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'''Website:''' http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/<br>
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'''Website:''' http://www.wakehealth.edu/school/ <br>
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'''Phone:''' 336-716-4264<br>
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'''Phone:''' 336-716-4264 <br>
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'''Admissions e-mail:''' medadmit@wfubmc.edu
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'''Admissions e-mail:''' medadmit@wakehealth.edu
  
 
==Program Information==
 
==Program Information==
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*MD Program – four year program
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====Curriculum====
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*MD/PhD Program – 7 year program
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*Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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*MD/MBA Program – may apply at the beginning or during the medical program
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*4 years in length
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*MD/MS Program
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*Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found [http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/MD-Program/Combined-Degree-Programs.htm here]
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*Graduate Certificate in Spirituality & Health in cooperation with School of Divinity
 
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*International applicants who have done undergraduate work in the United States or Canada
 
  
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==Admission Requirements==
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====Admission statistics====
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*Total number of applicants each year: over 9,000
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*Class size in 2016: 129 (42  in-province, 87 out-of-province)
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*International students are not eligible to apply
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**Applications are accepted only from U.S. citizens and permanent residents as long as the undergraduate, premedical course work has been done in the United States or Canada and the MCAT has been or will be taken
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For more information on the program, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/uploadedFiles/User_Content/SchoolOfMedicine/MD_Program/Admissions/documents/Class%20Profile.pdf here]
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==Admissions Requirements==
  
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
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*Degree: minimum of 90 undergraduate credits required, but a completed degree is recommended
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*Degree: at least 90 undergraduate semester
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*Required Courses
 
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**General Biology (8 credits) with lab
 
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**General Chemistry (8 credits)
 
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**Organic Chemistry (8 credits)
 
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**Physics (8 credits)
 
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**Note – AP credits will be accepted, if upper level science courses were taken
 
 
*Recommended Courses
 
*Recommended Courses
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**Focus on humanities. Should not pursue science to the extent that his or her curriculum cannot accommodate courses in nonscience subjects
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**Biology: Introductory biology, molecular/cell biology, genetics, anatomy, physiology, neuroscience
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For more information, click [http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/Admissions-Requirements.htm here]
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**Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry (with or without lab)
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**Physics: Introductory physics
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**Mathematics: Algebra, statistics
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**Psychology: Introductory psychology, behavioral psychology, abnormal psychology
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**Sociology: Introductory sociology, course work with special emphasis on health disparities
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**Humanities: foreign language (especially Spanish), philosophy (especially medical ethics), literature
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For more information, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/MD-Program/Admissions/Academic-Requirements.htm here]
  
 
====GPA====
 
====GPA====
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*Median GPA: 3.59
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*Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2016: 3.58
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For more information, click [http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/Class-Profile.htm here]
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For more information, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/uploadedFiles/User_Content/SchoolOfMedicine/MD_Program/Admissions/documents/Class%20Profile.pdf here]
  
 
====MCAT====
 
====MCAT====
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*Average MCAT score: 10.2 for each section
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*Average score of admitted applicants in 2016:
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For more information, click [http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/Admissions-Requirements.htm here]
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**Old MCAT: 31.5
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**New MCAT: 508
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*Scores older than 3 years will not be accepted.
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For more information, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/MD-Program/Admissions/Academic-Requirements.htm here]
  
 
====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
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*Application is through AMCAS Application Service
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*AMCAS Application
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*Nonrefundable fee of $55 for application
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*Letters of recommendation
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*After evaluation of each applicant, secondary applications are given
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**1 premed committee report; OR
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*Letters of evaluation from individuals who have taught or supervised the applicant are required
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**2 letters of evaluation, at least one from science faculty member
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For more information, click [http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/Application-Process.htm here]
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*Secondary application received via email
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For more information, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/MD-Program/Admissions/Process/Admissions-Process.htm here]
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==Interview==
 
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*Interview lasts the whole day from 10 am to 3 pm
 
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*It includes orientation sessions, complimentary lunch as well as the tour of the school by current medical students and admissions officers
 
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For more information, click [http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/Interview-Day.htm here]
 
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
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*June 1 – August 1 – Applications for early-decision are made
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*June 1: AMCAS application opens
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*October 1 – offers of acceptance for early-decision are sent
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*August 1: Early Decision applications due
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* July 15 - November 1 - Applications through AMCAS are received
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*November 1: AMCAS applications due
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* December 15 - Second Application is sent to selected applicants
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**Secondary applications due 3 weeks from the date the applicant receives the invitation
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*April – all applicants are notified of their decisions
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*September - March: Interviews
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For more information, click [http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/Application-Process.htm here]
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For more information, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/MD-Program/Admissions/Process/Admissions-Process.htm here]
  
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==Tuition 2009-2010==
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==Tuition 2017-2018==
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*Annual tuition - $38 248.00
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*First year tuition: $56,022
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*Annual fees total - $58 164.00
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**Total first year fees: $82,858
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For more information on tuition, click [http://www2.wfubmc.edu/FinancialAid/MD+Student+Cost.htm here]<br>
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For more information, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/Financial-Aid/Cost-of-Attendance.htm here] <br>
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For more information on financial aid, click [http://www2.wfubmc.edu/financialaid/ here]
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For information on financial aid, click [http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/Financial-Aid/MD-Program.htm here]
  
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Contacts

Website: http://www.wakehealth.edu/school/
Phone: 336-716-4264
Admissions e-mail: medadmit@wakehealth.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
  • 4 years in length
  • Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

  • Total number of applicants each year: over 9,000
  • Class size in 2016: 129 (42 in-province, 87 out-of-province)
  • International students are not eligible to apply
    • Applications are accepted only from U.S. citizens and permanent residents as long as the undergraduate, premedical course work has been done in the United States or Canada and the MCAT has been or will be taken

For more information on the program, click here

Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: at least 90 undergraduate semester
  • Recommended Courses
    • Biology: Introductory biology, molecular/cell biology, genetics, anatomy, physiology, neuroscience
    • Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry (with or without lab)
    • Physics: Introductory physics
    • Mathematics: Algebra, statistics
    • Psychology: Introductory psychology, behavioral psychology, abnormal psychology
    • Sociology: Introductory sociology, course work with special emphasis on health disparities
    • Humanities: foreign language (especially Spanish), philosophy (especially medical ethics), literature

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2016: 3.58

For more information, click here

MCAT

  • Average score of admitted applicants in 2016:
    • Old MCAT: 31.5
    • New MCAT: 508
  • Scores older than 3 years will not be accepted.

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • AMCAS Application
  • Letters of recommendation
    • 1 premed committee report; OR
    • 2 letters of evaluation, at least one from science faculty member
  • Secondary application received via email

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • June 1: AMCAS application opens
  • August 1: Early Decision applications due
  • November 1: AMCAS applications due
    • Secondary applications due 3 weeks from the date the applicant receives the invitation
  • September - March: Interviews

For more information, click here

Tuition 2017-2018

  • First year tuition: $56,022
    • Total first year fees: $82,858

For more information, click here
For information on financial aid, click here

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