医学院（授予医学博士学位）和整骨学校（具有博士学位）在入学之前不需要学士学位，尽管这些学校招收的几乎所有学生都已完成了本科学习。只要完成医学预修课程，学生就可以选择任何麦当娜专业。计划申请任一类型医学院校的学生必须参加医学院入学考试（MCAT）。这是一项全国标准化考试，每年在线提供几次。它涵盖了必修课程中的材料，通常在指定课程完成后的三年级或之后学习。建议学生在申请医学院（带薪或义务工作）之前具有一些患者护理经验。学生也应尽早申请，这一点也很重要，因为医学院通常会轮流授课。
Medical schools (which grant M.D. degrees) and Osteopathic schools (which grand D.O. degrees) do not require a bachelor degree before enrolling, although almost all students admitted by these schools have completed their undergraduate studies. Students may select any Madonna major as long as the pre-medical prerequisite courses are completed. Students planning application to either type of medical school must take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). This is a national standardized examination offered online several times a year. It covers the material in the required courses and is typically taken during or after the junior year when the specified courses have been completed. It is recommended that students have some patient care experience before applying to medical school (paid or volunteer work). It is also important that students apply as early as possible, as medical schools usually fill their classes on a rolling basis.