University of Alabama Medicine
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Contacts
Website:http://medicine.uab.edu/about/ Phone:205-934-2330 Admissions e-mail:medschool@uab.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in 2009: 2261
- Applicants interviewed in 2009: 405
- Class size in 2009: 175
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum of 90 undergraduate credits from an accredited U.S. college or university (any discipline)
- Required Courses
- General Biology – 8 semester hours (Embryology and Genetics recommended)
- General Chemistry with Lab – 8 credits
- Organic Chemistry with Lab – 8 credits (also accept a 4 term sequence of chemistry that includes Biochemistry)
- General Physics with lab – 8 credits
- Mathematics – 6 credits (may include 1 course in Computer Science, Statistics coursework is highly desirable)
- English – 6 credits
- AP or CLEP coursework appearing on the AMCAS application for which college hour or unit credit is awarded will be accepted to meet a premedical requirement though further coursework in biology and chemistry is desirable and may be necessary in order to be a competitive applicant.
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GPA
- Minimum: No minimum
- Average accepted GPA: 3.5
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Standardized Test
- Minimum scores: 24
- Average score of successful applicants in 2009: 30.3
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Supporting Documents
- Autobiographical essay
- Essential experiences and attributes, interpersonal and communication skills, service and volunteer experiences, shadowing and medically related experiences, extracurricular activities and leadership, research/academic medicine, diversity
- Letters of recommendation
- Sent through AMCAS Letter Writer Application, Interfolio, Mail, and VirtualEvals
- Option 1: (preferred) Committee Letter
- Option 2: Letter packet (packet or set of letters assembled and distributed by your institution, often by career centre)
- Option 3: 3 individual letters (2 from science faculty, 1 from other faculty or another individual who can provide an in-depth evaluation and recommendation)
- A non-refundable $75 application fee to be paid online or by cheque
- Assessing competitiveness
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- Transcripts
- All accepted applicants must submit an official final transcript containing all courses taken and with degrees posted by July 15th
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Interview
- When: Most Thursdays from mid-September to mid-March
- Each applicant meets individually with 3 admissions committee members for 25 minute interviews
- Applicants meet with current medical students for lunch, discussion, and tour of facilities
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Timeline
- Early decision
- AMCAS application deadline: August 1st
- Secondary application deadline: August 15th
- Secondary fee: $75
- Regular
- AMCAS application deadline: November 1st
- Secondary application deadline: November 15th
- Secondary fee: $75
- MD/PhD
- AMCAS application deadline: November 1st
- Secondary application deadline: November 15th
- Secondary fee: $75
- Last applicants to be invited for interview are notified by late February
- Final committee decisions – by April 1st
- New student orientation – last week July
- Matriculation and classes begin immediately following orientation
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Tuition 2009-2010
- In-state tuition per year: $16, 627
- Out-of-state tuition per year: $49, 881
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