Wayne State University, School of Medicine Admission
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The Facts

Wayne State University is a rather large, public institution located in the city of Detroit, Michigan, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 28,000 students. The university's School of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 800 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 their terrific research programs and facilities, as well as for their emphasis on the biomedical sciences. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers joint degrees in the MD/MS, and the MD/PhD in the areas of anatomy, cell biology, cellular and clinical neurobiology, immunology and microbiology, medical physics, molecular biology, genetics, pathology, pharmacology, as well as physiology.

Admission to Wayne State University's School of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 2,722 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 500 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 257 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 9.8 in Biology, 9.5 in Physics, and 8.8 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.

Wayne State University's School of Medicine has about 600 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 nation's most prestigious and competitive residency programs, and most frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, family practice, neurology, pathology, immunology, general surgery, orthopedics, as well as psychiatry.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including 4 weeks each of internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, ob/gyn, family medicine, neurology, psychiatry, ambulatory medicine, as well as emergency medicine. Students complete their clinical clerkships at various affiliated facilities including the Detroit Medical Center, Harper Hospital, Grace Hospital, Hutzel Hospital, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, as well as the Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center.

What's Good

"There are a lot of professors here who are absolutely wonderful. They love what they do and it shows."

"There are plenty of opportunities to get hands-on experience."

"If you are an in state student, the school can be a real bang for your buck."

What's Bad

"I wish tuition was a bit lower for out of state students."

"The administration often seems more concerned with the undergraduate students."

"There is never enough on campus graduate housing available."

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