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Admission to Medical and Health Professions Education Programs
O. T. Wendel, Ph.D.A.T. Still University-AZ Campus
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