Medical School Requirements for Letters
Baylor College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 8
Letters URL: www.bcm.edu/admissions/?PMID=2160
Letters Criteria: Applicants enrolled in colleges with a premedical
advisory system should request that the chair of the premedical
advisory committee, premedical advisor, coordinator, or person in
charge of advising send an evaluation to AMCAS. If there is no premedical
advisory system, have three individuals who are qualified to evaluate
you personally and academically send their letters of reference
to AMCAS. Instructions for those attending graduate school or applying
MD/PhD can be found at www.bcm.edu/admissions/?PMID=2160
Boston University School of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 1
Maximum Number of Letters: 3
Letters URL: www.bumc.bu.edu/admissions
Letters Criteria: We prefer Heath Professions Advisory Committee
letter, but also accept a minimum of three individual letters, two
of which must be from science professors.
Weill Cornell Medical College
Minimum Number of Letters: 2
Maximum Number of Letters: no max
Letters URL: www.med.cornell.edu/education/admissions
Letters Criteria: If your college has a committee letter, you must
either submit it or inform WMC in writing why you cannot obtain
a committee letter. If your college does not have such a committee,
we require a minimum of 2 letters from undergraduate/graduate science
faculty. If you have extensive research experience, we recommend
that you submit a letter from your research supervisor. You may
submit additional letters from other persons who know you well and
can appraise your qualifications for the practice of medicine.
Creighton University School of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 1
Maximum Number of Letters: 5
Letters URL: www2.creighton.edu/medschool/medicine/oma/app/index.php
Letters Criteria: Option A: University/College Pre-Health Committee
Letter; Option B: Three Letters of Recommendation that include -
One letter from your pre-medical or pre-health advisor, one letter
from a science faculty, one letter from a non-science faculty. If
no advisor letter can be provided, send an additional letter from
a science faculty. Non-Traditional Applicants: (Away from university
studies for three or more years) Three letters sent from persons
familiar with your recent scientific or academic experiences. Please
consult the Creighton website for further details.
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 2
Maximum Number of Letters: 6
Letters URL: www3.georgetown.edu/som/admissions/admitdocs/2008GuidetoApplication.pdf
Letters Criteria: Required: 1 Committee Letter/Recommendation
Packet OR 2 letters from SCIENCE Professors. Individuals who have
been out of school for more than two years may substitute supervisors,
clergy, or other appropriate individual for the 2 required letters.
Harvard Medical School
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 10
Letters URL: http://hms.harvard.edu/admissions/default.asp
Letters Criteria: Three letters required, two of them from science
professors, one from outside the sciences. For MD Only: 6 letters
maximum, with an advisor's Committee packet counting as one letter;
letters from all research supervisors are strongly encouraged. MD-PhD
candidates must submit letters from all research supervisors even
if exceeding the six letter maximum (up to 4 additional letters)
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 8
Letters URL: www.medicine.uic.edu/admissions
Letters Criteria: Letters of recommendation must be completed
on official university or business letterhead. Letters are expected
to be from professors or instructors under whom you have studied.
If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program or professional
school, one of your letters must be from a faculty member at your
graduate or professional school. If previously enrolled in a U.S.
or Canadian medical school, a letter describing your level of achievement
and/or problems encountered is required. It must be from the dean
of the medical school or his/her designee.
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 4
Letters URL: www.medicine.uiowa.edu/osac/admissions/selections.htm
Letters Criteria: One committee report required OR 3-4 individual
letters if no committee report available. No more than 4 letters
will be accepted, either individually or in a packet. Select Committee
Letter for Premedical Advisory Committee Report; or a packet of
at least 3 letters from your premed office; or a comprehensive Postbac
Program report. Select Letters if individual letters are submitted
to AMCAS directly from the letter writers. See our website for full
details and for MD/PhD or nontraditional applicants. Once Carver
has accepted letters, no substitutions or additions may be made.
Meharry Medical College
Minimum Number of Letters: 1
Maximum Number of Letters: 3
Letters URL: www.mmc.edu
Letters Criteria: 1 committee letter required or 3 individual letters
(from Science faculty)
University of Michigan Medical College
Minimum Number of Letters: 2
Maximum Number of Letters: 9
Letters URL:
Letters Criteria:
University of Mississippi Medical College
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 5
Letters URL: http://som.umc.edu/admissions.html#EvalApps
Letters Criteria: Letters required from three faculty who taught
applicant (state courses) or one letter from advisory committee.
Information sought on applicant's approach to academic studies including
how difficulties encountered were overcome. No specific format required;
a Premedical Faculty Evaluation Form is available. Limit supplemental
letters to a physician the applicant has shadowed or current employer;
they do not replace required faculty evaluations.
Temple University School of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 1
Maximum Number of Letters: 9
Letters URL: www.temple.edu/medicine/admissions/applying.htm
Letters Criteria: Applicants also are asked to have recommendations
forwarded from their undergraduate premedical committee, a school
compilation service, or two (2) individual science faculty. If you
are submitting a compilation packet or individual letters, two (2)
letters must be from Biology, Chemistry, or Physics professors with
whom you completed course work. Students are welcome to submit additional
letters to support their application. Applicants who have enrolled
in masters or doctoral programs should have additional references
submitted by faculty from such programs.
Texas A&M Health Sciences Center College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: no maximum
Letters URL: http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/education/md-phd/admission.html
or http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/admissions/application-information.html
Letters Criteria: At least one of the three required letters must
be from a research mentor.
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 1
Maximum Number of Letters: 6
Letters URL: www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/admissions/
Letters Criteria: The School of Medicine prefers a premedical advisor
evaluation, or if this service is not available, a minimum of two
letters, preferably from science professors or the equivalent.
University of Washington School of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 6
Letters URL: http://depts.washington.edu/mdadmit/secondary/
Letters Criteria: A premedical committee evaluation OR three letters
from instructors (either sciences or humanities) from whom the candidate
has taken courses are required. These letters should critically
evaluate the candidate's academic ability, strengths and weaknesses,
motivation for medicine, maturity, difficulty of course work and
special attributes and assets. Letters of reference from current
employers may be advantageous; however, too many additional letters
are discouraged.
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 3
Letters URL: www.medicine.arizona.edu/
Letters Criteria: Three letters of recommendation are required.
Additional letters beyond three will not be accepted. A premedical
advisory committee letter will also fulfill the letter requirement.
You still have the option of submitting two additional letters of
recommendation along with a committee letter.
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 4
Maximum Number of Letters: 6
Letters URL: www.hmc.psu.edu/md/admissions/procedure.html#letters
Letters Criteria: Pre-health Committee/Office letter(s) required.
If not available, you are required to submit at least 4 letters
(max of 6) using the guidelines below: 2 from science faculty. 1
from non-science faculty. 1 letter from someone that know the applicant
well. No additional letters are required, UNLESS: 1 - You have multiple
degrees. If so, you must submit 1 letter from each school that has
granted you a degree. 2 - You have 1 year or more of graduate study
or full time employment. If so, you must submit 1 letter from a
member of the graduate faculty or work supervisor.
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 1
Maximum Number of Letters: 6
Letters URL: www.hsc.usf.edu/medicine/mdadmissions/appl_acceptance_procedures.htm
Letters Criteria: A pre-professional committee evaluation or three
faculty recommendation letters (two from science faculty and one
from non-science faculty) and two character letters.
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of
Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: no data available
Maximum Number of Letters: no data available
Letters URL: http://com.etsu.edu/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=990
Letters Criteria: Committee letter required if available. If no
committee, advisor and two basic science professors required. Optional
letters: up to three additional letters which may include employer
evaluation. Exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the
Admissions Committee upon special request of the applicant.
Mercer University School of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 2
Maximum Number of Letters: no data available
Letters URL:http://medicine.mercer.edu/Admissions/Prospective%20Students/admissionsdom
Letters Criteria:
Florida International University College of Medicine
Minimum Number of Letters: 3
Maximum Number of Letters: 5
Letters URL: http://medicine.fiu.edu/admissions
Letters Criteria: The FIU College of Medicine requires a minimum
of three letters of recommendation, two from basic science faculty
(biology, chemistry, physics, math) and one from another faculty
member who has taught the applicant. If your school has a Health
Professions Advisory Committee, it is expected that the applicant
will have the Committee letter. Additionally, it is preferred that
full faculty letters be attached to this Committee letter. If the
student has been enrolled in a graduate program, we expect to have
letters from faculty in that program. In all cases, letters should
be from individuals who know the student well.
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