UMPI Collecting credits before applying?

[Duneranger]

The realistic pre-medical student also has to be ready to make several intercity moves, with limited choice in what city will have a spot for them each time. And for Canadian applicants, these are often international moves.

• Moving to a med school that admits you for the two preclinical years.
  
• Often, moving for the start of year 3 because clinical rotations are in a different city not commutable from the med school city.
  
• Sometimes, moving additional times within years 3 and 4 because clinical rotations are all over the map.
  
• Moving to a postgraduate training site that admits you.
  
• Often, moving one or more times during postgraduate training (e.g., preliminary internship in city A, complete residency in city B, complete subspecialty fellowship in city C).
  

Yup, I had to move across the country for my medical program. You go where you get accepted and your life is on pause for years. Rotations are often hours away or in different states as you said. Residency will likely be in another state. Its a young person game.

At 54 I just can't see the benefit in this and I am all for getting degrees as a perosnal goal.