Louisiana State Medicine, New Orleans

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Contacts

Website: http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/
Phone: (504) 568-6262
Admissions e-mail: ms-admissions@lsuhsc.edu
Address: LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans
Student Admissions
1901 Perdido Street
Box P3-4
New Orleans, LA 70112

Program Information

• Class start date: August 2018

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 2016: 757
• Estimated number of new entrants: 200
• 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 semester hours, with lab)
  • General/Inorganic Chemistry (8 semester hours, with lab)
  • Organic Chemistry (8 semester hours, with lab)
  • Biochemistry (3 semester hours, lab not required)
  • Physics (8 semester hours, with lab)
  • English (6 semester hours, both spoken and written English)
  • Statistics (3 semester hours)
• 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

• Minimum grade/GPA: all coursework completed at a grade-level of C
• Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2016: 3.7

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MCAT

• Average score in 2016: 30
• The MCAT must be taken no later than September 2017 to qualify for this application cycle. Scores must be from the most current version of the MCAT examination.
• Oldest MCAT Scores considered: April 2015

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Supporting Documents

• AMCAS application
• Secondary application: LSU Secondary Application to School of Medicine
  • This will be provided after submitting the AMCAS application
• Secondary application fee: $50
• Letters of Recommendation: one from the school's pre-professional/pre-med advisory committee, or three from professors/teachers who have taught the applicant in didactic classes in science and math
  • Cannot be from one-hour lab courses or research instructors

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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 2016 on a rolling basis
• Type of interview: traditional

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Timeline 2017-2018

• June 1, 2017: AMCAS application becomes available online
• Nov 30, 2017: Deadline to submit AMCAS
• Jan 15, 2018: Deadline for secondary applications
• Sept 18, 2017: Interviews begin
• Oct 15, 2017: First acceptance notice
• Nov 1, 2017: MD/PhD AMCAS Deadline
• Dec 15, 2017: MD/PhD Secondary Application

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Tuition 2017-2018

• Total Student Fee (Resident)- $31,375.45
• Total Student Fee (non-Resident)- $61,114.49

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