M.D. Application Process

Our AMCAS deadline is Dec. 1. No extensions will be granted. Submit your AMCAS application electronically for processing. We will not consider or make supplemental applications available to applicants who print and mail in their applications.

Our supplemental/secondary application deadline is Jan. 15, and the non-refundable fee is $95. The Office of Admissions will not process applications received after the deadline. Transcripts are due two weeks after the AMCAS deadline.

Take the MCAT no later than the last test date of the year prior to when you want to begin medical school (for example, Sept. 10, 2022, for a 2023 start date). MCAT scores are considered valid if it’s been less than 36 months from the examination date listed on the AMCAS application.

You must take the CASPer^® examination as part of the secondary application process. Your secondary application invitation will include exam instructions. You must take the exam in the United States to ensure your personal identification information is securely transmitted via the internet. We are currently not implementing the Snapshot and Duet component offered by the CASPer testing as a requirement

It is UMMSM’s policy to send secondary applications to most U.S. citizens and permanent residents who submit AMCAS applications. When deciding whether to complete and submit the secondary application, consider these characteristics from our previous three entering classes to determine whether you will be competitive:

• 3.7 average undergraduate cumulative GPA
• 3.6 science GPA
• 505-515 average old MCAT composite score

Double-check that you meet all UMMSM prerequisite requirements before enrollment. Pay special attention to these changes:

• One semester of biochemistry (lab optional, but recommended)
• One semester of organic chemistry with lab
• Two semesters of behavior science (humanities, bioethics, psychology, sociology)

When your AMCAS application arrives, the Office of Admissions will send you a notification email that includes a link for an online institutional affinity card. Only fill out this card if your mother or father received their M.D. from the UMMSM or if he or she is a full-time regular UMMSM faculty member.

We will verify this information and process your application in the order it was received regardless of whether you completed the institutional affinity card.

A Committee letter packet or three letters from individual faculty members, two of whom must be science faculty who have taught you. In addition to this, applicants may submit a maximum of two more letters to support their application. These letters may not be substituted for the required letters.

Submit all letters of recommendation and transcripts through AMCAS. Do not send them to us unless your transcript includes substantial coursework not reflected on your AMCAS application.

Make any address or other contact information changes through AMCAS yourself. We cannot make information changes in the AMCAS database. Please do not ask that we change your mailing address, email address, or phone number.