Outreach Programs - Bridge Program

This post-baccalaureate program is designed to expand the pool of successful medical school applicants from medically underserved, rural and inner-city communities.

Students will be selected for the bridge program from the regular FSU College of Medicine admissions cycle. Students from medically under-served, rural and inner-city populations who do not gain direct admission to the medical school may be invited to participate in the bridge program. This three-semester experience will allow them to demonstrate growth and improvement in both academic and health-care settings. Candidates selected for this program will embody the characteristics of the physician-healer and have a high likelihood of practicing primary care medicine with under-served or minority populations in rural or inner-city locations.

Students who complete the bridge program with a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and otherwise fulfill the program requirements will be admitted to the College of Medicine.