University of California, San Francisco Medicine

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Contacts

Website: http://medschool.ucsf.edu/admissions/
Phone: 415-476-4044
Admissions e-mail: admissions@medsch.ucsf.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • MD
  • MD/PhD
  • MD/MS
  • MD/MPH
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2009: 5991
• Number of applicants interviewed in 2009: 502
• Class size in 2009: 149
• 80% of seats are reserved for California residents

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in any major. Recommended a baccalaureate degree
• Required Courses
  • General Chemistry (8 credits) with labs
  • Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Physics (8 credits) with labs
  • General Biology (8-10 credits) with lab and study of vertebrate zoology
    • Note – courses in vertebrate embryology, genetics, cell physiology, or comparative vertebrate anatomy with labs can satisfy the General Biology requirement
  • AP credits can be used to satisfy General Chemistry and Physics requirements
• Recommended Courses
  • Mathematics
  • Upper-division biological sciences
  • Humanities and English composition

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.2 (4.0 scale) – scores below this are generally not considered favourably for admission
• Average overall accepted GPA 2009: 3.74
• Average science accept GPA 2009: 3.72
• Academic performance is evaluated in context of other factors such as difficulty of courses taken and course load.
• It is not recommended to select courses for the sole purpose of raising the GPA.

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MCAT

• Minimum scores: None indicated
• Average scores 2009:
  • Physical Sciences – 11
  • Biological Sciences – 12
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10
  • Writing Sample – n/a
• MCAT must have been written within 3 years of the date applicants plan to enter medical school.
• Only the lastest MCAT scores will be considered if written multiple times.

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Supporting Documents

• AMCAS Application
• Applicant’s personal statement
• Letters of recommendation are required once the university has requested them. A minimum of three will be requested via AMCAS letter service including at least 2 letters from the applicant’s senior instructors.
• Secondary Applications are sent to selected applicants who have passed the initial selection. These must be received within two weeks.
• Statement of Authenticity
• $60 application fee for U.S. citizens, $80 for International students

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Interview

• Interviews are designed to provide a chance for applicants to ask questions, sit-in on a class and meet current students, staff and faculty.
• Student housing is available.
• Two interviews are granted to the interviewees. Average interview lasts 40 minutes with at least one of the interviewers being a member of the faculty and the other, a current medical student.

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Timeline

• June 1, 2010: AMCAS application available
• Oct. 15, 2010: Deadline to submit applications including MCAT scores
• December 15, 2010: First letter of acceptance sent
• May 1, 2010: Last day for notification of regular acceptances
• May 15 – August 1, 2010: Applicants placed on the alternate list will be notified of admission status

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Tuition 2010-2011

• First year tuition (California residents) - $30,781
• Total first year fees (California residents) - $52,563
• First year tuition (non-residents) - $ 30,781 + $ 12,245 = $43,026
• Total first year fees (non-residents) - $52,563 + $ 12,245 = $ 64,808

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