Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/index.html
Phone:
School of Medicine: 410-955-2196
Admissions Office: 410-955-3182
Registrar’s Offce: 410-955-3080
Registrar’s Office e-mail: medreg@jhmi.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Class size in 2009: 120
- A joint MD/PhD program also exists which is 6 – 8 years in length
- Individuals who have already completed studies in Medicine at a university are ineligible to apply.
For more information on joint programs, click here
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in any field from an accredited university appearing on the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education list, which is published by the American Council
on Education
- Required Courses (must obtain a grade of C or above)
- College Biology (6 credits) with lab
- General College Chemistry (6 credits) with lab
- Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences (18 credits)
- Calculus (6 credits) or Statistics (6 credits)
- Physics (6 credits) with lab
- Recommended Courses
- Computer Literacy (not necessarily a computer course, but good working knowledge of computers is recommended)
- Mammalian Biology (3 credits) for applicants who have taken their biology course requirements more than 4 years ago by the application deadline
- Most applicants who have only studied outside the U.S. need to take a year or more of courses in an accredited American university.
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GPA
- The University does not have a cut-off GPA available, although median GPA scores of accepted students are available for 2008:
- Overall GPA median: 3.87
- Science GPA median: 3.87
- Average GPA (for the MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program): 3.89
For a summary of the median GPAs, click here
For GPA information on the MD/PhD program, click here
MCAT
- The University does not have a cut-off MCAT score available, although the average MCAT scores are available for 2007:
- Physical Sciences – 10.5
- Biological Sciences – 10.6
- Verbal Reasoning – 9.8
- Writing Sample – P
- Average MCAT (for the MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program): 36
- MCAT must have been written within 3 years of the application deadline and must be submitted by August of the application’s year of submission.
For more information, click here and here
For MCAT information on the MD/PhD program, click here
Supporting Documents
- American Medical College Applications Service (AMCAS) application form
- The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine application (online) – also called the Secondary Application
- This application can be completed once the applicant has received their AMCAS ID number.
- Johns Hopkins Secondary Application printed out
- The secondary application must be done online, but also printed and mailed to the University along with a 2”x2” picture postmarked by the application deadline.
- A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s university premedical committee member or premedical advisor. If there aren’t any of aforementioned members at the university, 2 letters are required from senior science faculty members who have taught the applicant.
- Candidates with advanced degrees or who work full time must provide a letter of recommendation from their education as well as their important work experiences.
- Candidates who took Pass/Fail courses in the premedical course requirements (see Course and Degree Requirements section above) need a written statement from their professor that explains the candidate’s performance in those classes.
- Outsider candidates (outside the U.S. and Canada) must provide official transcripts.
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Other Requirements
- Candidates must be able to communicate in English (spoken and written).
Interview
- After the interview, candidates selected into the program are notified between October 15 and April 15.
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Timeline
- Dates regarding the MD program:
- July 1, 2009: Escrow amount for 4 years (approx. $ 252,000) must be submitted to the University for candidates that do not have a permanent or immigrant visa
- October 15, 2009: AMCAS application deadline
- November 15, 2009: Secondary Application deadline for MD/PhD applicants
- December 1, 2009: Secondary Application deadline for regular MD applicants
- Mid-October 2008 – mid-April 2009: Notification of acceptance
- Dates regarding the MD/PhD program:
- October 15, 2009: AMCAS Application deadline
- November 16, 2009: Secondary Application and fee submission deadline
- September 17 – 18, 2009: Interview
- January 2010 and March 2010: Notification of acceptance
For more information on the MD program, click here and here
For more information on the MD/PhD program, click here
Tuition 2009-2010
- First year tuition: $ 39,500
- Imaging fee: $ 200
- Matriculation fee: $ 740
- Health insurance (spouses and dependent children must also be covered)
- Single: $ 3,012
- Two-party: $ 6,720
- Family: $ 6,960
- Dental Insurance: $ 168
- Application fee: $ 75
- AMCAS Application fee: $ 160
- AMCAS Application fee for each additional school: $ 30
For more information on tuition, click here
For information for scholarships and financial aid, click here
For more information on application fees, click here and here
