University of Minnesota Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://www.med.umn.edu/#num=content-2054207&id=album-76259
Phone: 612-625-7977
Admissions e-mail: meded@umn.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Twin Cities Campus
- 4-6 years in length
- Duluth Campus
- 4 years in length
- Average class size: 60
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics
- Total number of applicants in 2013: 3,669
- Applicants interviewed 2013: 582
- Class size in 2013: 170 (133 in-province, 37 out-of-province)
- International students are eligible to apply
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Admissions Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: A baccalaureate degree or graduate degree from a college or university in the United States or Canada
- Required Courses
- Biology + lab (1 semester)
- Chemistry (general or organic) + lab (1 semester)
- Life Sciences (biology, genetics, biochemistry, physics, etc.) (4 semesters)
- Humanities or Social Sciences (1 semester)
- Recommended Courses
- Biochemistry
- Ethics
- Genetics
- Psychology
- Statistics
- Foreign Language
- Independant learning courses
- Seminar-type courses involving small group discussions
- Social and behavioral sciences and humanities
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GPA
- Minimum grade/GPA: 3.29
- Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013: 3.74
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MCAT
- Minimum score: 29
- All MCAT scores will be considered/The most recent MCAT scores will be considered/The best MCAT scores will be considered
- The MCAT Scores older than 3 years will not be accepted.
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Supporting Documents
- AMCAS primary application
- MCAT scores
- Official transripts from registrar of each college or university attended
- Personal statement
- Biographical information
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Individual letters or one committee packet
- All letters sent directly to AMCAS letter writing service
- Letters do not need to be from specific academic faculty
- Secondary application
- Sent to applicant to complete after primary application submitted
- $75 application fee
- Online application
- Deadline to submit: January 31st
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Interview
- Interview dates: August - March
- Interview with medical school faculty member or a member of the Admissions Committee
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Timeline 2013-2014
- Applications available between June 1st and November 15th
- Deadline for AMCAS primary application: November 15th
- Deadline for supplemental application: January 31st
- Decision letters
- Those who interviewed from August - November, will recieve a decision letter by the end of December
- Those who interviewed from mid-November to March, decision letters will be sent on a monthly basis
- Early Decision Program
- Applications available between June 1st and August 1st
- Deadline: August 1st
- Be available for interviews in August and early September if selected
- Must have exceptional academic record and MCAT results
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Tuition 2013-2014
- Out of state: $37,508
- In state: $29,975.00
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