What SUNY (State University of New York) college can I go to for pre-medicine?

Question

I want to be a heart surgeon. I have been looking, but I do not see anything along the lines of surgical, heart, or even cancer medicine. I need your help. Anyone of those three can help me out. Thank you.

I need an actual name of a college, if possible. Thank you.

Answer 1

In all reality, any of them offering biology will do. Med students come from a variety of backgrounds (biology or chemistry or biochem or whatever). You don't have to have a special "pre-med" tag on your major like some places offer. You don't even have to actually be any specific major, as long as you meet the minimal course requirements for the medschool and learn enough to do well on your MCATs.

In terms of name recognition, you might want to look into SUNY Buffalo.

Other things to keep in mind: you might also consider looking at SUNY schools with a med school (Buffalo has one) as it might make life easier in the long run if you don't have to move after undergrad. You might also consider places that will give you the best chance to "pad your resume" in order to make your application look better. Things that help are volunteering at a hospital, or even undergraduate research (again, a bigger school with a graduate program in science of some sort will make that easier).

Note: never tell anyone your reason for doing anything is to pad your resume :P

Answer 2

You need a school with a good science curriculum.I would reccommend the Human Ecology School at Cornell or the Agriculture and Life Sience at Cornell. Both are part of SUNY. Both have very good science and you can get into med school from either.
Each of the SUNY schools has some things that they are known for. None of them can do better than Cornell. Check them out.

Answer 3

If you're pre-med, then look into any 4 year college that has a good biology or chemistry department. Those are the 2 most common undergrads for pre-med students.

But, if you want to save some money, do your general education reqs at a community college (your writing, history, foreign language, etc). Then you can progress to your undergraduate degree and then apply to medical schools. You have to finish medical school before you can specialize (cardiology, oncology, etc).

Good luck:-)

Answer 4

Columbia university of physicians and surgeons.. try this website.. http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/