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For Medical School Applicants

Your journey starts here!

Admissions Update for 2023 Application Cycle

New information on Pass/Fail grading, MCAT scores, and online course policy for UAMS College of Medicine applicants

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We Train World-Class Doctors

The UAMS College of Medicine has educated and trained the vast majority of Arkansas’ physicians since 1879. As an integral component of the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, we prepare clinicians and scientists to make their mark around the world.

What’s Special About Us?

Female African American student hugs a professor after receiving her degree at convocationWe may have been around a long time, but our curriculum is always evolving to reflect the rapid advances in biomedical knowledge and new, more effective approaches to medical education. We will teach you to think critically and to understand and apply basic science knowledge to clinical practice. We have been a leader in simulation education for many years, helping our students transition to clinical training settings with confidence. Our dedicated faculty members, comprehensive advising program and Academic Houses help students grow professionally and personally.

How Can I Learn More?

Four medical students wearing white coatsOur Applicant Guide is a great place to start. You’ll find dates and deadlines, pre-matriculation requirements, application procedures, and contact information. You’ll read about what we’re looking for in applicants – and even meet some of our current students. For more in-depth information, download the UAMS Catalog. We also recommend the Association of American Medical Colleges’ website for general information about pursuing a career in medicine.

UAMS Northwest Tracks

Group of first year medical studentsWe are excited to announce the expansion of UAMS College of Medicine medical training on the Northwest Arkansas Campus where select medical students wishing to complete their entire medical degree in Fayetteville, Arkansas may have the opportunity to do so. There is also the option for students to complete their first two years of training in Little Rock and then to move to NWA to complete their M3 and M4 clinical years in Northwest Arkansas. For incoming medical students who know they wish to enter primary care fields, (e.g. pediatrics, family medicine or internal medicine), an innovative three year M.D. Primary Care Scholars training track is exclusively offered on the Northwest UAMS Campus. This program is highly competitive and requires a secondary application once admitted to the College of Medicine. The focus of the program is to prepare extremely strong primary care clinicians to serve our state. By completing the M.D. degree in three years, students save 25% of the cost of training and are able to enter practice more rapidly.

Applicants accepted for admission to the UAMS College of Medicine will have the opportunity to complete the standard four-year M.D. track at UAMS Little Rock or to apply for one of the three tracks offered at UAMS Northwest.

  1. The three-year Primary Care Scholars M.D. track
  2. The traditional four-year M.D. track
  3. The option to complete the first and second years of medical school at UAMS Little Rock and the third and fourth years at UAMS Northwest in Fayetteville.

Higher Education Consumer Guide

The Arkansas Division of Higher Education created the Higher Education Consumer Guide for use by prospective students and parents and legal guardians of prospective students at a state-supported institution of higher education. Get more information about the UAMS guide.

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Questions?

Call, email or write us!

Jeanne McLachlin, Ph.D.
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Admissions Office
UAMS College of Medicine
4301 W. Markham, #551
Little Rock, AR 72205

JRMclachlin@uams.edu
501-686-5354

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  • Freshman Scholarship
  • M.D./M.P.H. Program
  • M.D./Ph.D. Program
  • Rural Practice Programs
  • Postbaccalaureate Pre-Med Program
  • Transfer Students Policy
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