Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) Medicine Affiliation Programs

4+4 Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - Primary Care Program

Individuals are invited by HPAC to apply to this program during their senior year of high school after they have applied to Elizabethtown College (EC). Note: Applications to Elizabethtown College must be submitted before December 15^th to be considered for this program. Applicants to EC will be invited to apply to the primary care program based on the following criteria:

Applicant to EC must show an interest in medicine in their application.
Applicant to EC must be a Pennsylvania resident.
Applicant to EC must rank in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class.
Applicant to EC are not required to report an SAT or ACT score. However those students who have included standardized test scores, preference is given to students having earned a minimum score of 1250 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or an equivalent score of 26 on the ACT.
Applicant to EC must have completed (a) three years of natural sciences including: biology, chemistry, and physics and (b) mathematics through trigonometry (calculus is recommended).

Students meeting this criterion will be asked to complete an essay describing why they seek to practice in a rural and/or medically underserved area and why they have an interest in practicing primary care medicine. Students will interview with HPAC before being recommended for a second interview with the admissions committee at PSU College of Medicine. Those deemed to have excellent potential for a career in primary care will be simultaneously accepted for the Pre-Medical Primary Care Program at Elizabethtown as well as be granted provisional acceptance to the PSU College of Medicine.

3+4 or 4+4 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Early Acceptance Program

High school seniors interested in this program must contact LECOM directly using the inquiry link on the LECOM portal website. Following the interested student’s LECOM interview, LECOM will notify Elizabethtown College's HPAC and the student that s/he does or does not qualify for a letter of provisional acceptance to the LECOM Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program.

Students already at Elizabethtown College (EC) may apply to this program in their first or second year at EC. Contact the Chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee for further information regarding this program. Following the interested student’s LECOM interview, LECOM will notify Elizabethtown College's HPAC and the student that s/he does or does not qualify for a letter of provisional acceptance to the LECOM Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program.

4+4 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Program

Students already at Elizabethtown College (EC) are invited by HPAC to apply to this program in their second or third year at EC. Contact the Chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee for further information regarding this program. Following the interested student’s PCOM interview, PCOM will notify Elizabethtown College's HPAC and the student that s/he does or does not qualify for a letter of provisional acceptance to the PCOM Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program.

Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) Medicine Suggested Coursework

Minimum Requirement	Etown Recommended	Typical Semester Taken
Biology (8 hours)	BIO 111 BIO 112 *	Fall, First Year Spring, First Year
Physics (8 hours)	PHYS 101 PHYS 102	Fall, Third Year Spring, Third Year
English (8 hours)	ENG 100 2nd ENG Course	Fall/Spring, First Year Prior to end of third year
Chemistry (two years of chemistry through organic)	CH 105 CH 113 * CH 213 * CH 242*	Fall, First Year Spring, First Year Fall, Second Year Spring, Second Year

* Pre-requisite exists. Consult most recent Etown College Catalog for details.

Note: To find school-specific requirements for each U.S. and Canadian medical school, see either a medical school's website or the Medical School Admission Requirement website.