University of Utah, School of Medicine Admission
University of Utah, School of Medicine Undergraduate Program
University of Utah, School of Medicine Application

The Facts

The University of Utah is a rather large, public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 24,000 students. The university's School of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 400 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 26, 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 critical thinking, interactive, hands-on learning, as well as for its dedication to public and community health. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers a joint degree in the MD/PhD in various areas of the biomedical sciences.

Admission to the University of Utah's School of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 1,325 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 340 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 9.6 in Biology, 9.3 in Physics, and 8.9 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 there are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The School of Medicine has about 680 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 university's School of Medicine often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious and competitive residency programs in the nation, and most frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, internal medicine, family medicine, public health, pathology, ob/gyn, psychiatry, as well as orthopedic surgery.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical programs including 4 weeks each of community and public health, internal medicine, ob/gyn, pediatrics, family practice, psychiatry, neurology, research methodology, biostatistics, anatomy, as well as a required clinical clerkship.

What's Good

"The emphasis on public health really helps to put everything else you learn in to perspective."

"I really love the faculty here. It's nice to see that they are so passionate about the areas they teach."

"If you are an in state student, this school is a real bang for your buck."

What's Bad

"There are some students who constantly feel the need to show everyone else how much better they are."

"You can't really expect to have much of a life here. It's not the most social of schools."

"The administration can be difficult to get a hold of. They're always busy with other things."

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