University of Maryland, School of Medicine Admission
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The Facts

The University of Maryland is a rather large, public institution located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 35,400 students. The university's School of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 585 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 23, 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 both independent and group learning, as well as for its terrific integration of basic and clinical sciences. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers a joint MD/PhD degree in the areas of biochemistry, biomedical engineering, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, as well as pharmacology.

Admission to the University of Maryland's School of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 3,360 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 300 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 150 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 10.4 in Biology, 10.0 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 university's School of Medicine has about 1,120 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 2:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the School of Medicine often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation, and most frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, orthopedics, as well as ob/gyn.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including 4 weeks of family medicine, 12 weeks of medicine, 12 weeks of surgery, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 4 weeks of psychiatry, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 4 weeks of neurology, 8 weeks of a health center education experience, as well as 8 weeks of two different subinternships. Students complete their internships at various affiliated facilities including the University Hospital, the Baltimore VA Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, as well as the Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.

What's Good

"The clinical programs are extremely informative and make you feel very prepared for the residency."

"The faculty are extremely helpful, and they love nothing more than to give you advice."

"Students are actually very supportive of one another, which is a nice change of pace."

What's Bad

"I wish the in-state tuition was a bit lower for us."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing, which drives me nuts."

"The administration can be a bit difficult to get a hold of. Talking to a human is out of the question."

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