University of Arkansas Medicine
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Location
4301 W. Markham, #550
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
United States of America
Contacts
Website: http://medicine.uams.edu/
Phone: 501-686-5354
Admissions e-mail: JRMclachlin@uams.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- 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
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- Joint programs also available:
Freshman Class of 2017 Statistics
- 2234 applicants from 44 states applied to the university.
- 174 students were accepted and enrolled into the program.
- Average GPA of those accepted was 3.78.
- Average MCAT score of those accepted was 507.
- Average age of those accepted was 22.5; range from 21-35.
- 51% accepted majored in biology; followed by 14% which majored in biochemistry.
- 74% of all accepted applicants majored in one of the tradional sciences.
- 77% accepted were first-time applicants.
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree completed prior to matriculation is strongly recommended.
- Applicants who have studied in a premedical background will have no particular advantage over those whom majored in other fields.
- Required Courses
- Biology (2 semesters)
- Chemistry (3 semesters) (to include Organic Chemistry with lab, and Biochemistry)
- Genetics (1 semester)
- Statistics (1 semester)
- Physics (2 semesters)
- English (2 semesters)
- Social Science (2 semesters)
- Advanced Placement (AP) credits can be used to satisfy these requirements given that they appear on the applicants university or college official transcript.
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GPA
- There is no GPA minimum specified to apply.
- Average accepted GPA 2017: 3.78
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MCAT
- All applicants must take the MCAT exam and release their results to the university.
- The university will only accept results from an exam taken up to three years before the date of matriculation.
- Results will not be accepted from exams taken prior to 2015.
- There is no minimum MCAT scored stated that is required to apply.
- The average MCAT score for the admitted class of 2017 was 507.
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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
- The applicants official transcripts must be sent directly from the applicants institutions of study to AMCAS.
- A criminal background check (CBC)
- A premedical advisory committee composite evaluation:
- 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.
- Letters of recommendation (optional)
- In addition, applicants may include three personal letters of recommendation in the file.
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Interview
- Arkansas residents:
- Must be interviewed by a member of the UAMS faculty.
- It is the applicants responsibility to 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.
- Non-Arkansas residents:
- The interview will be offered by invitation ONLY
- The admissions committee will meet in mid-December to decide which applicants will receive an interview and they will thus be contacted.
- Interview day is January 13th, 2018.
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Timeline 2017-2018
- June 1, 2017: Applicants may begin to submit their AMCAS
- August 15, 2017: Arkansas residents may begin calling to schedule their faculty interview.
- November 1, 2017: Final deadline for all applicants to submit AMCAS
- November 15, 2017: Non-Arkansas residents with strong ties to Arkansas must submit letter to UAMS advocating strong ties
to Arkansas. & Deadline to submit transcripts
- December 9, 2017: Admissions Committee meets to determine which non- Arkansas residents will be invited to be
interviewed in January 2018 and reviewed in February 2018.
- December 18, 2017: Letters to early accepts for Arkansas residents.
- January 15, 2018: ALL application documentation must be received
- January 22, 2018: Letters to early accepts for Arkansas residents.
- Late February, 2018: Letters mailed to all applicants informing them of their admissions status.
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Tuition 2017-2018
- In-state:
- Tuition - US$32,378.00
- Total cost (including living expenses, books, student fees, health insurance, loan fees, etc) - US$59,471.00
- Out-of-state:
- Tuition: US$64,756.00
- Total cost (including living expenses, books, student fees, health insurance, loan fees, etc) - US$91,849.00
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