1. University of Utah School of Medicine
Benjamin Chan, M.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Dean, Admissions
University of Utah School of Medicine

2. Criteria for UUSOM

3. Criteria MCAT GPA Community Service Leadership Research
Physician Shadowing
Patient Exposure

4. MCAT Why is this important? New MCAT 2015 Tips
Increased emphasis on behavioral & social sciences – Why?
Tips
How can you improve your MCAT score?

5. GPA Why is this important? 3.20 in science, non-science, and overall
Tips to improve GPA

6. Community Service Why is this important?
Make the world a better place – How?

7. Leadership
Why is this important?

8. Research Why is this important? Must be hypothesis-based
Not necessarily in the sciences
UUSOM has scholarly project expectations for all our medical students

9. Physician Shadowing
Why is this important?

10. Patient Exposure
Why is this important?

11. Criteria for Admission to the University of Utah School of Medicine
MCAT
GPA
Research
Community/Volunteer Service
Leadership
Physician Shadowing
Patient Exposure
If you meet our criteria, you are very competitive to other medical schools!!!
Need to be minimum in all 7, and be average or above average in at least 5
High MCAT example

12. Other Criteria for UUSOM
Letters of Recommendation (LOR)

13. How can I have AWESOME Letters of Recommendation?
Cultivate relationships with professors, supervisors, and mentors
Our requirements: 4 total letters
2 academic letters
1 must be from a science professor
2 supervisor letters
Community/volunteer service OR Patient Exposure
Research OR “Other” – can be from employer, coach, military leader, etc.
Problems: Wrong name/gender, applying to law school, LOR talked about how applicant grew up as a neighbor, wanted s/he to be part of the family and told childhood stories

14. University of Utah School of Medicine
Statistics
Statistics
On pace for applications
Anticipate offering 500 interviews
3880 applications
125 positions
85 Utah Residents
15 Non-Residents who graduated from Utah high school, college, or university
15 Non-Residents
10 Idaho Residents
Minimum GPA 3.2
Minimum MCAT 21 (or 492)
Average GPA 3.7
Average MCAT 30 (or 509)

19. Questions?