I am calling upon you to take action to stop an atrocious act in its tracks. As you may already know, the Dean of the Medical School has decided to take away the guaranteed matriculation into medical school. As a graduate of this program, I know that this program was instrumental to my success in medical school. If it were not for the post-baccalaureate program, I would not be a physician today. The same could be said for many of my colleagues.
There is overwhelming statistics that the program is self-sustaining, the program has a high graduation rate from medical school, but most importantly, post-baccalaureate students are leaders of student organizations, are students that volunteer their time and energy to better the Creighton community, and are pursing specialities that give back to society; the very qualities that align with Creighton's mission statement. The post-baccalaureate program attracts this type of personality and continues to cultivate these attitudes and principles.
The post-baccalaureate program has been in operation for the past 40 years, graduating more than 400 successful physicians since its inception. The guaranteed matriculation upon completion of the post-baccalaureate program has been in place since the year 2000. The guarantee of matriculation is only granted if the student meets GPA and MCAT requirements, agreed upon between the medical school and post-baccalaureate program. The success of its students before and during professional school is at the heart of this program, and the HS-MACA staff work hard to ensure the continued achievement of its students.
Let our voice as alumni and friends of the post-baccalaureate program be united and heard loud and clear that we DO NOT want this policy change to an already successful program. If we allow this policy change to happen, there is no telling what other egregious acts will follow; who knows if there are plans to cancel this program all together? I urge you to take action, sign this petition to let the administration know that this wonderful program MUST continue, and if there are changes to be made to the post-baccalaureate program, then Creighton University School of Medicine should work with the program's leaders and alumni before any revision should be considered.
Sincerely,
Sandy Lieu, MD
Post-baccalaureate Program Graduate 2009
Creighton MD Graduate 2014
Family Medicine Resident Physician PGY-1
22 Comments
I am currently working at a community clinic providing care for the underserved population. The post-Bac program was an essential part of my education and enable me to achieve my dream. Please don't take away such a great and meaningful program.
I truly believe that I could not have become a physician were it not for the support, education, guidance that I received as a student I'm the Creighton Post Bacc program. it would be a shame to deny this same opportunity to the future minority healthcare leaders.
I have been in practice for 30yrs....The number of people I have treated in those years is a testament to the success of the Postbacc program. Minority culture in general does not have a understanding that they can be professionals proving health care to society. This program give them an opening to get into to a very difficult but productive field. I society needs these individuals. FJ Celis DDS Post bacc- 1978-79 1978-79
Eliminating this program would be contradictory to the "Jesuit" principles that Creighton claims to hold so dear. I and many others would take offense.
my experience was so beneficial to my education and daily growth. I am indebted to this program for helping my dreams of becoming a physician come true. The individualized attention we got as students in the program was what helped me be more successful than in a larger classroom setting.
A powerful and most needed program! I would not be practicing Pharmacy today if not for this progray.
As a prospective student I feel that the post baccalaureate program would provide me with the second chance; it would allow for better MCAT preparation, show me how to interact with my colleagues and would give me invaluable insinvaluabledical school.
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I am calling upon you to take action to stop an atrocious act in its tracks. As you may already know, the Dean of the Medical School has decided to take away the guaranteed matriculation into medical school. As a graduate of this program, I know that this program was instrumental to my success in medical school. If it were not for the post-baccalaureate program, I would not be a physician today. The same could be said for many of my colleagues.
There is overwhelming statistics that the program is self-sustaining, the program has a high graduation rate from medical school, but most importantly, post-baccalaureate students are leaders of student organizations, are students that volunteer their time and energy to better the Creighton community, and are pursing specialities that give back to society; the very qualities that align with Creighton's mission statement. The post-baccalaureate program attracts this type of personality and continues to cultivate these attitudes and principles.
The post-baccalaureate program has been in operation for the past 40 years, graduating more than 400 successful physicians since its inception. The guaranteed matriculation upon completion of the post-baccalaureate program has been in place since the year 2000. The guarantee of matriculation is only granted if the student meets GPA and MCAT requirements, agreed upon between the medical school and post-baccalaureate program. The success of its students before and during professional school is at the heart of this program, and the HS-MACA staff work hard to ensure the continued achievement of its students.
Let our voice as alumni and friends of the post-baccalaureate program be united and heard loud and clear that we DO NOT want this policy change to an already successful program. If we allow this policy change to happen, there is no telling what other egregious acts will follow; who knows if there are plans to cancel this program all together? I urge you to take action, sign this petition to let the administration know that this wonderful program MUST continue, and if there are changes to be made to the post-baccalaureate program, then Creighton University School of Medicine should work with the program's leaders and alumni before any revision should be considered.
Sincerely,
Sandy Lieu, MD
Post-baccalaureate Program Graduate 2009
Creighton MD Graduate 2014
Family Medicine Resident Physician PGY-1
22 Comments
As a post-bacc alum (2012) and current 3rd year medical student I can truly say I would not be where I am today without the post-bacc program. The learning tools and strategies I learned in the post-bacc program I still use till this day. More importantly, the post-bacc program addresses one of medicine's most important problems today--the lack of diversity of the workforce. Making this change would surely be a step backward for our school in regards to diversity. The point of a good medical school is to be at the forefront of change, which this action would clearly stray away from. I hope you reconsider this decision, and the negative effects it could have for our school.
I am currently working at a community clinic providing care for the underserved population. The post-Bac program was an essential part of my education and enable me to achieve my dream. Please don't take away such a great and meaningful program.
I truly believe that I could not have become a physician were it not for the support, education, guidance that I received as a student I'm the Creighton Post Bacc program. it would be a shame to deny this same opportunity to the future minority healthcare leaders.
I have been in practice for 30yrs....The number of people I have treated in those years is a testament to the success of the Postbacc program. Minority culture in general does not have a understanding that they can be professionals proving health care to society. This program give them an opening to get into to a very difficult but productive field. I society needs these individuals. FJ Celis DDS Post bacc- 1978-79 1978-79
Eliminating this program would be contradictory to the "Jesuit" principles that Creighton claims to hold so dear. I and many others would take offense.
my experience was so beneficial to my education and daily growth. I am indebted to this program for helping my dreams of becoming a physician come true. The individualized attention we got as students in the program was what helped me be more successful than in a larger classroom setting.
A powerful and most needed program! I would not be practicing Pharmacy today if not for this progray.
As a prospective student I feel that the post baccalaureate program would provide me with the second chance; it would allow for better MCAT preparation, show me how to interact with my colleagues and would give me invaluable insinvaluabledical school.
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As a post-bacc alum (2012) and current 3rd year medical student I can truly say I would not be where I am today without the post-bacc program. The learning tools and strategies I learned in the post-bacc program I still use till this day. More importantly, the post-bacc program addresses one of medicine's most important problems today--the lack of diversity of the workforce. Making this change would surely be a step backward for our school in regards to diversity. The point of a good medical school is to be at the forefront of change, which this action would clearly stray away from. I hope you reconsider this decision, and the negative effects it could have for our school.