Abstract
The authors present a premedical education program, unprecedented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), that has been able to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pre- Medicine Bridge Program (PMBP) at Khalifa University uses holistic methods to prepare graduate students for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and application to the MD program. Participants are predominantly Emirati and international STEM graduates who are at a disadvantage for success on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) section of the MCAT for linguistic, educational, and sociocultural reasons. COVID-19 lockdown exacerbates the intrinsic CARS struggles facing these PMBP students, but through swift course restructuring and sound distance-learning pedagogy, their CARS learning has progressed. Program details are discussed to benefit premedical education and to expand access to medical education and careers.
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