Definition

Noun: A graduate-level educational institution that trains students to become physicians by offering a curriculum leading to a professional medical degree (such as an M.D. or D.O.).

Usage

"Medical school" refers specifically to the professional school within a university or as a standalone institution where students receive education and training to practice medicine. It follows the completion of an undergraduate degree.

Examples

• She was accepted into a prestigious medical school.
• The first two years of medical school are typically focused on classroom and laboratory instruction in the basic sciences.
• He decided to apply to medical school after working as a paramedic.

Advanced Usage

• "to get into/be admitted to medical school": To gain acceptance and enroll in a medical school program.
  • It is very competitive to get into medical school.
• "to drop out of/leave medical school": To discontinue one's studies in a medical school program before completion.
  • He made the difficult decision to leave medical school after his second year.

Variants and Related Words

• Med school (n., informal): A common, abbreviated form of "medical school."
  • She's in her final year of med school.
• Medical student (n.): A person who is enrolled in and attending medical school.
  • The medical student observed the surgery.

Synonyms

• School of medicine
• Medical college

Related Phrases

• Pre-medical (pre-med): Referring to undergraduate coursework or a student preparing for application to medical school.
  • She completed her pre-med requirements in biology.
• Residency: The stage of hospital-based training for physicians that occurs graduating from medical school.
  • After medical school, she began a surgical residency.

Noun

1. a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree