BS/MD programs: an honest take.
A live, plain-spoken hour on how these programs really work, what they reward, and when the traditional path is the better choice. Bring your questions. The night ends with an open floor, and I answer until we run out of time.
A short introduction to who is teaching. The live hour is where I answer your own student's situation in the open floor.
Cannot make it live? Watch the recorded version anytime →
The questions families ask
This is built from the real questions parents and students send, not a generic overview. We go deep on the parts that decide outcomes, and I say the honest thing even when it is not what you hoped to hear.
- How competitive these programs really are, and what "chances" depend on.
- What a committee rewards past the academic floor: why impressive is not the same as credible.
- How a student shows they are ready to commit to medicine this early.
- What experience matters most: clinical, research, or volunteering, and in what order.
- What "guaranteed" really means, and what it costs to keep a seat.
- When the traditional pre-med path is the better choice for your student.
- How to build a real school list, and an open floor for your own questions.
Dr. Rory Merritt
I am an ER physician and a former assistant dean at Brown's Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME), the program I also went through as a student. For years I sat on the inside of one of these combined programs and supported students all the way through medical school. Many are still in touch.
I built Bridge2MD to give families the honest, insider read I wish more of them had. This hour is the same thing, live, for free. No script you could find on a forum, and no sales pitch waiting at the end.
One promise: nothing is sold from the stage and nothing is held back. If BS/MD is the wrong path for your student, I will tell you.