Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Admission
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The Facts

The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is a rather small, private, independent institution located in the town of Rochester, Minnesota, and is not affiliated with a larger college or university. The school is home to about 460 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 24, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its strong ties to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, which is one of the top research institutions in the nation, as well as for its extensive clinical programs. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers a joint MD/PhD degree in the areas of biochemistry, biomedical engineering, immunology, cell biology, genetics, molecular neuroscience, molecular pharmacology, experimental therapeutics, tumor biology, virology, as well as gene therapy.

Admission to the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 2,500 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 72 of those students were accepted for admission to the school. Eventually however, only about 42 of the admitted students actually enrolled for admission to the school. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of 11.4 in Biology, 10.9 in Physics, and 10.6 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.8. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application status if they so choose.

The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine has 460 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse medical and academic backgrounds. The school also boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 1:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of interaction between students and their teachers.

Graduates of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine most frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, ob/gyn, pediatrics, anesthesiology, dermatology, diagnostic radiation, as well as radiation oncology.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical clerkships including a 13 week biomedical research project, 2 weeks of family medicine, 6 weeks of internal medicine, 3 weeks of neurology, 6 weeks of surgery, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, as well as 4 weeks of psychiatry.

What's Good

"There isn't a better place to be in terms of research. You get many opportunities to participate in exciting projects."

"The clinical programs are incredible, and you feel very prepared for your residency."

"The fact you get to complete research projects while you are still in school is amazing."

What's Bad

"Things can be pretty competitive around here; there are a lot of very intelligent people all vying for the same positions."

"Tuition is extremely high, and you aren't really given any significant financial aid."

"You often feel as though the small administration isn't always available."

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