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...Steven P. Burg, dean of Brandeis College, said that Alexander left the Waltham university to better his career. Alexander will take a similar position at Marquette College in Wisconsin November first. Burg also said that Alexander has family in Wisconsin...
Meanwhile, faculty at the University ofPennsylvania Medical School decided three yearsago to accept students who had not completed thetraditional "pre-med" course requirements--a mixof biology, chemistry, physics and math. Instead,says Vice Dean for Education Frederic D. Burg, theschool has a "competency requirement," whichallows for limited coursework in the usual pre-medareas...
...Burg says the "competency requirement"increases the school's appeal, and attracts morewell-rounded applicants...
...should not stand in the way of innovationby not having traditional course requirements,"Burg says. "The school is recognized as having amore liberal approach to a person's readiness toenter medical school...
...Burg says the new requirements have worked. Forthree out of the last four years, applications toPenn Med School have increased. This year, Pennreceived 300 more applicants than it did lastyear...