Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College Admission
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Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College Application

The Facts

The Thomas Jefferson University is a rather small, private institution located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its graduate specialty programs. The university's Jefferson Medical College is quite small, however, and is home to about 900 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 emphasis on basic science and clinical training, as well as for its connections within the metropolitan area's medical community. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers joint degrees in the MD/MBA, the MD/MHA, the BS/MD, as well as the MD/PhD in the areas of biochemistry, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular pharmacology, pathology, cell biology, as well as physiology.

Admission to the Jefferson Medical College is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 7,500 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 228 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 220 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of 10.8 in Biology, 11.0 in Physics, and 10.5 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 Jefferson Medical College has 2,982 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse medical and academic backgrounds. The school also boasts a very small student to faculty ratio, and the small classes ensure that students receive plenty of one on one attention from their professors.

Graduates of the Jefferson Medical College often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation. Students most frequently specialize in the areas of orthopedic surgery, psychology, as well as family medicine.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training beginning as early as their first year. Programs include 6 weeks of family medicine, 6 weeks of general surgery, 12 weeks of internal medicine, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 6 weeks of psychiatry and human behavior, as well as 6 weeks of ob/gyn. Students complete their training at affiliated centers including the Albert Einstein Medical Center, the Bryn Mawr Hospital, as well as several other medical centers throughout the area.

What's Good

"I really enjoy the huge amount of patient contact we get. It makes you feel a lot more secure."

"You basically have your pick of residency programs when you graduate."

"There is actually a fairly large amount of on campus graduate housing, which is rare."

What's Bad

"The administration can be quite difficult to get a hold of. They're always too busy."

"The tuition is high, and the financial aid is low."

"Students here do tend to be a bit cutthroat. It can get on your nerves."

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