When Accelerated MD Program Is Not the Right Path: The Why and How to Support Accelerated Learners in the Transition to the 4-Year Program

Allison Macerollo; Sally A. Santen; Judith Brenner; Joan Cangiarella; Alicia Gonzalez-Flores; Betsy Goebel Jones; Shou Ling Leong; Caroline Roberts; Christin Traba; Christina M. Vitto; Lisa Strano-Paul

doi:10.1007/s40670-025-02328-5

When Accelerated MD Program Is Not the Right Path: The Why and How to Support Accelerated Learners in the Transition to the 4-Year Program

Allison Macerollo
, Sally A. Santen
, Judith Brenner
, Joan Cangiarella
, Alicia Gonzalez-Flores
, Betsy Goebel Jones
, Shou Ling Leong
, Caroline Roberts
, Christin Traba
, Christina M. Vitto
, Lisa Strano-Paul

Geriatric and General Medicine

Stony Brook University

Ohio State University
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Cincinnati
New York University
University of California at Davis
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Pennsylvania State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

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Abstract

Accelerated 3-year medical school programs (A3YP) allow students to complete medical school in 3 years rather than the traditional 4-year program (4YP). This paper describes the perspective of 14 A3YPs, exploring the rate of and reasons for transition out of an accelerated pathway into a traditional 4YP. As of 2023, 19% of students in A3YP transitioned to 4YP. The authors provide practical recommendations to guide transitions based on pooled experiences and expert consensus from members of the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs (CAMPP). Having clear policies that define academic, clinical, and professional expectations and processes to guide transition is important.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1715-1722
Number of pages	8
Journal	Medical Science Educator
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02328-5
State	Published - Jun 2025

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Accelerated curriculum
Program evaluation
Student Support

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Macerollo, A., Santen, S. A., Brenner, J., Cangiarella, J., Gonzalez-Flores, A., Jones, B. G., Leong, S. L., Roberts, C., Traba, C., Vitto, C. M., & Strano-Paul, L. (2025). When Accelerated MD Program Is Not the Right Path: The Why and How to Support Accelerated Learners in the Transition to the 4-Year Program. Medical Science Educator, 35(3), 1715-1722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02328-5

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