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==Contacts== | ==Contacts== | ||
| − | '''Website:''' http:// | + | '''Website:''' http://medicine.uams.edu/<br> |
'''Phone:''' 501-686-5354<br> | '''Phone:''' 501-686-5354<br> | ||
| − | '''Admissions e-mail:''' | + | '''Admissions e-mail:''' jrmclachlin@uams.edu |
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*4 years in length | *4 years in length | ||
*Number of applications in 2012 entering class: 2174 | *Number of applications in 2012 entering class: 2174 | ||
| − | *Class size of | + | *Class size of 2016 entering class: 174 |
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*Strong preference to Arkansas residents or those with strong ties | *Strong preference to Arkansas residents or those with strong ties | ||
**Non-Arkansas resident applicants with less than 3.5/4.0 grade point average and MCAT scores below the national average are rarely considered. | **Non-Arkansas resident applicants with less than 3.5/4.0 grade point average and MCAT scores below the national average are rarely considered. | ||
*Applicants must be US citizen or a permanent resident | *Applicants must be US citizen or a permanent resident | ||
| − | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://medicine.uams.edu/files/2016/04/COM-admissions-guide-2017.pdf here] |
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**English (6 credits) | **English (6 credits) | ||
**Social Science (6 credits) | **Social Science (6 credits) | ||
| − | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://medicine.uams.edu/files/2016/04/COM-admissions-guide-2017.pdf here] |
====GPA==== | ====GPA==== | ||
| − | *Average accepted GPA | + | *Average accepted GPA 2016: 3.78 |
| − | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://medicine.uams.edu/files/2016/04/COM-admissions-guide-2017.pdf here] |
====MCAT==== | ====MCAT==== | ||
| − | *Average MCAT score in | + | *Average MCAT score in 2016: |
| − | ** | + | **total 507 |
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*MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application deadline | *MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application deadline | ||
For more information, click [http://www.uams.edu/com/comcat/2012-2013_Cat_Sects/2013_com_catalog_For-Applicant.pdf here] | For more information, click [http://www.uams.edu/com/comcat/2012-2013_Cat_Sects/2013_com_catalog_For-Applicant.pdf here] | ||
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**If the school does not have a Premedical Advisory Committee, applicants must ask three individual faculty members to submit letters of evaluation. | **If the school does not have a Premedical Advisory Committee, applicants must ask three individual faculty members to submit letters of evaluation. | ||
**In addition, applicants may include three personal letters of recommendation in the file. | **In addition, applicants may include three personal letters of recommendation in the file. | ||
| − | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://medicine.uams.edu/files/2016/04/COM-admissions-guide-2017.pdf here] |
==Interview== | ==Interview== | ||
| − | *Arkansas residents must call the Office of Admissions after the AMCAS application has been submitted to schedule an interview. Applicants must call between | + | *Arkansas residents must call the Office of Admissions after the AMCAS application has been submitted to schedule an interview. Applicants must call between August 15 and November 1. |
| − | *For Non-Arkansas residents, the interview will be offered by invitation and occurs on January | + | *For Non-Arkansas residents, the interview will be offered by invitation and occurs on January 14. |
| − | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://medicine.uams.edu/files/2016/04/COM-admissions-guide-2017.pdf here] |
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
| − | *June 1, | + | *June 1, 2016: Applicants may begin to submit their AMCAS |
| − | * | + | *August 15, 2016: Arkansas residents may begin calling to schedule their faculty interview. |
| − | *November 1, | + | *November 1, 2016: Final deadline for all applicants to submit AMCAS |
| − | *November 15, | + | *November 15, 2016: Non-Arkansas residents with strong ties to Arkansas must submit letter to UAMS advocating strong ties |
to Arkansas. & Deadline to submit transcripts | to Arkansas. & Deadline to submit transcripts | ||
| − | *December | + | *December 9, 2016: Admissions Committee meets to determine which non- Arkansas residents will be invited to be |
interviewed in January and reviewed in February. | interviewed in January and reviewed in February. | ||
| − | *December | + | *December 18, 2016: Letters to early accepts for Arkansas residents. |
| − | *January 15, | + | *January 15, 2017: ALL application documentation must be received |
| − | *January | + | *January 22, 2017: Letters to early accepts for Arkansas residents. |
| − | *February | + | *Late February, 2017: Letters mailed to all applicants informing them of their admissions status |
| − | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://medicine.uams.edu/files/2016/04/COM-admissions-guide-2017.pdf here] |
==Tuition 2012-2013== | ==Tuition 2012-2013== | ||
*In-state: | *In-state: | ||
| − | **Tuition - $ | + | **Tuition - $31,565.00 |
| − | **Total cost - $ | + | **Total cost - $57,129.00 |
*Out-of-state: | *Out-of-state: | ||
| − | **Tuition: $ | + | **Tuition: $60,769.00 |
| − | **Total cost - $ | + | **Total cost - $86,333.00 |
| − | For more information on tuition and financial aid, click [http:// | + | For more information on tuition and financial aid, click [http://medicine.uams.edu/for-medical-students/financial-aid/cost-of-attendance/]<br> |
[[Category:University of Arkansas|Medicine]] | [[Category:University of Arkansas|Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Medicine|Arkansas]] | [[Category:Medicine|Arkansas]] | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 7 October 2016
Contacts
Website: http://medicine.uams.edu/
Phone: 501-686-5354
Admissions e-mail: jrmclachlin@uams.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in 2012 entering class: 2174
- Class size of 2016 entering class: 174
- Strong preference to Arkansas residents or those with strong ties
- Non-Arkansas resident applicants with less than 3.5/4.0 grade point average and MCAT scores below the national average are rarely considered.
- Applicants must be US citizen or a permanent resident
For more information, click here
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: not specified, however 100% of successful applicants have at least an undergraduate degree
- Required Courses
- Biology (6 credits)
- Chemistry (9 credits) (to include Organic Chemistry with lab, and Biochemistry)
- Genetics (3 credits)
- Statistics (3 credits)
- Physics (6 credits)
- English (6 credits)
- Social Science (6 credits)
For more information, click here
GPA
- Average accepted GPA 2016: 3.78
For more information, click here
MCAT
- Average MCAT score in 2016:
- total 507
- MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application deadline
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- AMCAS online application – click here
- Supplemental application – sent from the University upon submitting the AMCAS application
- A wallet-size photograph
- Non-refundable application fee - $100
- Letters of recommendation
- If it has been two years or less since last attended or graduated from a college, applicants must request a letter of evaluation from the school’s Premedical Advisory Committee.
- If the school does not have a Premedical Advisory Committee, applicants must ask three individual faculty members to submit letters of evaluation.
- In addition, applicants may include three personal letters of recommendation in the file.
For more information, click here
Interview
- Arkansas residents must call the Office of Admissions after the AMCAS application has been submitted to schedule an interview. Applicants must call between August 15 and November 1.
- For Non-Arkansas residents, the interview will be offered by invitation and occurs on January 14.
For more information, click here
Timeline
- June 1, 2016: Applicants may begin to submit their AMCAS
- August 15, 2016: Arkansas residents may begin calling to schedule their faculty interview.
- November 1, 2016: Final deadline for all applicants to submit AMCAS
- November 15, 2016: Non-Arkansas residents with strong ties to Arkansas must submit letter to UAMS advocating strong ties
to Arkansas. & Deadline to submit transcripts
- December 9, 2016: Admissions Committee meets to determine which non- Arkansas residents will be invited to be
interviewed in January and reviewed in February.
- December 18, 2016: Letters to early accepts for Arkansas residents.
- January 15, 2017: ALL application documentation must be received
- January 22, 2017: Letters to early accepts for Arkansas residents.
- Late February, 2017: Letters mailed to all applicants informing them of their admissions status
For more information, click here
Tuition 2012-2013
- In-state:
- Tuition - $31,565.00
- Total cost - $57,129.00
- Out-of-state:
- Tuition: $60,769.00
- Total cost - $86,333.00
For more information on tuition and financial aid, click [1]
