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Revision as of 00:12, 29 July 2010

Website: http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/Pages/default.aspx
Phone: 206-543-7212
Fax: 206-616-3341
Email: askuwsom@u.washington.edu

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
4 years in length
A Minimum of 40 hours of physician shadowing is required prior to applying.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or a Permanent Resident
- Exception to applicants applying for MD/PhD program
Joint Degrees Offered:
- MD/PhD
- MD/MHA (Masters in Health Administration)
- MD/MPH – 5 year program

Degree: Undergraduate or post/baccalaureate required courses completed in the U.S or in the appropriate regional accrediting body
- background in the humanities and liberal arts is encouraged.
Required Courses
- Social Sciences or Humanities (12 credits)- 2 years
- Chemistry and Biology (12 credits) - General Chemistry, General Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, and Cell Biology/Cell Physiology
- Physics (6 credits) or Physics + Math (3 credits each)
Recommended Courses
- Ethics
- Anatomy or Comparative Anatomy
- Human or Mammalian Physiology
- Embryology
Courses not accepted
- Evolution
- Ecology
- Bio-diversity
- Nutrition
- Environmental Sciences
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric Sciences

For more information, click here

Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.67
Calculation method: GPA is weighted and calculated on a 4-point scale
- Where A = U0 GPA
- Where B = (U1 GPA) x 2
- Where C = (U2 GPA) x 3
  - Then weighted GPA = (A+B+C)/6

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Minimum scores: N
Median scores 2008:
- Physical Sciences – 10.6
- Biological Sciences – 10.8
- Verbal Reasoning – 10.2
- Writing Sample – Q
MCAT must be taken no later than September 30th, one year prior to possible matriculation

For more information, click here

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) may be requested under exceptional circumstances
Supplemental application form- received upon completion and qualifying through the AMCAS application
Autobiographical statement – outline of prior health care experiences, goals etc. (‘Personal Comments’ section of the AMCAS application can be used for this)
Statement as to why the UW School of Medicine (200 words max)
Letters of Recommendation- Either a premedical committee evaluation or 3 letters from professors that have taught the applicant. (The letters must be confidential and not seen by the applicant)
$35 application fee
Conviction/Criminal history information – search within 2 weeks of receiving acceptance via email
State Residency Certification- required for those from Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Washington

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Applicants must apply through the FAFSA website- available here
Various Scholarships are awarded- for more information, scroll down to Scholarship Information at here

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-For more information, click [http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MDProgram/Admissions/SelectionFactors.htm here]
+For more information, click [http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MD-Program/Admissions/Applicants/Prerequisites/Pages/default.aspx#course here]
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 *MCAT must be taken no later than September 30th, one year prior to possible matriculation
-For more information, click [http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MDProgram/Admissions/SelectionFactors.htm here]
+For more information, click [http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MD-Program/Admissions/Applicants/Application-Procedures-and-Requirements/Pages/MCATs.aspx here]
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-For more information, click [http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MDProgram/Admissions/ApplicationProcedure.htm here]
+For more information, click [http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/MD-Program/Admissions/Applicants/Application-Procedures-and-Requirements/Pages/default.aspx here]