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Contacts

Website: http://www.medsch.ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 825-6081
Admissions e-mail: somadmiss@mednet.ucla.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • Class Size in 2012: 121 students
  • 6,771 applications received, 3,000 students had supplemental information requested of them, 700 students interviewed.
  • Average age of 2012 class: 23 years old.
• MD-PhD: Medical Science Training Program.
• MD: Short Term Training Program
• MD-MPH
• MD-MBA
• MD-Oral Surgery Residency
• PhD degrees in neurobiology; neuroscience; biomedical physics; medical and molecular pharmacology; biomathematics; molecular, cellular, and integrative physiology; and molecular toxicology.
• Master of Science and Clinical Research

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required
• Required Courses
  • One year of English, including the study of English composition.
  • One year of Physics (with lab)
  • Two years of Chemistry, including the study of inorganic, organic, and quantitative analysis (with lab)
  • One year of General Biology (with lab)
  • One year of Mathematics (including the study of calculus and statistics)
• Courses in Spanish, Humanities, and the Social Sciences are highly recommended.
• AP credits will not be accepted for the completion of prerequisites

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GPA

Information not available.

MCAT

• All MCAT scores will be considered
• Test must have been written within 3 years of application deadline

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Supporting Documents

• AMCAS Application (fee of $80)
• Two letters of recommendation (requested as needed, and submitted via AMCAS).

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Interview

• Held from October through to January
• Multiple Mini-Interview format
• Conducted by a faculty member of the Admissions Committee and (when possible) a student.

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Timeline

• June 1, 2012: AMCAS application becomes available
• November 1, 2012: Deadline for AMCAS application
• August 2012: Supplemental application available
• January 2013: Deadline for supplemental application and letters requested to be submitted.
• October - January 2013: Interviews are held
• January 15, 2013: Beginning of offers of admission
  • Applicants have two weeks to accept offer of admission

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Tuition

• Tuition Fees 2011-2012 (most recent data available)
  • Residents of California: $34,784
  • Non-residents of California: $47,029
• Only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible for financial aid or scholarships.

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