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Contacts

Website: http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/
Phone: (504) 568-6262
Admissions e-mail: ms-admissions@lsuhsc.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
• 4 years in length
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants from Louisiana in 2015: 797
• Class size in 2015: 194
• International students are not eligible to apply

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Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Bachelor's Degree
• Required Courses
  • Biology (8 credits, with lab)
  • Chemistry (8 credits, with lab)
  • Organic Chemistry (8 credits, with lab)
  • Physics (8 credits, with lab)
  • English (6 credits)
• Recommended Courses
  • biochemistry (strongly recommended),
  • cell biology,
  • comparative vertebrate anatomy,
  • computer sciences,
  • embryology (developmental biology),
  • histology,
  • mathematics,
  • microbiology,
  • molecular genetics,
  • physiology,
  • statistics (epidemiology).
  • economics,
  • English,
  • ethics,
  • foreign languages,
  • history,
  • philosophy,
  • psychology,
  • public speaking,
  • sociology.

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GPA

• In-province/domestic students:
  • Minimum grade/GPA: 3.5
  • Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013: 3.7

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MCAT

• Minimum score: 30 (or XX/XX/XX)
• All MCAT scores will be considered/The most recent MCAT scores will be considered/The best MCAT scores will be considered
• The MCAT must be taken before September 2013 to qualify for this application cycle. Scores older than January 1, 2010 will not be accepted.

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Supporting Documents

• Application form
• Admission fee - $30 Checks or Money order
• GRE Scores - Have the Educational testing service send to the school office (Code 6385)
• Official transcripts - 2 copies from each college and/or university attended
• Goal Letter - indicate applicant's long-term and short-term goals in relation to the program
• Letters of Recommendation - 2 letters preferably from Science professors
• TOEFL - for International students

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Evaluation criteria

• To evaluate all applicants in three major areas: humanitarian qualities, overall excellence, and diversity of experience. For more information, click here

Interview

• Interview invitations will be sent out from September 2013 on a rolling basis
• Interview dates for 2013-2014
• Type of interview:traditional

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Timeline 2013-2014

• June 1, 2013: AMCAS application becomes available online
• Nov 30, 2013: Deadline to submit AMCAS
• Jan 15, 2014: Deadline for secondary applications
• Sept, 2013: Interviews begin
• Oct 15 2013: First acceptance notice:

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Tuition 2013-2014

• Total Student Fee (Resident)- $20,590.00
• Total Student Fee (non-Resident)- $43,082.00
• Stipends - offered during Graduate Studies and Medical school.

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