Free Medical School!

[nitro]

I just saw a segment on CNBC and found it incredibly interesting. It appears that the University of Central Florida is offering free medical school costs!!! These costs easily top $50k a year. The one problem I think is that the University is not yet a fully accredited medical school.

CNN apparently also ran an article on it a while back:

http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/news/economy/healthcare_medicalschool_free/

 

[marketsurfer]

Interesting. I project that most schools will be free within 10 years. although the barriers to entry will be much higher--tests, etc.

surf

 

[3121]

One hellava great bargain for a lucky few!

 

[marketsurfer]

i think MIT already has all its curiculum for free on the web.... its very likely a precursor to all schools being free with very high entry criteria....

 

[aegis]

MIT Open Courseware:

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm

I'm getting my masters at UCF right now (accounting). The med-school will be accredited soon.

 

[marketsurfer]

Quote from aegis:

MIT Open Courseware:

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm

thank you!!

 

[libertad]

Awesome....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next step....

Actual free education....

And granting degrees via remote access....

Anywhere in the world.....


Hat's off to MIT.....UCF....

The future of education....

Internet based ....FREE....for those who WANT it....

The haves and the have nots will come closer together on this one....

Competition on the internet happens fast....

Interesting ...AMA allowing this to happen....???? UCF ????

 

[drcha]

Making medical school free still does not allow any sufficiently bright and prepared person to go there. The student would still need support. It is a double-time job to go to medical school, not something one can do while working at a regular job.

 

[otcstockfund]

Quote from aegis:

MIT Open Courseware:

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm

I'm getting my masters at UCF right now (accounting). The med-school will be accredited soon.

UCF masters program sucks

 

[aegis]

Quote from otcstockfund:

UCF masters program sucks

But it's AACSB accredited and relatively inexpensive ($9k). Stetson wanted double that. There's no reason to take on more debt when I don't have to.