Integrated Undergraduate/Medical Doctorate Program
Criteria for Evaluation of IUMD Applications
IUMD Applicants must demonstrate high academic achievement in both science and non-science undergraduate work. Each application will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- an undergraduate record which is superior, even among Schreyer Scholars (2)
- evidence of accelerated progress in the major (3) and pursuit of a significant honors education (4)
- score on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) consistent with accepted students at the COM (5)
- evidence of courses, activities and experiences that have helped to balance an accelerated specialization and an enriched general education and demonstrate ambition in pursuit of an honors education
- evidence of ambition in research
- evidence that the student compares favorably with other applicants for medical education and with other Schreyer Scholars in the undergraduate major
- a plan of study consistent with the requirements and spirit of the program
- evidence of involvement in University or community human service activities and other extra-curricular activities
- evidence of experience with healthcare delivery.
- strong recommendations that comment incisively on the aforementioned criteria and the applicant’s potential for a career in medicine.
IUMD applications should underscore curricular integration and the educational advantages to be derived from IUMD status.
- The application should clearly communicate why an IUMD Program is an appropriate plan of study.
- The application should communicate a sense of purpose beyond early acceptance to medical school and acceleration to a professional degree.
- The application may address advantages derived beyond the academic curriculum and major.
Scholars should not be co-opted into decisions that are contrary to their own best interests.
- Each Scholar should be made aware of alternative medical school choices.
- Each Scholar should be made aware of alternative career paths.
2) A superior record is measured at the point of admission by a cumulative GPA of at least 3.70 through the first four semesters of a rigorous course of undergraduate study.
3) Evidence of accelerated progress in the major is measured at the point of admission by the completion of at least eight of these required mathematics and science courses:
Biology - 2 semesters (Biology 110 then Biology 220, 230, or 240)
General Chemistry - 2 semesters (Chemistry 12, 14, then 13, 15)
Organic Chemistry - 2 semesters (Chemistry 38, then 39, and 36)
Physics - 2 or 3 semesters (Physics 250 then 251; or Physics 211, then 212, then 213 and 214)
Mathematics (Calculus recommended) - 2 semesters
