Admission to Medical and Health Professions Education Programs

O. T. Wendel, Ph.D.A.T. Still University-AZ Campus

twendel@atsu.edu

An Overview

• Vast Opportunity for Everyone

• Different Entry Points Depending on Background

• Bright (but confusing) Future

Focus on Physician Education

• Specifically MD and DO Schools

• In US there are 134 MD Schools and 26 DO Schools

• For MD Schools about 42,000 Applicants with 18,000 matriculants

• About 13,000 Applicants for DO Schools with about 4,000 Matriculants

The Hard Data

• Two Measures of Academic Success

• Average GPA was approximately 3.4

• Average MCAT was Approximately 24

• Wide Variety Among Schools

New Focus on Social Mission

• “Non-Academic” Pre-Requisites

• Written Statements on Application

• Volunteer Service to Communities

• Understanding of Career Choice

Sources For Information

• MD SchoolAssociation of American Medical Colleges

www.aamc.org

• DO SchoolsAmerican Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicinewww.aacom.org

Other Professions Have Similar Requirements

• Physician Assistant

• Nurse Practitioner

• Rehabilitation Sciences

• Pharmacy

• Graduate Medical Sciences