SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Medicine
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Contacts

Website: http://www.downstate.edu/college_of_medicine/
Phone: 718-270-2446
Admissions e-mail: admissions@downstate.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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  • MD/MPH click here
• 4 years in length
• Class size: 185
• There have been no international students in the entering class for over 10 years

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: At least three years of study toward a baccalaureate degree
  • Required courses must be completed prior to matriculation
• Required Courses
  • Biological or Zoology + Lab (8 Credits)
  • General or Inorganic Chemistry + Lab (8 Credits)
  • Organic Chemistry + Lab (8 Credits)
  • Physics + Lab (8 Credits)
  • English (6 Credits)
• Recommended Courses
  • Advanced science subjects or college Mathematics (6 Credits)
• Note on AP Credits
  • AP credits will be accepted to satisfy undergraduate requirements if they are accepted by undergraduate college and on transcript

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GPA

• Average GPA based on the national average of admitted students
• 2008 national average: 3.66

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MCAT

• Average MCAT based on the national average of admitted students
• 2008 national averages:
  • Physical Sciences: 10.3
  • Verbal Reasoning: 9.9
  • Biological Sciences: 10.7
• Test must have been written within 3 years of planned enrolment
  • Latest test considered is September 12th, 2009
• Scores must be posted in AMCAS application by November 1st

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Supporting Documents

• Application through AMCAS
• Secondary Application
  • Applicants will be sent a link to the Secondary Application once the receipt of the AMCAS application has been received.
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• Letter of Recommendation from premedical advisor committee
• OR 2 letters of recommendation from two different professors in different departments
  • One letter must be from a professor in a science department
  • The other should be from a professor in your field of study
  • Letters must be from professors that have had you in their classes and know you well

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Interview

• Interviews are offered to applicants who are competitive
• Interviews begin in early September

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Timeline

• Early Decision Application
  • Application to AMCAS – August 1
  • Application complete – August 17
• Regular Decision Application
  • Earliest date for submission of AMCAS application – June 1
  • Latest date for submission of AMCAS application – December 15
  • Latest date for completion of application – February 1
• Latest date to request a deferred acceptance – May 3

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Tuition 2009-2010

• In-State Yearly Tuition: $22,800
• Out-of-State Yearly Tuition: $40,640

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