University of Michigan, Medical School Admission
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University of Michigan, Medical School Application

The Facts

The University of Michigan is a rather large, public institution located in the town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 32,000 students. The university's Medical School is significantly smaller, however, and is home to about 660 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 wonderful research facilities and programs, as well as for its emphasis on patient contact and the doctor-patient relationship. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers joint degrees in the MSTP, and the MD/PhD in the areas of anatomy, cell biology, biological chemistry, cellular and molecular biology, human genetics, microbiology and immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, as well as physiology.

Admission to the University of Michigan's Medical School is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 5,114 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 120 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 68 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 10.6 in Biology, 10.5 in Physics, and 10.2 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.7. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The university's Medical School has about 1,050 faculty members, all of whom come from relatively 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 discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the Medical School often go on to be accepted to some of the most competitive and prestigious residency programs in the nation, and students most frequently specialize in the areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, family practice, ob/gyn, as well as emergency medicine.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training, including 4 weeks of family practice, 12 weeks of internal medicine, 4 weeks of neurology, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 4 weeks of psychiatry, 12 weeks of surgery, 8 weeks of subinternships, 4 weeks of advanced basic science experience, 4 weeks of intensive care unit experience, as well as 12 weeks of various electives. Students complete their clinical training at affiliated facilities including University Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, as well as the Veterans Affairs Hospital.

What's Good

"The clinical programs are very extensive, and you are able to experience all areas of the medical community."

"The faculty obviously loves what they do and are very dedicated to the school and to their students."

"I really appreciate the emphasis on patient care. It really personalizes everything."

What's Bad

"Students can be very cutthroat here. It can really get to you sometimes."

"Tuition is extremely high, and there isn't very much financial aid given out."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing,"

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