Virginia Commonwealth University Medicine

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Contacts

Website: http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/index.html
Phone: 804-828-9629

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Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2009: 6,222 (875 VA residents, 5,347 nonresidents)
• Class size in 2009: 200 (111 VA residents, 89 nonresidents)
• Priority given to Virginia students – note: Canadian citizens are considered nonresidents
• Average age in 2009: 24.2
• Programs offered:
  • MD
  • MD/Ph.D
  • MD/MPH
  • MD/MS
  • MD/MHA
  • MS
  • Ph.D

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years or 90 semester hours of undergraduate study (any discipline)
• Required Courses
  • English (6 credits) – one semester of grammar and composition
  • College Mathematics (6 credits)
  • Biological Science (8 credits) – including lab
  • General or Introductory Chemistry (8 credits) – including lab; portion may be analytical or physical chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry (8 credits) – including lab
  • General or Introductory Physics (8 credits) – including lab

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GPA

• Average accepted GPA 2009: 3.6

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MCAT

• Average MCAT scores in 2009
  • Overall: 29
  • Verbal Reasoning: 9.26
  • Physical Sciences: 9.73
  • Biological Science: 10.34
  • Writing Sample: P
• MCAT must be taken before September 1st of the year of application
• MCAT must be written within 3 years of application deadline

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Supporting Documents

• Apply to AMCAS – click [www.aaamc.org/amcas/ here]
• Secondary Application form – sent via email

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Interview

• Average number of interviews: 750
• Interviews conducted only on campus

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Timeline

• July 1: AMCAS application submission begins
• Aug 15: Supplemental application deadline for Earl Decision Plan
• Oct 1: Deadline for Early Decision offers
• Oct 15: Application deadline for the MD program
• Dec 15: First roll of Regular Applicant offers made
• Feb 1: Second roll of Regular Applicant offers made
• Mar 15: Third roll of Regular Applicant offers made

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Tuition 2007-2008

• In-state (residents) - $ 25,390
• Out-of-State (nonresidents, Canadians) - $ 38,892

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For information on Financial Aid, email Dr. Glenda Palmer at gupalmer@vcu.edu or Bonnie Fore at bhfore@vcu.edu