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Katie Dolbec, M.D.’10, Larner associate professor of emergency medicine and assistant dean for students

Dolbec Discusses Benefits of a Gap Year Before Medical School

Larner in the Media

Health & Medicine

October 19, 2026

By Office of Medical Communications

Medscape: Want a Gap Year Before Med School? Learn the Pros and Cons (OCT 19, 2026)

Katie Dolbec, M.D.’10, Larner associate professor of emergency medicine and assistant dean for students, told Medscape that taking a gap year before medical school can strengthen applicants through valuable life experience.