The pre-professional advisor is Francie Renschler. Meet with her at some point in the first year or at the time when you decide to pursue a health professions career. For questions specific to the physical therapy or physician assistant programs, 与合适的顾问会面. Your faculty advisor is also available to answer questions about courses required for your major.

医学院对各种专业都开放. If you major in a non-science discipline, it is quite possible to complete the 课程要求 为了医学院.

Medical schools are interested in applicants with excellent academic abilities (as shown in grades, 课程的严格性, MCAT成绩), 良好的人际交往能力, 理解医学的明确动机, and demonstrated compassion and concern for others.

The MCAT is the standardized test required by all medical schools. 目前, 这是一个7小时的节目, 基于计算机的考试, 一年30次, that has sections on biological and biochemical foundations of living systems; chemical and physical foundations of biological systems; psychological, 社会, and biological foundations of behavior; and critical analysis and reasoning skills. You may take the MCAT when you have completed the chemistry, 生物学, 物理, 心理学, 社会学医学预科要求. 有关资料可于 对象为网站.

Besides maintaining a strong GPA and scoring well on the MCAT (500 or above), there are several things that schools are looking for. First is your commitment to helping others and working in a service profession. Volunteer work in any area that you feel strongly about is important. Medical schools want for you to have experience in the medical setting; therefore, you must also gain experience in the medical field, 要么工作, 实习, 或者在诊所或医院做志愿者. It will benefit you to spend some time volunteering in a clinic or hospital. A 4.0 GPA student with a 513 MCAT who has not volunteered at a hospital or spent any time in clinical setting, 会大大削弱应用程序. There are many individual factors that come into play in the admissions process.

Many pre-med students volunteer at Deaconess Hospital and St. 文森特医院或当地的养老院.

You do not need to complete research as an undergraduate, but it is a good idea. Some medical schools emphasize it more than others. There are opportunities at UE and at other institutions around the country to work in labs either during the summer or during the semester.

If you plan to begin medical school the fall following graduation from UE, 在大三之后的夏天申请, with the earliest date for application submission being around June 1. 这意味着你要参加MCAT考试, 或者医学院的入学考试, 在你大三的春天或夏天. Certain courses should be completed by the spring of your junior year. 医学院实行滚动录取.

If you decide to take some time between graduation from college and matriculation, then applications are submitted in the summer of the year before you plan to matriculate. 例如, 如果你能休息一年, then you will apply during the summer following your senior year.

The average age of the first-year medical student is 25, meaning that many students do not attend medical school directly from college. 原因各不相同, but one common reason is that students know that the time between college and medical school is a good time to explore another interest before beginning their medical training. Students do various things, from Peace Corps and Americorps to doing basic research in a lab. The important thing is to spend that time doing something that is enriching.

The average number of schools that students apply to is around 12-15. Most students apply to the schools in their state of residence. The Medical Schools 入学s Requirement book (MSAR) contains all of the information for each school, 包括平均GPA和MCAT成绩. There is an online version of the MSAR that costs $25 to gain access. 有关澳门特别行政区的资料可在 对象为.org网站.

The national average 为了医学院 acceptance is around 40%. 英国威廉希尔中文网站 students have an excellent record for gaining admittance into medical school. 我们2018届毕业生的录取率为100%, and we boast a 60% acceptance rate over the last six years. We have close to 80% acceptance rate of UE students who applied to health related professional schools including, 药店, 兽医, 牙科和验光学校.