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Orienta(on for UGA Classes of 2015 and 2016 Information About Your Applications Dr. David Eisner, Interim Director Carol Roberts, Advisor Keisha Chandler, Advisor Pam Tolbert, Office Manager 102 Memorial Hall • (706) 542-‐0444 • premed.uga.edu Premedical Enrollment Orienta(on Session Please pick up two forms at or near entrance. 1) “Pastel Sheet” – Premed Website & Listserv 2) “Premedical Studies Enrollment Form” Please complete now and turn in before you leave today. Please prepare to take notes. Explore Our Website Please use our website premed.uga.edu to find answers to your quesYons. Below are examples of topics. • Schedules of upcoming OrientaYon Sessions • “Guidelines for Premedical Students” • List of typical courses taken to meet premedical requirements Ø Keep track with Pre-‐health Event Calendar Ø Make an appointment online Ø Join the AED listserv for ongoing announcements Overview Ø Timeline Ø ApplicaYon Folder Ø Five Areas of Your CredenYals Ø Medical School Requirements Ø Financing Medical School Overview Ø Timeline Students typically first contact an advisor in the Premedical Studies Office in the junior year. Timeline for applica(on to begin Medical School in 2016 • 2014 Fall: Plan for MCAT registraYon. New MCAT 2015 starts in April, should be taken by July 2015, preferably earlier. www.aamc.org/students/mcat/ www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm • Early 2015: Talk to faculty about recommendaYon lefers. The Premedical Studies Office accepts lefers beginning in spring. • May 2015: Start compleYng AMCAS “2015” file online. www.aamc.org/students/amcas/start.htm www.aamc.org/students/applying/amcas/amcasresources/ Timeline for applica(on to begin Medical School in 2016 • May 2015: Transcripts from all colleges afended sent to AMCAS a1er grades posted for Spring semester 2015. • AMCAS will not submit applicaYon to schools unYl grades are verified. • May to mid June 2015: All evaluaYon lefers “in” and all forms signed and submifed to Premed Office if Early Decision (EDP) Timeline for applica(on to begin Medical School in 2016 • May-‐June 2015: Turn in all of following items to Premed Office*: • CredenYals Sheet • List of Faculty Evaluators • Lefer Mailing Request • Print-‐out of AMCAS lefer I.D. • ~ June 2, 2015: AMCAS accepts applicaYons, AMCAS verificaYon (6-‐8 weeks aier applicaYon submifed). The first batch of applicaYons sent to medical schools ~ June 26. Timeline for applica(on to begin Medical School in 2016 • July 2015: Regular applicaYon, all evaluaYon lefers “in” and all forms signed and submifed to Premed Office. • June-‐Nov. 2015: Supplemental applicaYons sent. • Varies with school. Some will send out supplemental as soon as they receive an applicaYon from AMCAS. Others wait unYl the applicaYon is complete. Timeline for Applica(on to Begin Medical School in 2016 • Sept. 2015-‐Feb. 2016: Interviews • Oct. 2015-‐March 2016: Acceptances • June-‐July 2016: Alternate acceptances • July-‐August 2016: Medical school starts Overview Ø Timeline Ø Applica(on Folder Your Applica(on Folder in Premed Office þ OrientaYon sign-‐in: You afended o CredenYals Sheet: Your informaYon o List of Faculty Lefers: Who will write o [Faculty Lefers: Premed Office receives] o Lefer Mailing Request: Packet desYnaYon o AMCAS* Form: Your ApplicaYon ID *AADAS for Dental; OPTOMCAS for Optometry o Creden(als Sheet: Your informa(on Credentials Sheet for UGA Applicants Intending to enter Medical School in August _________ ___________________________,___________________________ Last Name, First Middle _______________________ UGA ID# Instructions: (1) Enter all your information, (2) print the completed form, (3) sign and date below, (4) submit this “Credentials Sheet” to the Premed Office (102 Memorial Hall) by May, so the premedical advisor has your details. Note: In early summer you will generate a Letter Matching Form from AMCAS and submit a hardcopy to the Premed Office, to accompany your “Request to Mail Faculty Letters of Evaluation”. I expect to graduate in ___________/_________ (month / year) with a major in ____________________________. My departmental academic advisor is _________________________________. I am/am not in the Honors Program. I am a legal resident of the State of _____________. My date of birth is: _____/_______/________(day / month / year). I have taken/will take the MCAT in ___________/_________ (month / year). Ø Please attach a photocopy of MCAT scores to this form or submit your scores to the Premedical Advisor × Please update these addresses when changed: My permanent home address and phone number: My local address and phone number: _________________________________ ____________________________________ (street address) (street address) _________________________________ ____________________________________ (________)________________________ (_________)__________________________ (city, state, zip code) (area code, number) (city, state, zip code) (area code, number) __________________________________________ e-‐mail address Attach a recent photograph here. I hereby authorize the UGA Premedical Studies Office prepare an evaluation of my academic performance (which may include grades, GPA, and class rank) and my aptitude for the study of medicine and patient care, including all information I provide in this credentials sheet and in verbal communications with Premedical Studies Office Staff. I authorize the Premedical Studies Office to release and transmit to the medical school application service I designate this evaluation and evaluations from members of the faculty and staff I select to provide such information and opinions. I certify that the information given on this form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. Credentials sheet due in May 15 to 16 months before the day you enter medical school. Check one (required): _____ I agree to respect the confidentiality of the requested evaluation and waive any right of access under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended. I grant my permission to include my grades, GPA and class rank in evaluations. _____ I do not waive any rights that I might have to examine the requested evaluation. _______________________________________________ Legal Signature (required) ______________________________ Date signed (required) Waiving or Not Waiving Your Rights ü o List of Faculty Le[ers: Who will write List of Faculty for your Letters of Evaluation (To be completed by students applying for admission to Medical/Dental/Optometry School) Please print _________ Entering Class ________________________________________ ____________________ _____________________________ Name Birth Date UGA 810# Listed below are the names of all faculty members who have been asked to complete my Letters of Evaluation. I understand that it is not necessary to list Premed Office Advisors on this form. I also understand that personal reference letters and physicians’ letters DO NOT come through this office. You may list NO MORE than five faculty evaluators* Faculty Name Department (and School, if not UGA) Courses Taught (Course # and name) 1. ___________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________ 2. 3. 4. 5. This information will be made a part of each student's file. The UGA faculty evaluation packet will be completed only after the listed evaluations have been received by the Premedical Studies Office. It is the student’s responsibility to check with this office to make sure all evaluations are received, as the packet is not mailed until all letters are received. Any changes made to this list must be submitted in writing to the Premedical Studies Office. Mailing Address: Memorial Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-‐3100 Phone: (706) 542-‐0444 ______________________________________________ Student's signature __________________________ Date *The number of letters, often 3-‐5, corresponds to the requirements of the schools to which you are applying. Note: Le7ers from Physicians, Den>sts, Optometrists do NOT come here o [Faculty Le[ers: Premed Office receives *] NARRATIVE COMMENTS: For maximum credibility your comments on general intellectual ability and suitability for a career in medicine/dentistry are needed to support your overall rating of the applicant. Please attach a separate page if you need more space (typing is not required). LETTER OF EVALUATION for ____________________________________________________ _________________________________ Name of Student (student prints before submitting to evaluator) UGA ID# (student also enters in advance) EVALUATOR: Please ensure that the student has signed and dated the waiver on the back. 1. In what capacity have you been associated with the student? Instructing: Lecture Laboratory Seminar Specify course(s):_____________________________________________________ How long have you known the applicant? ______________________________________________ Academic Advising Socially Other (Please Specify):___________________________________________________ How well do you know the applicant? Very Well Fairly Well FACTORS VERY GOOD Next 20% GOOD Next 40% FAIR Next 20% POOR Next 5% Your Professors will submit these lefers to our office Please check your overall evaluation of the applicant for medical/dental/optometry school. A. Outstanding Candidate (>95 percentile) E. Fair Candidate (5 to 25 percentile) B. Excellent Candidate (85 to 95 percentile) F. Poor Candidate (<5 percentile) C. Very Good Candidate (65 to 85 percentile) G. No Basis for Judgment D. Good Candidate (25 to 65 percentile) No Basis For Judgment CAREER MOTIVATION: genuineness and depth of commitment. MATURITY: personal development, ability to cope with life situations. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: clarity of expression, articulateness. JUDGMENT: ability to analyze a problem, common sense, decisiveness. RESOURCEFULNESS: originality, skillful management of available resources.. EMPATHY: sensitivity to needs of others, consideration, tact. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS: ability to get along with others, cooperation, rapport, attitudes toward supervision RELIABILITY: dependability, sense of responsibility, promptness, conscientiousness SELF CONFIDENCE: assuredness, awareness of own strengths and weaknesses; non-‐arrogant. 3. Please indicate with a check þ for each factor below your opinion of this applicant’s position on that factor relative to other students at your institution. EXCELLENT Next 10% *NOTE TO EVALUATOR*: Please note that, although the student may have waived his or her right to see this letter, there have b een occasional instances nationally in which medical schools have allowed letters such as this to be seen by the student, or have made comments about this type of letter to the students involved. While the UGA Premedical Studies Office does request that the medical school personnel keep these letters confidential, there is no absolute guarantee that privacy will be maintained. Slightly 2. What would be your attitude toward having this student in a responsible position under your direction? A. Definitely would want him/her; B. Would want him/her; C. Would be satisfied with him/her; D. Would prefer not to have him/her; E. Definitely would not want him/her; F. Unable to judge; OUTSTANDING Top 5% Name (print) Signature Date ____________________________________ Title __________________________________ ____________________________________ Department ____________________________________ School __________________________________ ___________________________ PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE OR FOLD Please return this evaluation form directly to: Premedical Studies Program Memorial Hall University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602-‐3100 APPLICANT: You are required to check one of the boxes below and sign before distributing to evaluator. You MUST complete waiver I agree to respect the confidentiality of the evaluation and specifically waive any right of access under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended. The evaluator has my permission to include my grades, GPA and class rank in this evaluation. I do not waive any rights that I might have to examine this evaluation. You MUST sign & date here _______________________________________________ Legal Signature ____________________________ Date Signed o Le[er Mailing Request: Get Packets early! Faculty Evaluation Packet: Mailing Request Medical School Applications Instructions: AMCAS now receives and distributes your packet to a select number of schools, and that service, if applicable, is listed as line #1 for mailing and billing purposes. Any additional school(s) not participating in the AMCAS Letter Service (whether M.D., D.O., foreign, or D.P.M.) should be listed individually on the subsequent lines. Be sure to include your AMCAS Letter Matching Form with this request so that it may be included with your packet. Early Decision? Yes / No (circle one) * * If EDP, please indicate school:___________________________________ Please mail my UGA faculty evaluation packet to the application service listed below: Amount 1. _ AMCAS Letter Service_________ (cross through if not applicable) $5.00 Enter your AAMC ID #: ______________________ Please mail my UGA faculty evaluation packet to these non-‐AMCAS Letter Service schools: 2.__________________________________________________________ +$3.00 3.__________________________________________________________ +$3.00 4.__________________________________________________________ +$3.00 5.__________________________________________________________ +$3.00 6.__________________________________________________________ +$3.00 Please make your check payable to UGA Total: $_________ (Note: Payment miscalculations by the student resulting in overpayment will not result in a refund.) Name: ______________________________________________________________ UGA 810#: _______________________ Email: ______________________________ Birth Date: _______________________ Phone #: ___________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________ Date: _____________________ Premedical Studies Office, Memorial Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 Phone: (706) 542-‐0444 Email: [email protected] If Georgian’s EDP: Mercer or MCG Paperwork due in our office in May Non-‐EDP: June or early July *AMCAS for Medical School ApplicaYons (similar form for Dental or Optometry) Get packets early! Centralized Applica(on Services Medical hfps://www.aamc.org/students/applying/amcas/ hfp://www.aacom.org/Pages/default.aspx Dental hfp://www.adea.org/dental_educaYon_pathways/aadsas/ Applicants/Pages/default.aspx Texas Medical and Dental Schools h[ps://www.tmdsas.com/ Centralized Applica(on Services Optometry hfp://www.optomcas.org/ Podiatry hfp://www.aacpm.org/apply/apply.asp o AMCAS Form: Your Applica(on ID Generate a Matching Form from Your ApplicaYon Account o AMCAS Form You MUST Choose “Le[er Packet” Bring this form to the Premed Office o AADSAS Form *Ask us before creating form! Waive & sign * Designate: Carol Roberts o Interfolio Form Usually for applicaYons to Osteopathic Medicine and some Podiatry QuesYons? Overview Ø Timeline Ø ApplicaYon Folder Ø Five Areas of Your Creden(als 5 Main Areas of Your Creden(als 1. Academic Record – Transcript • Overall GPA, science GPA • Rigorous program of study 2. MCAT, DAT, OAT exams • Science-‐based knowledge & reasoning • Coursework provides foundaYon 3. Interviews 4. Personal Statements and Secondaries 5. Service to Others / Volunteering • Exposure to Doctor-‐PaYent InteracYon – “shadowing” • Undergraduate Research • Extracurricular AcYviYes Academic Record Total GPA It is your responsibility to have the official transcript submifed to a central applicaYon service. EXCELLENT -‐ > 3.7 > 3.5 with honors or double major VERY GOOD > 3.6 GOOD > 3.5 FAIR > 3.3 (Sample of an evaluaYon form from a Midwestern school.) Interviews Interview Ra(ngs EXCELLENT ArYculate, poised, personable, interpersonal skills, passionate about medicine. VERY GOOD Expresses ideas well, good interpersonal skills, dedicated to medicine. GOOD Good responses of limited depth, commifed to medicine. FAIR Difficulty expressing ideas, very brief or rambling responses. Some commitment to medicine. Interview Agre • ConservaYve business aure • No exposed tafoos • Jewelry – watch and small earrings • Beards – trimmed and neat • Closed toed shoes – comfortable for standing/ walking Help with Personal Statements & Mock Interviews • Katelyn Kivef – UGA Career Center • [email protected] • Elizabeth Hughes Sears – UGA Honors Program • [email protected] Personal Statements & Secondaries Personal Statements / Secondaries EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD FAIR The schools should learn something about you. Faculty Recommenda(on Le[ers EXCELLENT Laudatory, extensive knowledge of student. VERY GOOD All posiYve, knows student well. GOOD Neutral. FAIR Some negaYve comments. Extracurricular Ac(vi(es EXCELLENT MulYple leadership roles, demonstrates leadership, varsity sport or band, works 20-‐40 hours/week, mulYple volunteer/service/ underserved experiences. VERY GOOD Some leadership, intramural sports, band, works 10-‐20 hours/week. GOOD Limited leadership, minimal work, few volunteer/service/underserved experiences. FAIR No leadership roles, low to minimal involvement in extracurricular acYviYes, minimal to no work, no volunteer/service/underserved experience. Shadowing / Medical Exposure • MCG at GRU: 100-‐300 hours • First contact your family physician • Other physicians in your hometown • Physicians in the Athens area • Talk to other students (AED, AMSA, MSSA) Keep a log of shadowing hours. Keep in Mind Health profession schools may require background checks of matriculants. • Clean background check (e.g., DUI) • Social media: Facebook, Twifer • E-‐mail address ([email protected]) • UGA Academic Honesty • UGA Office of Student Conduct TesYng Which Admissions Test Do You Take? • MCAT hfp://www.aamc.org/mcat • DAT hfp://www.ada.org/dat.aspx • OAT hfp://www.opted.org MCAT 2015 • Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems • Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems • Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior • Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills MCAT 2015 Scoring Scoring will be different for MCAT 2015 EXCELLENT 30 or higher with at least an 8 in each secYon VERY GOOD > 9.0 GOOD > 8.3-‐8.7 FAIR > 7.0-‐8.0 MCAT 2015 Scoring Credit: Kaplan Tes(ng Tips • Plan on taking the MCAT/DAT/OAT only once after studying. • Will not make up for a weak GPA. • May help if grades have improved. • Take practice test under test conditions (8:00 a.m.) • https://members.aamc.org/eweb/ DynamicPage.aspx? Action=Add&ObjectKeyFrom=1A8 2015 Schedule for the new MCAT Admin Date Score Release April 17 June 16 April 18 June 16 May 22 June 30 June 19 July 21 June 20 July 21 July 17 August 18 July 18 August 18 August 5 September 8 August 6 September 8 August 21 September 22 August 22 September 22 September 3 October 6 September 11 October 13 September 12 October 13 RegistraYon opens February 2015 – Register EARLY! MCAT 2015 Tips • Know the exam required by the schools you are applying to. • Check out the MCAT exam policy: hfps://www.aamc.org/students/download/398586/data/ mcatexampolicy.pdf • InformaYon on the new exam on the AAMC site, as well as free and affordable tesYng resources: hfps://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/mcat2015/ • The Kahn Academy has prepared free videos. MCAT 2015 Tips MCAT 30 = top 25% MCAT 33 = top ~10% Avg = 25 2015 MCAT: WriYng secYon eliminated and new content on social and behavioral sciences introduced. Study Materials hfp://www.khanacademy.org/science/mcat hfp://www.e-‐mcat.com/ hfp://www.kaptest.com/ hfp://www.princetonreview.com/medical/ hfp://www.examkrackers.com/ hfp://www.genius360.org/prep/main.php hfp://www.3tquest.com/ Note: We do not endorse any par>cular resource QuesYons? Overview Ø Timeline Ø ApplicaYon Folder Ø Five Areas of Your CredenYals Ø Medical School Requirements Medical School Admissions Requirements Dental School Admissions Requirements Highly Recommended Courses: “The Big Five” These help with the MCAT, DAT, OAT: • BCMB 3100 – When to take? (Biochem major: 4010 & 4020) • GENE 3200 • Human Physiology ((VPHY 3100, CBIO 3710, PMCY 3000) • MIBO 3500 (2500 or 3000) • CBIO 3400 Other Courses to Consider for First Year of Medical School (Especially if “C” in organic chemistry) • BCMB 4120: Human Biochemistry • CBIO 3800 or PSYC 4120/4130: Neuroscience • CBIO 3000: Comp Vertebrate Anatomy • CBIO 3300: Developmental Biology • CBIO 4340: Aging • CBIO 4730: Endocrinology Second Year Most Medical Schools (Global/InternaYonal InfecYous Diseases Topics Included) • MIBO 4220: Disease-‐causing bacteria • MIBO 4700: Disease-‐causing fungi • MIBO/CBIO 4100: Immunology • CBIO 4500: Medical Parasitology • ENTO 3650: Medical Entomology Core Requirements • • • • • Physics 8 semester hours (with lab) Biology 8 semester hours (with lab) Chemistry 8 semester hours (with lab) Organic Chem 8 semester hours (with lab) English 6 semester hours • Over 50 medical schools require one or two semesters of mathemaYcs (college math, calculus or staYsYcs). • 28 schools require biochemistry. • 26 schools require more than a year of biology. Georgia Regents University Medical College of Georgia An applicant may major in the discipline of his/her choice; however, all applicants must complete the following: Biology -‐ One academic year of general biology or zoology with lab Chemistry -‐ One academic year of general / inorganic chemistry with lab One academic year of advanced chemistry, two quarters or one semester of which must be organic. The other semester may be filled with any advanced chemistry course (lab not required). Biochemistry is strongly recommended. Physics -‐ One academic year of physics w/ lab English -‐ One academic year of English or whatever porYon in the academic year is required for the baccalaureate degree in an accredited college or university. Emory University School of Medicine COURSE REQUIREMENTS Applicants are required to complete at least 90 semester hours (or 135 hours) of a balanced undergraduate educaYon from a regionally accredited insYtuYon in the United States or Canada . CompleYon of the baccalaureate degree is highly preferred. Minimum course requirements include: Physical Science 8 semester hours (with lab) Biology 8 semester hours (with lab) Chemistry 8 semester hours (with lab) Organic Chemistry 8 semester hours (with lab) English 6 semester hours Humani(es/Social Sciences 18 semester hours Literature courses may be used to fill the English requirement if the course was wriYng-‐intensive. Mercer University School of Medicine Premedical Requirements Before beginning study at Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) all accepted applicants must have completed successfully, at least three years of course work leading to a baccalaureate degree, and one-‐year laboratory courses in biology, inorganic or general chemistry, organic or organic: biochemistry sequence, and physics. Accepted applicants who have not fulfilled these requirements prior to the first day of enrollment are not permifed to enter and their acceptances are revoked. No parYcular major is specified, but the Admissions Commifee does urge applicants to seek a broad background in humaniYes and social sciences. Morehouse School of Medicine The premedical studies required for admission are set in order to provide the student with a firm grounding in subjects considered essenYal for the study of medical sciences, to provide the Commifee on Admissions a means to evaluate apYtude for scienYfic work, and to determine interest in the sciences. The following courses must be included in undergraduate study: Biology w/laboratory (one year) General Chemistry w/laboratory (one year) Organic Chemistry w/laboratory (one year) Physics w/laboratory ( one year) College level Mathema(cs (one year) English (including composi(on) (one year) Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Biology A minimum of 8 semester hours, including laboratory. Chemistry A minimum of 16 semester hours including laboratories, 8 in inorganic chemistry and 8 in organic chemistry. English and Composi(on A minimum of 6 semester hours in English literature and/or wriYng. Physics A minimum of 8 semester hours, including laboratory. Advanced placement credits, CLEP credits and pass/fail credits are not acceptable in lieu of ANY required courses. Advanced courses in the same discipline may be subsYtuted for the requirements when the applicant has placed out of the entry level course. Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine Academic Requirements Applicants must present evidence of superior intellectual ability and scholasYc achievement as demonstrated by their academic record and performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Required course work includes a minimum of one year in biological science, general or inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and mathema(cs through calculus, including integral equa(ons and differen(al equa(ons. Sta(s(cs may be subs(tuted for one calculus. Although many applicants will have majored in one of the natural sciences, applicaYons from those who have majored in the humaniYes or social sciences are equally welcome. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine REQUIREMENTS Prior to matriculaYon each applicant must meet the following admissions requirements: 1. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. ApplicaYons from students with at least three years of excepYonal undergraduate work will be considered. 2. Eight semester hours each, including two semester hours of laboratory: general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and physics. 3. Six semester hours of English composi(on and literature. 4. Each applicant must sit for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Georgia Regents University College of Dental Medicine Comple(on of the following science courses: One academic year* of general biology or zoology with lab One academic year* of general/inorganic chemistry with lab One academic year* of advanced chemistry, one semester (or two quarters) of advanced chemistry which may be organic chemistry with lab followed by either (a) a second semester (or third quarter) of organic chemistry with lab or (b) a second semester (or third quarter) of biochemistry (biochemistry lab not required). One semester (or two quarters) of physics with lab One academic year* of English or English for the porYon of the academic year required for the baccalaureate degree at an accredited American college or university. For entering 2015, biochemistry will be a required prerequisite. NOVA Southern University Students should have a cumulaYve grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. In addiYon, students should have a science grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a four-‐point scale. Students must have earned a grade of 2.0 or befer in each of the following required courses: General biology -‐ eight semester-‐hours including laboratory (zoology and microbiology are acceptable alterna(ves) General chemistry -‐ eight semester-‐hours including laboratory Organic chemistry -‐ eight semester-‐hours including laboratory Physics -‐ eight semester-‐hours including laboratory English composi(on -‐ three semester-‐hours English literature -‐ three semester-‐hours ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES*** ***Two of the following advanced science courses must be taken: Biochemistry -‐ Cell or Molecular Biology -‐ Gene(cs -‐ Histology -‐ Human or Compara(ve Anatomy -‐ Microbiology – Physiology Admissions Requirements It is your responsibility to verify the admissions requirements for each school in which you apply. Select sta(s(cs on the most recent Matriculates Entering Class 2014 Emory USOM 2013 First-‐year • • • • • • • • Mean GPA = 3.7 Mean MCAT = 34.5 61% Non-traditional 50/50 Male/Female 25% Georgians 25% Graduated from Georgia Colleges 25% Non-science majors 35% are students of color Emory USOM 2013 First-‐year • • • • Applicants Interviewed Accepted Matriculated 6,847 676 344 128 Vital Stats for Every Optometry School # Slots/ GPA / OAT Tot / OAT Sci Handout available in our office QuesYons? Overview Ø Timeline Ø ApplicaYon Folder Ø Five Areas of Your CredenYals Ø Medical School Requirements Ø Financing Medical School How do you pay for medical school? • Check the AAMC website: www.aamc.org/students/aspiring/paying • Check with your school • MCG at GRU: www.gru.edu/financial • Mercer: medicine.mercer.edu/mu-medicine/student-services/ financial-aid/upload/mazemed2013.pdf Financial Support for Medical School via Military Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) Financial IncenYves What does the scholarship pay? • 100 percent tuiYon • Books, fees and more • Monthly sYpend of over $2,000 • Officer’s pay (six weeks of year) • PromoYons (iniYally commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Medical Services Corp during studies) Note: UGA has both Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC Financial Support for Medical School via Military Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) Financial IncenYves To qualify for HPSP: • Be a U.S. ciYzen (cannot hold dual ciYzenship) • Be enrolled in or have a lefer of acceptance or intent from an accredited graduate program located in the United States or Puerto Rico • Maintain full-‐Yme student status during the enYre length of the program • Meet the moral and physical qualificaYons to become an Army officer Note: UGA has both Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC Financial Support for Medical School Na(onal Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (HPSP) • What does the scholarship pay? • Tax free tuiYon • Required fees • Reasonable educaYon expenses • Taxable monthly sYpend • Requires 1 year of service for each full or parYal year of financial support Financial Support for Medical School Na(onal Health Service Corps To qualify for HPSP: • Be a U.S. ciYzen or U. S. NaYonal • Full-‐Yme student in an accredited school • Pursuing a degree in medicine (M. D. or D. O.), denYstry (DDS or DMD), nurse pracYYoner, cerYfied nurse-‐midwife or physician assistant Big Dawg, you are now “off the leash!” You are responsible for finding specific informaYon and requirements of the schools in which you intend to submit an applicaYon. The staff in the Premedical Studies Office is here to help you in the medical school applicaYon process. QuesYons?
