More Young People Showing Interest in the Medical Field

Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 -- 10:01 AM

(WMTV) More young people are inspired to go to medical school amid the pandemic.

UW-Madison admissions representatives say applications are up a record-breaking 26 percent.  “We think that there’s a whole group of young Americans who really want to make a difference,” Mary McSweeney, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Admissions assistant dean said.

Normally, UW-Madison gets about 5,000 med school applications. This year they received about 6,400.  McSweeney said more students have time to fill out lengthy applications and the younger generation is finding new inspiration driven by healthcare workers battling covid.

Only 40 percent of applicants nationally will be accepted to medical school. Experts say this is because there’s an abundance of resources poured into each student throughout the learning course and the resources are limited.

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