University of Vermont, College of Medicine Admission
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University of Vermont, College of Medicine Application

The Facts

The University of Vermont is a rather moderately-sized, public institution located in the town of Burlington, Vermont, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 12,000 students. The university's College of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 400 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 24, 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 complimentary curricular themes, as well as for its dedication to public health and hands-on interactive learning. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers a joint MD/PhD degree in the areas of anatomy, neurobiology, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular genetics, molecular physiology, biophysics, as well as pharmacology.

Admission to the University of Vermont's College of Medicine is extremely competetive among the many students who apply; last year, over 5,120 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 200 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 9.6 in Biology, 9.0 in Physics, and 9.6 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 are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The College of Medicine has about 1,800 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 College of Medicine 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, emergency medicine, pediatrics, as well as anesthesiology.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical programs including 4 weeks each of emergency medicine, internal medicine, primary care, family practice, general surgery, neurology, anesthesiology, orthopedics, rural medicine, as well as psychiatry. Students complete their clinical clerkships at affiliated facilities including the UVM Health Center, and other centers throughout the states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

What's Good

"There are a lot of opportunities to get practical experience here."

"I really appreciate the human spin put on things here. It makes the whole process easier to grasp."

"If you are an in state student, this school is a terrific deal."

What's Bad

"There can be some students who get extremely competitive. It can be very unpleasant."

"The administration always seems too busy to talk to you."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing available, and it can be difficult to find anything decent off campus."

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