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The Facts

Eastern Virginia Medical School is a rather small, private, independent institution located in the town of Norfolk, West Virginia, and is not affiliated with a larger college or university. The school is home to over 430 graduate medical students, and with an average age of enrollment of about 25, 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 unique curriculum which combines practical medical knowledge with the art of medical problem solving, as well as for its focus on medical ethics and medical research. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers a combined MD/PhD primarily focusing on the biomedical fields. The school also offers various summer research projects for interested and qualified students.

Admission to the Eastern Virginia Medical School is extremely competitive among the many students who apply each admissions cycle; last year, over 2,565 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 335 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 110 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of 10.0 in Biology, 9.8 in Physics, and 9.5 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.5. 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.

Graduates of the Eastern Virginia Medical School are often accepted into some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation, and anywhere from 20 to 25% of the graduates attend one of the many residency programs sponsored by the Eastern Virginia Medical School itself.

Clinical Programs

Students at the Eastern Virginia Medical School must complete a large amount of clinical clerkships including 6 weeks of family medicine, 12 weeks of internal medicine, 8 weeks of ob/gyn, 8 weeks of pediatrics, 6 weeks of psychiatry, as well as 8 weeks of surgery. Fourth year clinical clerkships include 4 weeks of surgery, 2 weeks of geriatrics, 1 week of substance abuse, as well as 25 weeks of various electives.

What's Good

"The combined MD/PhD program is fantastic if you can qualify for it. There are a ton of specialties to choose from."

"Students here tend to be very supportive of one another, which is quite nice."

"The faculty here obviously loves what they do, and they are very eager to share their knowledge with us."

What's Bad

"Tuition isn't cheap, and it seems like you can never get enough financial aid."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing; it's annoying."

"Sometimes I wish that there were more varied courses available; it can be fairly traditional."

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