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Location
733 North Broadway
Baltimore MD 21205-2196
United States of America
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
- 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
Curriculum
- Years 1 and 2
- Genes to Society Curriculum (for more information, click here)
- Longitudinal clerkships
- Scholarly Concentrations chosen in year 1
- Years 3 and 4
- Clerkships both core and elective
For more information, please click here
2018 Entering Class Admission Statistics
- Acceptance Rate: 3.9%
- Accepted students: 120
- 63 men
- 57 women
- Average age: 23
- States represented: 29
- Other countries represented: 4
- 6 Visa students
- 13% obtained an advanced degree
- Average GPA: 3.88
- Range of 3.80-3.96
- Average MCAT: 36
- Range of 32-39
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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 of Education
- Required Courses (must obtain a grade of C or above)
- College Biology with lab (one year/8 semester hours)
- General College Chemistry with lab (one year/8 semester hours)
- Organic Chemistry with lab (4 semester hours)
- Biochemistry; lab not required (3/4 semester hours)
- Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences (24 semester hours)
- Calculus and/or Statistics (6-8 semester hours)
- General College Physics with lab (one year/8 semester hours)
- Recommended Courses
- Computer Literacy (not necessarily a computer course, but good working knowledge of computers is recommended)
- NOTE: AP and IB transfer credits are accepted but under special requirements.
- 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
- Average GPA 2018: 3.88
- Range of GPA 2018: 3.80-3.96
For a summary of the median GPAs, click here
MCAT
- The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is required for all applicants.
- Average of 2018 entering class MCAT score: 36
- MCAT must have been written within 4 years of expected matriculation
- The MCAT must be taken no later than September of the year of application.
- The earliest MCAT accepted for 2018 admission is MCAT 2014.
- Results must be submitted by August of the application’s year of submission.
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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.
- Letters of Recommendation
- Committee Letter: a letter from the applicant’s university premedical committee member or premedical advisor; or
- Letter packet: assembled and distributed by your institution; or
- 2 letters are required from senior science faculty members who have taught the applicant, AND one letter from a non-science faculty member who has 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.
- Annually, Hopkins' interviews between 750-800 applicants for a class of 120
Timeline 2017-2018
- May 2017: AMCAS application (primary) can be accessed.
- June 2017: AMCAS applications begin to be submitted to the university.
- July 2017: Secondary applications become available to those selected.
- October 15, 2017: deadline to submit AMCAS application
- November 1, 2017: deadline to submit secondary applciation.
- Late August 2017: interviews begin for selected candidates.
- Mid-December 2017: first round of applicants accepted/rejected.
- Late January 2018: second round of applicants accepted/rejected.
- Late February 2018: interviews conclude.
- Early April 2018: Final round of applicants accepted/rejected.
- April 30, 2018: Deadline to reply to offer of acceptance.
- August 2018: Orientation and Classes begin.
For more information on the MD program, click here
Tuition 2017-2018
- Application fee: $75
- AMCAS Application fee: $160
- AMCAS Application fee for each additional school: $30
- First year tuition Resident: $76,744
- First year tuition Non-Resident: $76,744
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