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ABLE Academic Year Postbaccalaureate Experience
The Advanced Baccalaureate Learning Experience (ABLE) Program is an 11-month, enriched academic experience offered each year to an invited group of disadvantaged students who have applied for admission to the College of Human Medicine (CHM).
Students who successfully complete the minimum requirements of the ABLE Program are offered regular admission to the entering College of Human Medicine class. The goal of the ABLE program is to build upon participants' science base through enrollment in upper-level science and medical school course offerings. To help assure success in these courses, ABLE students receive individualized assistance in developing academic learning strategies. Successful ABLE Program students enter medical school with improved self-confidence and the knowledge required to become successful medical students and excellent physicians.
The College of Human Medicine has a longtime commitment to educating physicians whose presence in the entering class reflects the diversity of the nation's patient population. Approximately half of the CHM entering class are women, an average of 17% are underrepresented minority students, and the mean age is about 25 years. The ABLE Program, established in 1986, is one of several special CHM programs that promotes the recruitment and retention of disadvantaged students.
Disadvantaged students who apply for regular admission to the College of Human Medicine and are interviewed for regular CHM admission can become candidates for the ABLE Program. There are no separate ABLE application procedures. Students who show promise for medicine yet may lack the science background required to perform optimally in medical school are placed on hold by the CHM Committee on Admissions and referred to the ABLE Selection Committee. The ABLE Selection Committee then makes the final student selections for the ABLE Program.
For more information about the College of Human Medicine's admissions procedures, read the Premedical Handbook and Self-Assessment Guide;
For answers to questions about the ABLE Program that are not answered within this website, contact the CHM Office of Admissions by email or at (517) 353-9620.
Students are encouraged to target their application for regular admission to the College of Human Medicine. Become a competitive CHM applicant by following the recommendations outlined in the Premedical Handbook and Self-Assessment Guide. Develop a long-range plan that includes doing your best in your academic courses, preparing for and taking the April MCAT, applying to medical school early (June 1), and volunteering or working in a medical setting. Admissions preference is given to students who are Michigan residents and whose career goals are consistent with the CHM Mission to educate compassionate primary care physicians who will practice in Michigan (especially in Michigan's underserved urban and rural areas). The Admissions Committee strives to admit students who have a commitment to lifelong learning and who have respect for cultural differences.
All questions about the ABLE Program Curriculum should be directed to the ABLE Program Office:
College of Human Medicine
ABLE Program Office
A-254 Life Sciences Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1317
Phone: (517) 355-2404
Fax: (517) 432-1051
Email: lipscom3@msu.edu
Website: www.msu.edu/unit/hcop/able.htm
The ABLE Academic Year Postbaccalaureate Experience builds on each student's background in the basic sciences and then strengthens that background through enrollment in selected upper-division (300-400 level) undergraduate science courses and medical school courses. Academic support and ABLE student activities combine to help promote academic success and refine successful learning strategies.
For additional information about the ABLE Program, including access to an events calendar, please visit the ABLE web pages within the Health Careers Opportunity Program website.
For information about other postbaccalaureate programs, please visit the AMCAS Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs web site.
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