About Pre-Med Roadmap

Pre-Med Roadmap is a free, independently run resource that lays out the entire path to medical school — from prerequisite courses and clinical hours to the MCAT, applications, and interviews — in one organized place. It pairs an interactive checklist with a growing library of in-depth, plain-English guides written from the perspective of someone walking the road right now.

Who writes this

Hi — I'm David Tashjian, the person behind Pre-Med Roadmap. I'm a post-baccalaureate pre-med student completing my science prerequisites at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, on the path toward medical school (and weighing the anesthesiologist assistant route as well). I came to medicine as a career changer rather than a traditional four-year pre-med, which means I've had to figure out the prerequisites, the timeline, the testing, and the application machinery largely from scratch.

I write every guide on this site myself, based on primary sources (the AAMC, AACOMAS, individual school requirements) combined with what I'm learning firsthand as I go. When something here reflects my own opinion or experience rather than an official requirement, I say so. This site is not affiliated with any university, application service, or test-prep company.

Why this exists

When I started, the advice I needed was scattered across dozens of forums, Reddit threads, YouTube videos, and spreadsheets — much of it contradictory, some of it locked behind expensive courses. I kept wishing for one honest, organized place that explained the whole journey without trying to sell me a $3,000 advising package. I couldn't find it, so I built it. Everything I learn that would have saved me time, I write down here for the next person.

How the content is made and kept accurate

Primary sources first. Requirements, dates, and figures are checked against official sources like the AAMC, AACOMAS, the MSAR, and individual school pages.
Written from real experience. The strategy and study advice comes from actually doing this — sitting in the orgo lectures, building the study schedules, navigating the post-bacc decision.
Updated over time. Each guide carries a "last updated" date, and I revise pages as requirements and timelines change.
Corrections welcome. If you spot something out of date or wrong, email me and I'll fix it.

What makes it different

Completely free. No account, no subscription, no paywall.
Your checklist progress saves automatically in your own browser — nothing is sent to a server, and no sign-up is required.
Neurodivergent-friendly. As someone with ADHD, I include specific, tested strategies for students who don't thrive on "just work harder" advice.
Honest resource links. I point you to the genuinely best free and paid tools (Khan Academy, Anki, UWorld, AAMC) rather than reinventing them or burying them behind affiliate gates.

A note on your path

No two pre-med journeys look the same. Traditional students, post-baccs, and career changers all arrive by different routes and timelines. This roadmap is a guide, not a rulebook — use the parts that help you, ignore the rest, and always confirm specifics with your own pre-health advising office.

Support the project

This site is free and supported by optional reader donations and advertising. If it helped you, you can buy me a coffee from the link on the main page — it genuinely helps keep the lights on.

Get in touch

Questions, suggestions, or corrections? I read every message. Visit the Contact page or email me directly at davetashjian206@outlook.com.