Wayne State Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://home.med.wayne.edu/
Phone: (313) 577-1466
Admissions e-mail: admissions@med.wayne.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 in 2013: 4,655
- Class size in 2013: 290 (226 in-province, 64 out-of-province)
- International students are eligible to apply
For more information on the program, click here
Admissions Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor's degree
- Required Courses
- Biology/Zoology with labs (8 credits)
- College English (8 credits)
- General/ Inorganic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
- Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
- Physics with labs (8 credits)
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GPA
- Minimum grade/GPA: 3.60
- Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013: 3.72
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MCAT
- Minumum score: 24
- Average score of admitted applicants in 2013: 10.10
- Admissions committee will look at each exam separately and will not combine scores from different exams
- The MCAT must be taken before September 2013 to qualify for this application cycle. Scores older than April 2010 will not be accepted.
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Supporting Documents
- AMCAS application
- Secondary application
- Letters of recommendation
- 1 from pre-medical advisor; OR
- 2 from faculty members and 1 from other source
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Evaluation criteria
- Foreign language proficiency
- Educational attainment of the applicant’s parents/family
- Hometown or county of residence that has been designated a medically under-served and/or health professions shortage area, especially i Michigan
- Employment history, especially as it occurred simultaneously with undergraduate academic preparation
- Socio-economic history (educationally and/or economically disadvantaged)
- Positions of leadership held
- Public/community service or “volunteer” related activities
- “Volunteer” activities in health care related areas
- Prior experience in providing health care related services
- Extra-curricular activities
- Success in overcoming adverse personal, family, or life conditions/experiences
- Communication skills – as demonstrated in the essay and personal interview
- Commitment/desire to serve in a medically under-served region of the state following graduation
- Reference letter or recommendations
- Research accomplishments
- Applicant’s future goals
- Knowledge of, and preparation to enter, the profession of medicine gained through observing or volunteering in a medical practice or hospital setting
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Interview
- Interview invitations will be sent out on a rolling basis
- Interview dates for 2013-2014: September 2013 to March 2014
- Interviews are conducted by up to two members of the committee and last 1 hour
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Timeline 2013-2014
- June 1, 2013: AMCAS application opens
- September 2013: Interviews begin and continue until March 2014
- December 15, 2013: AMCAS application deadline
- Oct. 19, 2013: Earliest date for acceptance
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Tuition 2013-2014
- In-province/domestic students:
- First year tuition: $31,790.00
- Total first year fees: $53,330.00
- Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
- First year tuition: $64,065.00
- Total first year fees: $86,125.00
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For information on financial aid, click here
