Thomas Jefferson Medicine

Medicine
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Contacts

Website: http://www.jefferson.edu/jmc/index.cfm
Phone: 215-955-6983
Admissions e-mail: JMC.Admissions@jefferson.edu

Program Information

• M.D degree
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2008: 9,323
• Class size in 2008: 225 students

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Baccalaureate degree from a university in the United States of America or in Canada
• Required Courses
  • Biology – one full academic year (6 of McGill credits)
  • Chemistry – one full academic year (8 of McGill credits)
  • Organic Chemistry – one full academic year (8 of McGill credits)
  • Physics – one full academic year (8 of McGill credits)
  • Note - All required courses must be accompanied by a laboratory section
• Recommended Courses
  • Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences courses
  • English, specifically development of effective writing skills

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GPA

• Minimum: not specified
• Average accepted GPA: 3.7

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Standardized Test

• Minimum Scores: not specified
• Median / Average scores 2008:
  • Verbal Reasoning: 10.2
  • Physical Sciences: 10.3
  • Biological Sciences: 10.6
• Test must have been written within 3 years of application deadline

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Supporting Documents

• Application is done through AMCAS, click here
  • Letters of Recommendation from a pre professional committee
  • If no such committee exist, then a letter of recommendation is required from an individual faculty member of Biology, a faculty member of Chemistry, of Physics and of Humanities.
  • If applicant has continued to graduate programs, a letter of recommendation from the graduate school is highly encouraged.

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Interview

• Every Wednesday beginning late September through the end of March
• Takes place: Jefferson Medical College; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Interview is conducted by a member of the Committee of Admissions

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Timeline

• June.1, 2008: Earliest date for filing of AMCAS application
• Nov.15, 2008: Latest date for filing of AMCAS application
• Jan.1, 2009: All of the following must be submitted:
  • Supplemental Application
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • MCAT scores
  • Application Fee

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Tuition 2008-2009

• In State First Year Tuition: $43,033 USD
• Out of State First Year Tuition: $43,033 USD

International Students are not eligible for financial scholarships or financial loans. International applicants may however contact the Financial Aid Office.

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