URSMD Admission

Admissions

Requirements

A strong academic record and good scores on the MCAT are necessary but not sufficient criteria for admission. In addition to these academic measures, the Admissions Committee looks for evidence of scholarship, service to community, leadership abilities, integrity, maturity and excellent interpersonal skills. Rochester seeks students who value human diversity, exhibit a love of learning, have an appreciation of the science and art of medicine, and are called to serve others.

Undergraduate Education

A minimum of three years of study in an accredited college or university.
Expository writing - one year: this may be met with English or non-science courses that involve extensive expository writing.
One year of biology with laboratory. Biochemistry or botany will not satisfy this requirement.
One year of physics with laboratory.
Two years of chemistry, including either one year of organic chemistry or one semester of organic and one semester of biochemistry. Within the two-year chemistry sequence, one year of laboratory is required.
In addition to the expository writing requirement, two years (12-16 credit hours) in the humanities and/or the social behavioral sciences.
Although not specifically required, courses in calculus, statistics, genetics, physiology, and biochemistry are recommended. Experience in clinical settings, research or an Honors Thesis in your major, public health, or community outreach activities are strongly recommended.
All required premedical courses must ordinarily be taken at an accredited United States or Canadian college or university.
Advanced placement courses may meet only one semester of the chemistry and/or one semester of the physics requirements. Advanced placement will not satisfy the English, biology, or nonscience requirements.

International Students

The school does not accept applications for admission from individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States. There is one exception to this policy. Applications will be accepted from foreign nationals who have, or expect to receive, an undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester.

International students admitted under this exception will be offered a conditional acceptance pending verification of ability to finance their medical education by depositing with the school funds sufficient to meet the full expenses of the first two years of enrollment.

Application Procedures

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry belongs to the American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS). The application is Web-based and information may be obtained directly from AAMC at www.aamc.org; (202) 828-0600; or amcas@aamc.org. Rochester requires the MCAT exam.

Date of Application

The AMCAS application must be submitted by October 15 and applicants for admission are encouraged to apply early. In addition to the AMCAS application, applicants must submit letters of evaluation, complete a brief secondary application by November 15, and pay a nonrefundable application fee of $75. This fee will be waived in cases of financial hardship and an AMCAS fee waiver must be submitted.

M.D./Ph.D. Application

If you are applying to our MD/Ph.D. program, please indicate that in the first part of the supplemental application and some additional information will be requested of you. MSTP applications are due November 15.

Residency

There is no state residency requirement for admission. Rochester actively seeks a national applicant pool.

Supporting Material

Letters of evaluation sent from the school's premedical advisory committee and/or professors of formal academic courses must be sent directly to Rochester. Applicants are encouraged to request letters from others who are familiar with the applicant's personal and intellectual abilities, such as research mentors or supervisors of relevant volunteer or work experiences. Please ask your recommenders to submit their letters on their official stationary. All supporting materials must be received by December 1 in order for an applicant to be considered for an interview. The letters should be addressed as follows:

University of Rochester School of Medicine
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 601A
Rochester, NY 14642

Interviews

Applicants who show particular promise of achievement at Rochester will be considered for interviews, which are required for admission and are granted by invitation only. Interviews are conducted at the Medical Center between September and March.

Applicants who were not accepted previously must submit a new application and updated references. Reapplications from those who have been twice unsuccessful are discouraged.

Admission with Advanced Standing

Because of Rochester's early clinical exposure and uniquely integrated curriculum, transfer applicants cannot be considered for advanced standing.

Special Admissions Programs

Rochester sponsors several limited access special admissions programs. One program (Rochester Early Medical Scholars Program) with the undergraduate college of the University provides provisional early acceptance to a highly qualified group of students who are accepted for undergraduate study. Another affiliation is with the Bryn Mawr and John Hopkins Post-Baccalaureate programs.

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School of Medicine and Dentistry is committed to making reasonable accommodations to assist students with documented disabilities to fulfill their educational objectives.

All candidates who matriculate at the medical school must sign a statement that they have read and are able to meet the school's technical standards, with or without reasonable accommodations. Candidates invited for interview who need accommodations should notify the admissions interview coordinator when scheduling their interviews.

Student Profile

Students come from 25-30 different states
Attended 50 different colleges and universities
About 30% are underrepresented in medicine/disadvantaged applicants
About 55% are women
8% M.D./Ph.D. (MSTP)
Average age is 24
Age range is 21-38
70% are science majors
Undergraduate colleges with 3 or more students in the Class of 2007 and 2008:

3 each from Boston College, Brown, Colgate Emory, Illinois, Notre Dame, Stanford, SUNY Geneseo, Wellesley, Wesleyan and Yale.
4 or more from Berkeley, BYU, Cornell, Duke, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, Rochester and Washington University,

Student and Financial Affairs

Estimate of 2004-2005 Expenses

Typical expenses for the first year of medical school, a period of 10 months, total about $50,620. Fees cover 12-month use of University Health Service facilities, extended Blue Cross / Blue Shield insurance coverage, comprehensive disability insurance, use of a high quality microscope, a reduced rate membership at the URMC Fitness and Wellness Center , and other student services.

ESTIMATE OF 2004-2005 EXPENSES
Tuition	$34,450
Health & Other Fees	2,929
Housing	6,000
Food	3,000
Books/Instruments	2,060
Personal	2,000
Transportation	2,500

Financing Medical Education at Rochester

About 90 percent of our students finance their medical education through the use of low-cost student loans. A variety of debt management services are provided, designed to support decision making from the beginning to the end of training and, indeed, through the entire repayment process.

While eligibility for the lowest cost loans is based on financial need, it is possible to finance the entire cost of medical education through loans as long as one has no bad credit history. We recommend that students check their personal credit records prior to entering medical school.

Approximately 55 percent of the students who borrow also receive institutional scholarships to reduce reliance on debt. Financial need is not a factor in admissions decisions and the Financial Aid Office works hard to assure scholarship distribution policies which minimize the possibility that admitted applicants- socioeconomic backgrounds might adversely influence their matriculation decisions. Students seeking scholarships are required to provide parental financial information, and eligibility for institutional funds is based on the analysis of student and parent circumstances.

Application Process

Specific instructions and application materials to apply for financial aid are provided to all interviewed applicants. Applying for Federal Student Loans is easy. Students submit the FAFSA form via the web and complete the financial aid application. Scholarship applicants are required to submit parental financial information via the Need Access web application. For the 2004-2005 school year, copies of 2003 Federal Income Tax Returns are required for all individuals for whom financial information is reported on either the FAFSA or Need Access, e.g., student, spouse if married, parents if applying for scholarship aid.

House Officer Appointments Class of 2002, 2003, and 2004
Disciplines		Geographic Location
Anesthesiology	19	New York	100
Dermatology	1	Massachusetts	24
Emergency Medicine	13	California	22
Family Practice	13	Pennsylvania	19
Internal Medicine	55	Maryland/D.C.	13
		Rhode Island	12
		Washington	10
Med/Pediatrics	14	Virginia	8
Neurology	19	Illinois	6
		Michigan	6
		Oregon	6
		Maine	5
Obstetrics/Gynecology	16	Ohio	5
Ophthalmology	10	Florida	4
Orthopedic Surgery	6	North Carolina	4
Otolaryngology	6	Vermont	4
Pathology	9
Pediatrics	32
Psychiatry	19
Radiology-Diagnostic	13
Rehab Medicine	6
Surgery	23
		Also represented Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.