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Contacts

Website:http://medschool.umaryland.edu/
Phone:410-706-7478
Admissions e-mail:admissions@som.umaryland.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: XX
• Applicants interviewed 2013: XX
• Class size in 2013: 360 (XX in-province, XX out-of-province)
• A maximum of XX% of spaces are offered for out-of-province applicants
• International students are/are not eligible to apply

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Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited university/college in the United States or Canada
• Required Courses
  • Biology (6 of McGill credits)
  • Chemistry (8 of McGill credits)
  • English (6 of McGill credits)
  • Organic Chemistry (8 of McGill credits)
  • Physics (8 of McGill credits)

All required courses must be accompanied by a laboratory section except for English. For more information, click here

GPA

• Minimum: not specified
• Average accepted GPA in 2010: 3.67 sciences (4.0 scale), 3.72 overall (4.0 scale)

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MCAT

• Minimum score: XX (or XX/XX/XX)
• All MCAT scores will be considered/The most recent MCAT scores will be considered/The best MCAT scores will be considered
• The MCAT must be taken before XX (date) to qualify for this application cycle. Scores older than XX (date) will not be accepted.
• Minimum scores: not specified
• Median / Average scores in 2010:
  • Biological Sciences: 10.92
  • Physical Sciences: 10.39
  • Verbal Reasoning: 10.34
• Must be taken no later than the fall of the year in which the application is made
• MCAT test must have been taken within 4 years preceding the expected date of matriculation

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Supporting Documents

Application is done through AMCAS, click here

• Letter of recommendation from the Premedical Advisory Committee or from the official Premedical Advisor
• If no such committee exist, then letters of recommendation must come from 3 of the applicant’s undergraduate faculty (two letters from science faculty and one from non-science faculty)
• Transcript
• Primary and Secondary application forms (secondary application fee is $70 USD, non-refundable)

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Evaluation criteria

• How the applicant will be evaluated; example: McGill has a 30/70 Personal statement/academics split to be invited for an interview and then a 20/80 academic/interview split for the final decision

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Interview

• Early decision interviews begin in October
• Interviews occur every Monday and Wednesday from October 1st to March 31st
• Interviews take place at the School of Medicine’s Baltimore campus
• Interviews are given by an individual faculty or student Admissions Committee member or with faculty members.
• Each individual invited will have two interviews

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Timeline 2013-2014

• June.1, 2012: Earliest date for filing of AMCAS application
• Aug.31, 2012: Early Decision applicant deadline for submitting letters of recommendation
• Oct.1, 2012: First round of interviews begin
• Nov.15, 2012: Latest date for filing of AMCAS application
• Dec. 15th, 2012: Secondary application deadline
• Jan.15, 2013: Deadline for submitting letters of recommendation

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Tuition 2013-2014

Total semester tuition: $14,093.50 USD Total semester tuition: $ 25,918.50 USD For more information, please click here Financial aid is available, click here For more information click here