University of Washington Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://www.uwmedicine.org/Education/MD-Program/Pages/default.aspx
Phone: 206.543.2100
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 an average of 9 on the MCAT is considered as 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
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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 additional 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
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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
- September - March : Applicants screened for interview invitations
- December 1: Deadline for all secondary applications and TRUST applications
- January 3: MSTP applications must be submitted
- March: Completion of all interviews. Final decisions are made by the last week of March
- April: Acceptances from April through August
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Tuition 2013-2014
- Estimated Tuition (resident)- $30,186 USD
- Estimated Tuition (non-resident) - $59,175 USD
- Estimated Total First Year Budget (resident) - $50,409 USD
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