[reaganaut1]

Making pre-meds take sociology courses won't improve their bedside manner but is a chance for leftist academics to supply the brainwashing that the organic chemistry professors neglect.

It should not take four years of college before one can go to medical school. There are a few 6-year medical programs that shave 2 years from the 8-year bachelor's degree and medical school sequence, but it may take 4 or more years of college to meet pre-med requirements if unnecessary requirements like sociology are tacked on.

I wonder if de-emphasizing science requirements for medical school is a way to solve the "too many Asians" problem.

[Pat4ever]

Could be. Or is it another step in the progressive dumbing-down educational process? I’m sure it will increase diversity and lower standards, producing docs who will follow suggested guidelines faithfully, push the social justice meme and not question boldly or scientifically.

[Sooth2222]

I was required to take introductory psychology and sociology classes, and that was 40+ years ago!

What I found striking about my kid's "elite" liberal arts college curriculum is that the classic liberal arts curriculum doesn't seem to exist any more, replaced by additional major subject course requirements and fluffy PC courses.

I can understand how Zero could graduate with two ivy degrees, and not have the faintest concept of how capitalism works. I don't think this is a good thing.

[Jake8898]

More dumbing down of the medical field. Focus on the “underserved” and their issues is important to the successful practice practice of medicine? Show me the non agenda driven series of studies that proves this.

[Jim Noble]

Rahm's brother weighs in.

After fighting a losing war against the doctors for 40 years, the commies have decided to replace them with a slightly-less troublesome group.

[ClearCase_guy]

If you’re going to set up Death Panels, you really want doctors with Heart and Soul. They don’t need medical skill — they aren’t going to be giving out so much medicine anymore.

[blueunicorn6]

“What’s wrong with me, Doctor?”

“I don’t have a clue, but I feel sorry for you.”

[Pharmboy]

My pre-med curriculum at a large, well-known northeastern university from '63-'67 (I was a bio major) required (1 semester = 1/2 year) 2 years foreign language, 2 years English, 1 year history (either Euro or American), 1 semester econ, 1 semester calc, 1 year physics, 1 semester inorganic chem, 1 year organic chem, 1 year classics (i.e., Greek and Roman art and history), 1 semester philosophy, 1 semester statistics, 1 year EITHER music or art, 1 year phys ed, 1 semester EITHER psych or sociology, plus physics, chem, and biochem labs. I might have missed a course or two, but that's prety much it.

FWIW.