Linkage Programs

The Post-bacc Premed Program currently offers 3 linkage programs for medical school.

A linkage program establishes a connection with a specific school that allows a student, once enrolled in the Post-bacc Premed Program, to begin the application process earlier than usual and skip the "glide year" (the year of the application cycle after the MCAT). Students decide if they wish to be considered for a linkage program after they have begun their post-bacc premed studies and based on how much clinical experience they have under their belt. Students may choose to apply to one linkage program if they have a strong top choice and strong application.

All coursework and the MCAT must be completed by the spring of the year they hope to begin medical school. Students interested in linkage take their MCAT in March or April (while taking Biochem so there is an element of self-study involved here). Candidates are interviewed in the winter and reviewed in the spring for possible acceptance and matriculation in the summer of that same year - an extremely quick turnaround. As acceptance to medical school through a linkage program eliminates the traditional glide year, this program is very competitive and many students apply for linkage but most do not get it. This is due to various reason but the common reasons are that there are limited seats in each medical school class and our linkage agreements ask for a minimum MCAT score, minimum CGPA (averaging undergrad and post-bacc coursework), and a strong application. Not getting into linkage does not mean that you aren't going to be accepted to that school in the future, it simply means that you aren't taking the fast-track option and will apply regular cycle like most students.

Currently we offer linkage programs with Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and UMass Chan Medical School.