The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education is a seven-year medical program (BS/MD) that was established at The City College of the City University of New York in New York City. It offers an integrated baccalaureate education with preclinical medical education and has a twofold mission: to expand access to medical careers among inner-city youths, particularly among underrepresented minorities, and to encourage the pursuit of primary care specialties among its graduates. Entrance to the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education is highly competitive, with acceptance rates rivaling the Ivy League.
Students complete their undergraduate work (B.S.) and the first two years of medical school at Sophie Davis (after which they complete the USMLE Step 1) after which students transfer to one of the accompanying medical schools to finish their final two years of medical school which are primarily medical rotations earning their M.D. Currently, NYU School of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York Medical College, Albany Medical College, Commonwealth Medical College, and Northeastern Ohio School of Medicine are match schools for Sophie Davis graduates. Contracts with Dartmouth Medical School and Stony Brook School of Medicine recently expired due to financial considerations.
Sophie Davis also offers a 28-month upper division program leading to a B.S. degree and certification as a Physician Assistant. It was one of the first baccalaureate degree-granting physician assistant programs in the country.
In 2011 the school also launched its B.S./D.D.S. program where students enrolled in the dual program complete their B.S. at Sophie Davis before transferring to the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine to complete their dental training.
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