Are there any premier medical institutions in India or abroad that have Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science as a minimal eligibility criterion to get an admission into PhD or MD programmes into one of their disciplines of the study of medicine?
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I hope not. Doesn’t one need to know the pre-med material? I have a CS degree, and I have no more medical knowledge than Joe Shmoe out of high school.
Generally, in the US, medical schools do not require any specific major, just a B.S. or B.A. plus some science prerequisites. Most premed programs emphasize majors in biological sciences or chemistry as traditional pathways to admission. But non-traditional majors (who are successful in the basic science prerquisites) stand out a bit for being different, and that can be good.
Given that computers have become ever more integral to the delivery of medicine, I would think a well qualified (that is, meets other criteria well) comp sci major could do very well in admissions.
I knew someone who got a PhD in Computer Science and very soon after went to Medical School to get an MD. Having the PhD helped a lot, but the Computer Science part certainly wasn’t a requirement.
If you’re going for a PhD in Medicine (research), a CS degree might be a big help for certain areas of study but not as a general rule.
In the states you usually need the basic science core: 1 year biol; 1 year physics; 2 years of chem. Schools have no problem with your ding that with comp sci or history as a degree. Or doing it after the fact and then applying.
Medical school in India I know little about. Entrance exams are big but some can buy their way in as sanctioned policy.
I have a close relative who earned a BS in computer science, spent 5 years or so working in that field (in no way related to medicine), then went to medical school at a university on the U.S. east coast, earned his MD, and is practicing family medicine. The CS degree certainly was not required, but I don’t think it was a hindrance either. I recall him telling me the admissions folks were actually quite interested in his computer science background, which might prove to be quite useful as medicine becomes more and more computerized.