Indiana University, School of Medicine Admission
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The Facts

Indiana University is a rather large, public institution located in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 25,000 students. The university's School of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 1,155 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 25, 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 huge medical complex including schools of nursing, dentistry, and Allied Health Sciences, as well as for its large clinical training program. Aside from the basic MD, the school offers joint degrees in the MD/MS, as well as the MD/PhD in the areas of anatomy, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, neurobiology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, toxicology, and in humanities and social sciences.

Admission to Indiana University's School of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 2,200 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 380 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 280 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of 10.2 in Biology, 9.9 in Physics, and 10.0 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 School of Medicine has 1,116 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 ensure that students receive plenty of attention from their professors.

Graduates of the School of Medicine are often accepted to some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation. Students most frequently specialize in the areas of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, radiology, ob/gyn, emergency medicine, as well as anesthesia.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training consisting of 12 weeks of medicine, 8 weeks of surgery, 8 weeks of pediatrics, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 6 weeks of psychiatry, 4 weeks of family medicine, 4 weeks of surgical specialties, 4 weeks of neurology, as well as 4 weeks of radiology. Students complete their clinical clerkships at one of the school's affiliated hospitals throughout the metropolitan area and state.

What's Good

"The school has a phenomenal teaching hospital, and the clinical programs are outstanding."

"The basic science program is anything but basic; it's quite extensive and gives you a very good platform from which to continue."

"There is actually some on campus housing, which is quite convenient."

What's Bad

"It seems as though the administration is far more concerned with the university's undergraduate students."

"I wish the school did a bit more in terms of financial aid."

"There can be quite a bit of competition between students at times."

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