In past years, the AMCAS verification process has taken up to eight weeks. Access to the secondary application will not be sent to the applicant until the AMCAS is verified. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. Please make sure all other parts of the application (letters of recommendation) are submitted so that the admissions committee can review the application as soon as it is verified and the secondary is submitted.
Important Dates (2018-2019)
on the Choose Your Medical School tool*:
on the Choose Your Medical School tool**:
*By April 30th, applicants who have been accepted by the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, and plan to matriculate, must select the “Plan to Enroll” option on the Choose Your Medical School tool in AMCAS.
Applicants who select “Plan to Enroll” in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program must withdraw their applications from all other schools to which they have been offered admission. In selecting “Plan to Enroll,” applicants may remain on other schools’ waitlists until May 15th.
To confirm a decision to enroll in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, applicants must also submit a $100-dollar tuition deposit by April 30th. The deposit is non-refundable after that date.
**By May 15th, applicants who have been accepted by the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, and plan to matriculate, must select the “Commit to Enroll” option on the Choose Your Medical School tool in AMCAS and withdraw their applications from all other schools who have offered them admission or waitlist positions. Applicants may also choose to select “Commit to Enroll” prior to the May 15th deadline, but their offer will be withdrawn if they do not commit by May 15th, 2019.
MD-PhD Applications
MD-PhD applications were due by Monday, September 17, 2018. The application period is now closed.
Please note that the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program follows the Application and Acceptance Protocols established by the AAMC.
The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program Interview Days are listed above. If you are applying to the program, you are strongly encouraged to keep these dates open on your calendar until you hear from us regarding a final decision. As we only have three interview days, rescheduling is discouraged.
MD-PhD applicants are strongly encouraged to complete their applications as early as possible. Items that typically hold an application from achieving a complete status include letters of recommendation and the medical college's secondary form. Access to the medical college's secondary form is only emailed to applicants whose applications are verified by AMCAS. It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure their file is complete.
Successful applicants will have excellent undergraduate science preparation, substantial undergraduate research experience, and a strong commitment to combining an investigative career in the biomedical sciences with clinical medicine.
Because of the increasing diversity of the United States population, there is a national need for physician-investigators who are members of underrepresented minority groups and other disadvantaged groups. The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program therefore encourages applications from students who are members of under-represented minority groups, from disadvantaged backgrounds or who are disabled. (We recognize that some applicants may belong to more than one of these categories.)
Successful applicants must satisfy the requirements of both the medical and the graduate components of the Program, and all matriculants must satisfy the requirements in the Medical College's Technical Standards policy.
After initial screening, selected candidates will be invited to attend one of the Program's three interview days, where they will meet selected faculty within the Program.
View a Sample Interview Agenda.
Technical Standards
Successful applicants must satisfy the requirements of both the medical and the graduate components of the Program, and all matriculants must satisfy the requirements in the Medical College's Technical Standards policy. Read more about the WCM Technical Standards here.