Hundreds of UF students on the pre-medical school track are already preparing for the 2015 Medical College Admissions Test.
A Kaplan Test Prep survey released this week found 43 percent of medical school admissions officers believe the 2015 test will be much more difficult, as the test is being revamped to include biochemistry, sociology and psychology sections and will last more than six hours.
The national survey of 79 admissions officers reported 90 percent agree with the coming changes and 75 percent believe the test will further prepare students for medical school.
The MCAT hasn’t been revised since 1992.
Biology professor Marta Wayne said her department addressed the change in the test by creating a health disparities in society minor.
She said she’s seen a growing focus on evidence-based medicine and translational research.
“The goal is to not weed people out but to change the people who are being selected,” Wayne said.
Although the anthropology senior plans to take a detour to medical school with a post-baccalaureate program in science, Megan De-Kok is already pursuing a health disparities in society minor.
“It’s a long test and you kind of only want to take it once, so that’s kind of nerve wracking,” the 22-year-old said.
A version of this story ran on page 3 on 10/25/2013 under the headline "Subjects being added to the MCAT"
