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Contacts

Website: http://www.uwmedicine.org/Education/MD-Program/Pages/default.aspx
Phone: 206.543.7212
Email: askuwsom@uw.edu

Program Information

• 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
• Applicants are usually accepted from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana or Idaho

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

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 - 4 semesters
• Chemistry and Biology - 6 semesters
  • General Chemistry, General Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, and Cell Biology/Cell Physiology
• Physics -2 semesters or Physics + Math - 1 semester each

Recommended Courses

• Ethics
• Anatomy or Comparative Anatomy
• Human or Mammalian Physiology
• Embryology

For more information about premedical course requirements, click here

GPA & MCAT

• No minimum GPS, but weighted GPA 3.5 is considered competitive
• 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

• No minimum MCAT, but a score of 28 is considered competitive
• MCAT must be taken no later than September 30th, one year prior to possible matriculation
• MCAT must be taken within 3 application cycles prior to application date

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

• Online AMCAS application form
• Supplemental application form- received upon completion and qualifying through the AMCAS application
  • Autobiographical statement (‘Personal Comments’ section of the AMCAS application can be used for this)
  • 3 short essays (250 words max each)
  • 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
  • State Residency Certification- required for those from Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Washington

For more information, click here

Interview

• Invitation obtained in October to mid-March.
• Lasts about 30 minutes but has no rigid structure.
• It is conducted by 3 people: 1 from the Executive Committee on Admissions and 2 other members.

For more information and sample interview questions, click here

Timeline

• October 15: AMCAS applications due
• December 1: Deadline for all secondary applications
• Oct - March: Interviews take place
• Oct - March: Rolling admission
• April - August: Alternates accepted

For more information, please here

Tuition 2010-2011

• Total First Year Budget- $42,158 USD
  • Estimated Tuition (resident)- $22,018 USD
  • Health/Immunization fee (one-time) - $475 USD
  • First year books and supplies- $2,298 USD
  • Room and Board - $13,578 USD
  • Personal - $2,265 USD
  • Transportation- $1,524 USD
• Estimated Tuition (non-resident) - $52,510 USD

For more information, click here

Financial Aid and Scholarships 2009-2010

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