Welcome to the student-run, unofficial site of Minnesota's Future Doctors! Our goal is to help you understand the three year program and become a part of our circle of friends.
The goal of the Minnesota's Future Doctors program is to develop the pre-med skills of underrepresented minority and rural college undergrads in Minnesota.
Minnesota’s Future Doctors gain opportunities to:
• Explore the lives of doctors and medical students
• Understand medical school
• See the clinic experience from professionals' point of view
• Learn about college enrichment classes
• Be exposed to service projects and volunteering
• Meet new, smart friends
• Encounter brilliant mentors
• Learn to use medical school electronic portfolios• Volunteer in premier health care facilities

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Here are the groups of Minnesota's Future Doctors:
Alligators
- The Summer Program for Current College Juniors (Juniors in 08-09)
- We will be together in the summers of 2007, 2008, and 2009. Our goal is to apply to medical school in 2009 and start med school in the fall of 2010.
- This group has already been selected in February 2007.
- We are the Alligators.
Bandicoots
- The Academic Year Program for Current College Juniors (Juniors in 08-09)
- This group has already been selected. We applied in February 2007.
- We met in the fall of 2007, in January of 2008, and March 2008. We are going to join the Alligators for a full summer in 2009.
- Our goal is to apply to med school in 2009 and start in the fall of 2010.
- We are the Bandicoots.
Coyotes
- The Summer Program for Current College Sophomores. (Sophmores in 08-09)
- We will be together in the summers of 2008, 2009, and 2010. Our goal is to apply to medical school in 2010 and start med school in the fall of 2011.
- This group was selected in March 2008.
- We are the Coyotes.
Dingoes
- The Academic Year Program for Current College Sophomores (Sophomores in 08-09)
- This group was selected in March 2008.
- We met in the fall of 2008, in January of 2009, and we will meet again in March 2009. We will have three meetings during the 2009-2010 school year. And one meeting in the fall of 2010.
- If we keep up with our "Roadmap to Med School" and attend all programs, we will be invited to attend a free MCAT training program in May and June 2010.
- We are the Dingoes.
Elk (Freshman & Select Sophomores, Apply through Feb. 1, 2009)
- Individuals who are college freshmen (or sophomores with three years left) in the 2008-2009 academic year will have the opportunity to apply for a three summer program.
- The Elk Cohort will be together in the summers of 2009, 2010, and 2011.
- The goal of the Elk Cohort is to apply to medical school in 2011 and start med school in the fall of 2012.
- Applications are due February 1, 2009. This group will be selected in March 2009. 20 studnets will be selected.
- Click on the Elk tab to learn more.
Frogs (Applications and information will be availabe in December 2008)
- 25 students who apply for the Elk Cohort, but are not selected, may be selected for the Frog Cohort. This is an excellent opportunity.
- This group will be selected in March 2009.
- The Frog Cohort will meet in the fall of 2009, in January of 2010, and we will meet again in March 2010. We will have three meetings during the 2010-2011 school year. And one meeting in the fall of 2011.
- If we keep up with our "Roadmap to Med School" and attend all programs, we will be invited to attend a free MCAT training program in May and June 2011.
- The Frog cohort will apply to medical school in the summer of 2011, with the goal of starting medical school in the fall of 2012