Committee on Admissions (COA)

About COA

• Welcome to COA, one of six standing GSA committees.
• COA Committee Roster 2009-2010
• 2008-2009 Annual Report (PDF)
• GSA National and AAMC Advisory Committee Rosters

Meetings

• January 2010 COA Agenda (PDF)
• Last Approved Minutes (AAMC Login required)
  
• GSA-COA Meeting Materials (AAMC Login required)
• 2009 GSA PDC for Medical School Admissions Officers Presentations
• 2010 Group on Student Affairs (GSA) / Group on Diversity & Inclusion (GDI) / Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) National Spring Meeting
• Meetings of Interest through 2010

Member Resources

• Listserve
• Resources for GSA Members: Admissions
• Handbook for Admissions Officers
• Informational Guide to Effective Practices for Criminal Background Checks (AAMC Login required)
  This document is designed to help medical school admissions representatives implement criminal background checks on accepted applicants. Section I addresses background information and AAMC recommendations. Section II addresses best practices. Section III provides guidance for reviewing and interpreting criminal background information.

Transfer Policies for Applicants

• Transfer Policies for Applicants: For Administrators (AAMC Login required)
  This application allows administrators to add new transfer policy records or update their existing records.
• Transfer Policies for Applicants: Public Search Page
  Students can use this page to access to our online database of medical school transfer policy records.

Related Resources

• Careers in Medicine™
• Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs

Associations

• American Medical Association (AMA)
• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)