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Contacts

Website: http://medicine.utah.edu/
Phone: 801-581-7498
Admissions e-mail: deans.admissions@hsc.utah.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
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Admission statistics

• Approximate number of applicants per year: 1500
• Approximate number of applicants interviewed: 500
• A minimum of 82% of spaces are offered to Utah residents or Utah high school, college, or university graduates.
• International students are eligible to apply only if:
  • Significant ties to Utah such as lived in Utah for 3 consecutive months.
  • Graduated from a Utah college or university (must have attended for at least 2 years) or high school.

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: A Bachelor’s degree
• Required Courses
  • Physics with lab: 2 semesters
  • Organic Chemistry with lab: 2 semesters
  • General Chemistry with lab: 2 semesters
  • Biology: 2 semesters
    • One course must be Cellular Biology or Biochemistry
  • Social Science: 1 semester
  • Humanities: 1 semester
  • Writing/Speech: 1 semesters
  • Diversity: 1 semester
    • This course must call attention to current events of a non-dominant population group in the United States.

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.2 out of 4.0 in both science and non-science courses
  • 3.2 after 2014
• Average accepted GPA :3.67

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MCAT

• Minimum scores:7 for each section
• Average scores: 10 for each section
• MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application deadline and cannot be done after September of the application year.
• If it has been written more than once, the university selects the best score on each section.

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Supporting Documents

• AMCAS Application Form
• Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.
• Personal Statement
• Future Course list which lists the courses the applicant will undertake in the following year.
• State Certification
• Application Fee ($100.00)
• Letters of Recommendation
  • 2 Academic Letters
  • 4 Supervisor Letters

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Other Requirements

• Applicants must submit an Activities Form that shows their involvement in a variety of activities/experiences
• Satisfactory Criminal Background Check
• Pass a Drug Test
• Be covered by Health Insurance
• Recent Physical Examination record
• Proof of Immunizations

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Evaluation criteria

• Applicants must achieve at least the minimum level of performance in all 7 areas and be average or above in 4 out of the 7 areas in order to proceed in the admissions process
  • Grade Point Average (GPA)
  • Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
  • Community/Volunteer Service
  • Leadership
  • Research
  • Physician Shadowing
  • Patient Exposure

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Interview

• Interviews occur on campus and are conducted by physicians, investigators, administrators or community representatives.
• Interviews are by invitation only.
• Three interviews lasting 30-45 minutes each.

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Timeline 2013-2014

• June 1: Earliest day to send AMCAS application
• September 2013 - March 2014: Interviews
• October 2013 - April 2014: Notifications of acceptance
• November 1, 2014 - AMCAS Application deadline

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Tuition 2013-2014

• Resident
  • First Year Tuition: $15,990.86 $
  • Total First Year Fees: $16,466.91
• Non-Resident:
  • First Year Tuition$30,273.81
  • Total First Year Fees: $30,749.86

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