Early Assurance Applications for 2024 Post Bacc & Undergrad cohortÌý Are now Closed
*Applications for Fall 2025 will open September 2024
Want to become a physician?
- Are you from Ohio?
- Do you come from a disadvantaged background or whose school district tested in the lower 50thÌýpercentile on state standardized testing?Ìý
- While in school, were you eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years?Ìý
- Do you come from an underserved background or from a low-income household?
- Are you the first to attend college in your family, veteran or graduate of the foster care system?
If you answeredÌý‘YES’ to at least 2 or moreÌýof these questions and have anÌýinterest in practicing in a medically underserved community,Ìýthen you may be eligible for the Pathways to Practice program.
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PATHWAYS TO PRACTICE
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITYÌýSTRIVES TO MEET THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE NEEDS WITHIN URBAN COMMUNITIES.Ìý
The goal of the Pathways to Practice (P2P)Ìýis to provide opportunities for (but not limited to) students who are considered first-generation college students, from low-income backgrounds, aged out of foster care or military veterans to gain acceptance, and ultimately excel, in medical school. Ìý
The Pathways to Practice program provides four pathways toward medical school for students who have a passion for serving urban communities. Our mission is to serve students from diverse and unique backgrounds.
Our personalized approach assists students who are applying to a number of different medical schools with whom we have, or are developing, relationships. Our students have matriculated toÌýNortheast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED),ÌýOhio University Heritage College of Osteopathic MedicineÌý(ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Campus),ÌýCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine,ÌýUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences,ÌýWright State UniversityÌýand others.
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OURÌýPATHWAYS
**Please note the application process for the Early Assurance tracks haveÌýchanged. The application portals for both early assurance tracks will open Friday, September 13, 2024 and close Friday, December 20, 2024.**
The four Pathways to PracticeÌýare:Ìý
NEOMED EARLY ASSURANCE UNDERGRADUATEÌý
NEOMED EARLY ASSURANCE POST-BACCALAUREATE
* Applications for Berkman/ Jackson Fellow are accepted on a rolling basis
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Watch the video to learn more about the Early Assurance Track and how to apply!
Beginning with early assurance students matriculating to NEOMED in 2025 and fully adopted for 2026, early assurance students joining NEOMED from cooperating undergraduate schools will complete a one-year master’s degree program of study at NEOMED prior to entry into the NEOMED M.D. program. The undergraduate early assurance plan will consist of a combined five-year master’s plus M.D. experience distinctively designed to prepare future physicians to meet the challenges facing the practice of medicine in the 21st Century. Students demonstrating complete mastery of pre-medical curriculum along with corresponding MCAT results will have an exciting set of one-year master’s degree choices from which to select prior to starting the M.D. program. Each one-year master’s program will focus on creating transformational physician leaders in one of three areas. Students with early assurance privileges who are continuing to establish their medical school readiness will have the opportunity to complete a year in transition in a NEOMED medical school foundational master’s program prior to starting medical school at NEOMED.
Watch for details about the new transformational year for early assurance undergraduate students starting at NEOMED in 2025 and 2026 as they roll out this fall!
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In addition to specific program resources, students are also encouraged to take advantage of other ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State University pre professional advising services provided by the Career Development and Exploration Department.Ìý
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High school seniorsÌýand incoming ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ freshmen can apply to the Pathways to Practice program!Ìý
If you’re a high school senior and meet the following requirements: 1) graduating from an Ohio high school; 2) from a low income household or received free lunch at school; 3) planning on attending ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ; and 4) interested in becoming a physician, then check out theÌýFresh PathwayÌýtrack!ÌýÌý
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To learn more, click the link below to schedule a meeting.
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StaffÌý
Our experienced staff is dedicated to helping students navigate the path to medical school.Ìý
Dr. Timothy McKnight, MD, MSHM
Executive DirectorÌý
t.j.mcknight78@csuohio.edu
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Toni Speed, M.Ed.
Program Manager & Advisor
a.l.speed@csuohio.edu
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Mrs. Martha Flowers, M.Ed.
Student Success Advisor
m.a.flowers@csuohio.edu
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Prof Todd Fennimore, MA, MPA, MA, ABD & C-CHW
Urban Health Engagment Manager
t.fennimore@csuohio.eduÌý
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Prof. Robert Banks, MS
Program TutorÌý
r.c.banks06@csuohio.edu
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Shermelle Schaffer, MSM & MSCMÌý
Community Outreach CoordinatorÌý
s.schaffer@csuohio.edu