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*Medical Doctor (MD)
 
*Medical Doctor (MD)
 
*4 years in length
 
*4 years in length
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*Class size at Tucson campus: 115
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*Number applying in 2012: 2,669
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*Class size at Phoenix campus: 48 (expected to increase to 120 in the next few years)
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*Number of students in the class entering 2012:  80
 
For more information, click http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/FAQs.cfm here]
 
For more information, click http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/FAQs.cfm here]
 
**MD-MPH - for more information click [http://omse.medicine.arizona.edu/educational-programs/md-mph-dual-degree here]
 
**MD-MPH - for more information click [http://omse.medicine.arizona.edu/educational-programs/md-mph-dual-degree here]
 
**MD-MBA - for more information, click http://www.ellermba.arizona.edu/fulltime/dual/md_mba.asp here]
 
**MD-MBA - for more information, click http://www.ellermba.arizona.edu/fulltime/dual/md_mba.asp here]
 
**MD-PhD - for more information, click [http://www.mdphd.medicine.arizona.edu/ here]
 
**MD-PhD - for more information, click [http://www.mdphd.medicine.arizona.edu/ here]
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For more information, click [http://medicine.arizona.edu/admissions/tucson Tucson] and [http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/admissions/about-office-admissions-and-recruitment Phoenix]
  
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
==Admission Requirements==
  
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
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*Degree: Applicants educated outside of the United States, must have completed at least 2 full years of study in an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada prior to application (no undergraduate major preference)
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*Degree:  
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*Required Courses  
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**Bachelor's (baccalaureate) degree is required
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**Applicants educated outside of the United States, must have completed at least 2 full years of study in an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada prior to application (no undergraduate major preference)
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*Required Courses (Tucson)
 
**General Biology (2 semesters)
 
**General Biology (2 semesters)
 
**General Chemistry (2 semesters)
 
**General Chemistry (2 semesters)
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**Physics (2 semesters)
 
**Physics (2 semesters)
 
**English (2 semesters)
 
**English (2 semesters)
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*Required Courses (Phoenix)
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**Chemistry (2 courses)
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***Minimum of 1 general chemistry course and 1 biochemistry course.
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**Biology (3 courses)
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*** Minimum of 1 physiology course
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**Behavioral and Social Science (2 courses)
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**College English (2 courses)
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**College Mathematics/Statistics (1 course)
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**Humanities (1 course)
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*Required courses for admissions must be completed with a grade of "C"
 
For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/prerequisites.cfm here]
 
For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/prerequisites.cfm here]
  
 
====GPA====
 
====GPA====
 
*Minimum: No minimum.  
 
*Minimum: No minimum.  
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*Median GPA: 3.7
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*Class average GPA: 3.73 (Range 3.08 - 4.00)
 
For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/prerequisites.cfm here] and [http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradprof/healthprof/medschoolstats.html here]
 
For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/prerequisites.cfm here] and [http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradprof/healthprof/medschoolstats.html here]
  
 
====Standardized Test====
 
====Standardized Test====
 
*Minimum MCAT score: 22
 
*Minimum MCAT score: 22
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*Median MCAT score: 30
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*Class average MCAT: 31.09 (Range 25 - 40)
 
*Test must have been written within 3 years of application deadline
 
*Test must have been written within 3 years of application deadline
 
For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/applicationProcedure.cfm here]
 
For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/applicationProcedure.cfm here]
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====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
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*Personal statement
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*Primary Application and Letters of Recommendation (AMCAS)
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**3 letters required
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*Supplemental Application
 
**Information about background and motivation for pursuing an MD degree
 
**Information about background and motivation for pursuing an MD degree
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*List of activities
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**A photograph
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**Medically-related experience - hands-on experience with direct patient contact and interaction with different health-care professionals highly recommended
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**non-refundable $85 fee
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**Research related experiences
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**Community service
 
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**Other extracurricular activities
 
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*Letters of recommendation
 
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**3 required
 
 
**Letters from individuals who know you well can can attest to your fitness for the medical profession
 
**Letters from individuals who know you well can can attest to your fitness for the medical profession
 
**If a pre-professional committee letter from your school is submitted, you do not have to submit 2 additional recommendation letters
 
**If a pre-professional committee letter from your school is submitted, you do not have to submit 2 additional recommendation letters
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==Interview==
 
==Interview==
 
*When: Between September and February
 
*When: Between September and February
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*Where: University of Arizona in Tucson or in Phoenix (either campus)
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*The interview day consists of:  
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For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/applicationProcedure.cfm here]
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**Several oportunities to meet current students, faculty and leadership, as well as curricular and extra-curricular information
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**multiple mini-interview (MMI)
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*Number interviewed for entering class 2012: 507
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For more information, click [http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/admissions/application-process here]
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
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*AMCAS application deadline: November 1st
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*AMCAS application deadline: November 1, 2012
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*Deadline for submitting letters of recommendation, supplemental application and application fee. December 15, 2012
 
*All applicants who pass the initial screening of the minimum MCAT score and AMCAS application, will be sent a web-based secondary application
 
*All applicants who pass the initial screening of the minimum MCAT score and AMCAS application, will be sent a web-based secondary application
 
*Secondary application deadline: January 15th
 
*Secondary application deadline: January 15th
 
*Interviews: September - February
 
*Interviews: September - February
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*Final decisions will be communicated on a rolling basis beginning in the September
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*Final decisions will be communicated on a rolling basis between December 2012 through March 2013
 
*Accepted applicants have to submit a letter of intent within two week to reserve a place in the class
 
*Accepted applicants have to submit a letter of intent within two week to reserve a place in the class
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For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/applicationProcedure.cfm here]
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For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/applicationProcedure.cfm here] and [http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/admissions/application-process Phoenix]
  
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==Tuition 2009-2010==
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==Tuition 2013-2014==
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*Tuition total per year: $22, 699
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*Tuition total per year:
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**Resident:$28,771
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**Non-resident: $47,388
 
**$21,618 basic tuition
 
**$21,618 basic tuition
 
**Tuition surcharge: $766
 
**Tuition surcharge: $766
 
**Other mandatory fees: $315
 
**Other mandatory fees: $315
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For more information, click [http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/tuition.cfm here]
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For more information, click [http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/students/financial-aid/cost-attendance tuition] and [http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/students/financial-aid financial aid]
  
 
[[Category:University of Arizona|Medicine]]
 
[[Category:University of Arizona|Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Medicine|Arizona]]
 
[[Category:Medicine|Arizona]]

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Contacts

Website: http://medicine.arizona.edu/

Phone: 520-626-6214

Admissions e-mail: medadmissions@ahsc.arizona.edu

Program Information

  • Medical Doctor (MD)
  • 4 years in length
  • Number applying in 2012: 2,669
  • Number of students in the class entering 2012: 80

For more information, click http://www.admissions.medicine.arizona.edu/FAQs.cfm here]

For more information, click Tucson and Phoenix

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree:
    • Bachelor's (baccalaureate) degree is required
    • Applicants educated outside of the United States, must have completed at least 2 full years of study in an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada prior to application (no undergraduate major preference)
  • Required Courses (Tucson)
    • General Biology (2 semesters)
    • General Chemistry (2 semesters)
    • Organic Chemistry (2 semesters)
    • Physics (2 semesters)
    • English (2 semesters)
  • Required Courses (Phoenix)
    • Chemistry (2 courses)
      • Minimum of 1 general chemistry course and 1 biochemistry course.
    • Biology (3 courses)
      • Minimum of 1 physiology course
    • Behavioral and Social Science (2 courses)
    • College English (2 courses)
    • College Mathematics/Statistics (1 course)
    • Humanities (1 course)
  • Required courses for admissions must be completed with a grade of "C"

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Minimum: No minimum.
  • Class average GPA: 3.73 (Range 3.08 - 4.00)

For more information, click here and here

Standardized Test

  • Minimum MCAT score: 22
  • Class average MCAT: 31.09 (Range 25 - 40)
  • Test must have been written within 3 years of application deadline

For more information, click here and here

Supporting Documents

  • Primary Application and Letters of Recommendation (AMCAS)
    • 3 letters required
  • Supplemental Application
    • Information about background and motivation for pursuing an MD degree
    • A photograph
    • non-refundable $85 fee
    • Letters from individuals who know you well can can attest to your fitness for the medical profession
    • If a pre-professional committee letter from your school is submitted, you do not have to submit 2 additional recommendation letters

For more information, click here

Interview

  • When: Between September and February
  • The interview day consists of:
    • Several oportunities to meet current students, faculty and leadership, as well as curricular and extra-curricular information
    • multiple mini-interview (MMI)
  • Number interviewed for entering class 2012: 507

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • AMCAS application deadline: November 1, 2012
  • Deadline for submitting letters of recommendation, supplemental application and application fee. December 15, 2012
  • All applicants who pass the initial screening of the minimum MCAT score and AMCAS application, will be sent a web-based secondary application
  • Secondary application deadline: January 15th
  • Interviews: September - February
  • Final decisions will be communicated on a rolling basis between December 2012 through March 2013
  • Accepted applicants have to submit a letter of intent within two week to reserve a place in the class

For more information, click here and Phoenix

Tuition 2013-2014

  • Tuition total per year:
    • Resident:$28,771
    • Non-resident: $47,388
    • $21,618 basic tuition
    • Tuition surcharge: $766
    • Other mandatory fees: $315

For more information, click tuition and financial aid

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