The Lester R. Bryant Pre-Admissions Program:

The Lester R. Bryant Scholars Pre-Admissions Program allows premedical students to receive their undergraduate degrees in their region as some students prefer to attend state universities and other colleges in their hometown region.

Students apply to the program through their pre-medical advisor and are accepted following their freshman year of college. Click here for contact information for pre-medical advisors.

 

Contact

Jana Porter, MU Rural Scholars Preadmission Program Coordinator
Phone: (573) 884-1716
Fax: (573) 882-5666
Email: porterjl@health.missouri.edu

Acceptance into the program

Students nominated for the program must:

  • Be a Missouri resident
  • Be a graduate of a rural high school as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
    • To learn if your school is classified as rural, click here if you attended a public high school; click here if you attended a private school. To qualify for this program, your school must have a locale code of 31, 32, 33, 41, 42 or 43.
  • Be committed to returning to practice medicine in rural Missouri
  • Be enrolled full-time at one of the institutions listed:
  • Receive a composite score of 30 on the ACT or 1330 on the SAT
  • Show evidence of high academic achievement during high school and the first year of college, as evidenced by a total college cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 as well as a college math/science cumulative GPA of at least 3.3
  • Show evidence of leadership and interest in various extracurricular activities
  • Show evidence of exposure to health care-related environments (e.g. physician shadowing, volunteering)

All applicants are asked to sign a statement of intent acknowledging their interest in and commitment to the Lester R. Bryant Pre-Admissions Program. Click here to view this document.

 

Goals of the Pre-Admissions Program:

  • Explore and discover issues relevant to practicing medicine in a rural community
  • Understand the daily life and expectations of a medical student
  • Build a support network among rural scholars, faculty and AHEC staff
  • Gain exposure to the biological and clinical sciences encountered in the medical school curriculum

The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is not required of program participants for pre-admission to MU's medical school. However, superior performance in the program's prerequisite science courses is necessary, as is satisfactory completion of the other academic and professional requirements of the program. Click here for more information on undergraduate and medical school requirements.