Catalog

Guide for Applicants

Complete 2012-2013 College of Medicine Catalog

The UAMS College of Medicine is participating in the AMCAS Letters Service for the 2013 application cycle.

Faculty Interviews

Arkansas Residents

All Arkansas residents must be interviewed by members of the UAMS faculty. It is your responsibility to call the Office of Admissions to schedule your faculty interview after you have certified and submitted your AMCAS application. You may begin calling July 16, but you must call no later than November 1 to schedule your interview.

Non-Arkansas Residents

Non-Arkansas residents will be interviewed by invitation only. The Admissions Committee will meet in mid December to determine which non-Arkansas resident applicants will be invited to come for faculty interviews on January 12.

The College of Medicine reserves the right to perform a criminal background check on all applicants accepted for admission.

MCAT registration and test dates are posted on the MCAT website.

Admissions Timeline

June 1, 2012

Applicants may begin to submit their AMCAS web-application to AAMC.

July 16, 2012

Arkansas residents may begin calling to schedule their faculty interview. Applicants must certify and submit the AMCAS application before scheduling an interview.

November 1, 2012

Final deadline for all applicants to submit AMCAS web-application to AMCAS.

Last day for Arkansas residents to call UAMS to schedule faculty interviews.

November 15, 2012

Non-Arkansas residents with strong ties to Arkansas must submit letter to UAMS advocating strong ties to Arkansas.

December 14, 2012

Admissions Committee meets to determine which non- Arkansas residents will be invited to be interviewed in January and reviewed in February.

December 17, 2012

Letters to early accepts for Arkansas residents.

January 15, 2013

ALL application documentation must be received at UAMS for ALL applicants.

January 23, 2013