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: medadmissions@downstate.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

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

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Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013:
• Applicants interviewed 2013: XX
• Class size in 2013: 185 (XX in-province, XX out-of-province)
• A maximum of XX% of spaces are offered for out-of-province applicants
• International students are eligible to apply.
  • Note: Admissions preference is given to USA citizens and USA permanent residents. *There have been no international students in the entering class for over 20 years

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Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: At least three years of study toward a baccalaureate degree
• 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

• Note on AP Credits
  • AP credits will be accepted to satisfy undergraduate requirements if they are accepted by undergraduate college and on transcript, though advanced level courses recommended
• Recommended Courses
  • Advanced science subjects or college Mathematics (6 Credits)

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GPA

• In-province/domestic students:
  • Minimum grade/GPA: XXX
  • Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013:
    • Our GPA’s are at or above the national average of applicants entering medical school in the USA
• Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
  • Minimum grade/GPA: XXX
  • Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013: XXX
• Calculation method:
  • School details (E.g. Courses completed during the year of entry are not counted towards the GPA/The lowest academic year is not counted/etc.)

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MCAT

• Minimum score: NA
  • based on the national data of admitted students
• 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 2014 to qualify for this application cycle. Scores older than 3 years will not be accepted.

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Supporting Documents

• Application through AMCAS
• Secondary Application
  • Processing fee of 80USD
• 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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Evaluation criteria

• How the applicant will be evaluated; example: McGill has a 30/70 Personal statement/academics split to be invited for an interview and then a 20/80 academic/interview split for the final decision

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Interview

• Interview invitations will be sent out on XXXX or on a rolling basis
• Interview dates for 2013-2014: begin in early September 2013
• Type of interview (MMI/ combined MMI and traditional etc/involves faculty + students, etc.)

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Timeline 2013-2014

• June 1, 2013, Earliest date to complete an AMCAS application
• August 1, 2013, Latest date for Early Decision applicants to file an AMCAS application.
• August 12, 2013, Latest date for Early Decision applicants to have a completed application on file.
• December 1, 2013, M.D./Ph.D Latest Date to complete application with the School of Graduate Studies and the College of Medicine.
• January 15, 2014, Latest date to have a completed application on file in the Office of Admissions.
• May 1, 2014, Latest Date to have a completed MPH application on file with the MPH Program for the June class.
• May 1, 2014, Latest date to request a deferred acceptance.
• May 15, 2014, Latest date for accepted applicants to withdraw to qualify for the $100 acceptance deposit refund. **Latest date to For more information, click here and here

Tuition 2013-2014

• In-province/domestic students:
  • First year tuition: $16,095 USD/semester
  • Total first year fees: $XX
• Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
  • First year tuition: $28,690 USD/semester
  • Total first year fees: $XX

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