Pre-Health News and Updates

The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) has for some time required two
"personal" Letters of Recommendation (LORs) in addition to a committee
letter and/or separate LORs from professors, instructors, etc.  The
"personal" letters might include one from a physician (recommended) and the
other from anyone who knows them well personally, but is not related to
them. In the past, applicants could be invited for interviews prior to the
Admissions Committee's review of the LORs.

The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine has made changes to
its admissions process.  The changes include:

• All applicants will have all three of their LORs sent to the Admissions
  Office  (committee plus two personal LORs) before they can be considered for an interview.
• The Admissions Committee will no longer review an applicant's file
  without the three LORs.  This new policy will begin with Early Decision
  and will follow on through Regular Decision for the 2008-2009 admissions cycle.
• Advisors who will be sending letters through the secure site Virtual Evals will be able to attach them sometime in early June
  2009.  Please contact our Office if you use other secure, electronic
  sites for references.  If as an advisor your are transmitting a committee letter or a packet of letters that does not include the "personal LORs," please advise your applicants to have their personal LORs sent directly to the MCG admissions office as soon as possible so as not to delay evaluation of their letters.
• The interview format will no longer consist of two closed
  interviews.  The new interview format will consist of one, open file
  interview by a voting admissions committee member.

As a new medical school, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine (COM) offers opportunities to students not available at any other medical school. The Charter Class will be selected with care and will become a permanent part of our history and legacy.

Each of the first 40 students will receive a full tuition scholarship with living expenses for all four years. This is an unprecedented opportunity in the history of medical education.

Why are we doing this? Because our goal is to become the nation’s premiere medical school born in this century. And only with the best students, who become the best doctors, will we reach our goal.

UCF’s M.D. Program allows students to prepare for careers in every discipline of medicine and to focus on an individualized area of study or research. Your passion will become our passion.

Background
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine was established in 2006 by the Florida Legislature and the Florida Board of Governors to address the growing physician shortage nationwide and provide economic benefits to Central Florida and the state.

The College of Medicine offers degrees in:

• Biomedical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Medicine (M.D.)
• Molecular Biology and Microbiology

• BSN: General Information
• Emory College Pre-Nursing Course Requirements

ExploreHealthCareers.org is a free, multi-disciplinary, interactive health careers website designed to explain the array of health professions and provide easy access to students seeking information about health careers. This website is a joint initiative involving national foundations, professional associations, health career advisors, educational institutions, and college students.

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