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Contacts

• Website: http://www.kumc.edu/som/
• Phone: 913-588-5200
• Admissions e-mail: premedinfo@kumc.edu

Program Information

• Degree offered: MD (4 years in length)
• Other Degree offered: MD/PhD (6-7 years), Master of Public Health, Masters in Health Policy Management
• Class size in 2009: 2200 applications for a class of 175.
  • Of the 1800 non-resident applicants, approximately 100 were interviewed and 30 accepted.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of United States; Priority given to Kansas residence
• Application through AMCAS
  • Past employment/volunteer experience in health care system is expected from applicants

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Any bachelor’s degrees
• Required Courses
  • General Biology (with lab) - 2 semesters
  • Inorganic (General) Chemistry (with lab) - 2 semesters
  • Organic chemistry (with lab) - 2 semesters
  • Physics (with lab) - 2 semesters
  • English composition or writing-intensive courses - 2 semesters
  • Mathematics - 1 semesters
• Recommended Courses
  • Biochemistry, Genetics, Natural science, Social sciences, Humanities, Oral and written communication, and other upper-level biology

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.5 for early decision and MD/PhD; no specific minimum score for regular decision

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MCAT

• Minimum scores: 28 for early decision; 30 for MD/PhD; no specific minimum for regular decision
• scores earned within the last three years (2008-2010) are accepted

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Supporting Documents

• 3-5 Letter of recommendation from premedical advisor and variety of sources

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Interview

• When: Interview is conducted from September to February. Invitation by email approximately 3 weeks prior to the interview date
• Where: Kansas City
• By Whom: one or two members of interviewer panel
  • There will be two 30 minutes interviews

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Timeline

• May: AMCAS application available online
• June: AMCAS applications submitted online
• August 1: Last date to submit AMCAS application for EDP (July 1 strongly encouraged)
• September 1: EDP(Early Decision Pending) file completion deadline
• Mid-September: EDP interviews
• October 1: EDP notification
• October 15: Last date to submit AMCAS application for regular decision (September 1 strongly encouraged)
• October - February: Regular decision interviews
• October 15: Last date to submit AMCAS application for MD/PhD Program
• November 15: Deadline for completion of regular decision and MD/PhD application files
• March:Regular decision notification

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Tuition 2009-2010

• Medical Student Tuition 2010-2011
  • In-state: $13,201.75 semiannually
  • Out-of-state: $23,412.05 semiannually