University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry Admission
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry Undergraduate Program
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry Application

The Facts

The University of Rochester is a rather large, private institution located in the appropriately titled town of Rochester, New York, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 18,000 students. The university's School of Medicine and Dentistry, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 430 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 patient care and the doctor-patient relationship, as well as for its excellent research programs and facilities. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers joint degrees in the MD/MPH, MD/MBA, and the MD/PhD in various areas of the biomedical sciences.

Admission to the University of Rochester's School of Medicine and Dentistry is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 3,500 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 270 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 100 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 10.7 in Biology, 10.7 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 there is currently no early application program in place.

The university's School of Medicine and Dentistry has about 1,320 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 3:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the School of Medicine and Dentistry often go on to be accepted to some of the nation's most prestigious and competitive residency programs, and most frequently specialize in the areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, emergency medicine, ob/gyn, family medicine, anesthesiology, orthopedics, ENT, as well as opthamology.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including rotations in introductory clinical medicine, ambulatory medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, women's health, psychiatry, ambulatory surgery, adult medicine, children's health, mind/brain/behavior, as well as urgent care. Students complete their clinical clerkships at affiliated facilities including the Stron Memorial Hospital, and five other affiliated hospitals throughout the area.

What's Good

"The clinical experiences here are unlike any other school's; you really get the whole picture."

"The faculty here are outstanding, and are an inspiration to many of us."

"The administration does a fantastic job of tending to the needs of individual students."

What's Bad

"Sometimes people tend to be competitive and cutthroat."

"Tuition is quite high, and so far, it isn't getting any lower."

"There are some basic science courses that are simply review from our undergraduate educations."

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