <br>advising support to be successful candidates in the medical school application process. Students are expected to complete the certificate in 9-14 months. The premedical courses align with published medical school prerequisite expectations.