Bridge2MD
The free library for BS/MD & BS/DO families Written by a Brown PLME physician and former assistant dean All of it free

The BS/MD Reading Room

Everything I've learned about getting into a BS/MD program. Written down for you, and free.

A worried family can spend months on the forums and still not get a straight answer. I went through one of these programs, then went back and helped run one. This is the calm, honest version of what I know. Start with a free read on where the student stands, or open the library.

See where you stand, free Or open the Reading Room →
I went through a BS/MD program I helped run one as an assistant dean Board-certified physician Published in Academic Medicine

Wherever you are, there is a door.

Four ways in. The first gives you a free read in about five minutes. The rest open the library and its tools.

Free read
Where You Stand
A few questions, and a physician tells you how the student reads right now, and the one thing to do next.
Start, about 5 min →
The whole library
The Reading Room
Everything known about the BS/MD path, sorted by the question you came in with. Essays, the case reads, the tools.
Browse it all →
Directory
The Program Finder
Every BS/MD and BS/DO program in one place, with what each one really requires.
Open the finder →
Case reads
Case Files
Real situations read by a former assistant dean, with the real take. Ask your own.
Read the cases →
New to all this
If you read three things first, read these.
What a BS/MD program really isThe plain explanation, before the forums make it sound harder than it is. Read → Why strong students get rejectedThe grades get them into the pool. This is what decides the rest. Read → How the 98% acceptance rate is manufacturedWhy the number you keep seeing is not the number that matters. Read →

A few minutes with Dr. Merritt, in his own words.

Why he built this, and how he reads a BS/MD application.

Watch a few minutes with Dr. Merritt →

All of it is free, and built to be read, not to sell you.

The free library is the real work, not a teaser for the paid work. When a family wants a physician to read their student's case directly, that is the only thing that costs anything, and it is always optional.

See where you stand, free

Read first. If you ever want me to look at your student's case directly, I am here.

See where you stand, free →