Applicants are expected to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree from a four-year college or university that is located in and accredited in the U.S. or Canada. Applicants who have not graduated from an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution, but who completed a minimum of two (2) years in such an institution, including all of the prerequisites, may be considered to be eligible and should bring the details of their record to the attention of the Committee on Admissions.<\/p>\n
Applicants currently enrolled in a professional or graduate school program must be in the terminal year of the degree program to be considered for admission to the first year class and all applicants are expected to complete any academic program in which they are enrolled at any time during the application process. Individuals who have previously matriculated at another medical school are not eligible to apply to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.<\/p>\n
Due to the retention of the current student body, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine does not have any slots available for advanced standing in the second or third classes.<\/p>\n
We encourage all applicants to follow their own interests whether in the arts or in the sciences and acquire a broad range of experience through their education. In addition, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine asks applicants to demonstrate competency by completing college-level coursework in the following subject areas:<\/p>\n
\u2022 English Composition or Literature (or other writing intensive course(s))
\n\u2022 Humanities
\n\u2022 Biological Sciences including Lab work
\n\u2022 Chemistry including Lab work
\n\u2022 Physics<\/p>\n
In addition, course work in Mathematics (particularly statistics), Biochemistry, Social and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology), Genetics, and Molecular Biology is important. As a guideline, students typically take two semesters each of English, biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, mathematics, and social sciences. Because schools and applicants differ from one another, our “requirements” are flexible.<\/p>\n
All prerequisites must be completed before a student can matriculate at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. We prefer that applicants take these courses at a 4-year undergraduate institution rather than utilize advanced placement credits. In general, we discourage online courses, P\/F courses, and courses taken at community or junior college. If you have used these course options for that or any reason, please explain the circumstances on the “educational history” section of your secondary application.\u00a0 The Committee on Admissions will then consider the matter as a part of its comprehensive review of the application. If an applicant has placed out of a required college level course, we will also accept another course in that discipline at the same or higher level.<\/p>\n
Example of How Applicants Demonstrate Competency:
\n1 year\u00a0\u00a0 English Composition or other writing intensive course
\n1 year\u00a0\u00a0 Humanities
\n1 year\u00a0\u00a0 Biological Science with lab
\n1\u00a0year\u00a0\u00a0 Physics
\nAt least 2 years of Chemistry such as:<\/p>\n
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Applicants must submit either one committee letter\/packet letter (prepared by your pre-health advisor or committee) or three (3) individual letters.\u00a0 \u00a0We suggest that individual letters be submitted by persons who know you well \u201cas a person\u201d and who are able to describe the unique qualities you possess that will help you to be successful in navigating our curriculum and the medical profession. Letters may be written by faculty members, supervisors for work or volunteer experiences, coaches, etc.\u00a0 MD-PhD applicants should provide at least one letter from a research mentor. Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine prefers to receive three (3) individual letters, but will accept a maximum of five (5) in cases where an applicant feels that additional letters are necessary (for example, applicants who have been working for several years, who have completed a graduate program, etc.).<\/p>\n
Formatting Requirements:
\nAll letters of recommendation must contain official letterhead (or contact information if letterhead not available) and handwritten signatures.<\/p>\n
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An Institutional Action results from unacceptable academic performance or a conduct violation, even if such action did not interrupt your enrollment, require you to withdraw, or does not appear on your official transcripts or record \u00a0due to institutional policy or person.<\/p>\n
If you are not certain whether or not you have been the subject of an institutional action, contact the registrar, student affairs officer, or other appropriate party at the relevant institution for confirmation of your record. Applicants who become the subject of an institutional action after certifying and submitting the AMCAS application must notify the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (camedadms<\/a>@bu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n If you have an Institutional Action on record, verification is required by a letter from your university stating the nature of the incident and that you are currently in good standing at your university or<\/span> a clearly identifiable comment in Health Professions Advisory Committee letter.<\/p>\n If you have an Institutional Action that is NOT on record, verification is required by a\u00a0letter from university official stating that no record exists.<\/p>\n All institutional action letters must contain official letterhead (or contact information if letterhead not available) and handwritten signatures.\u00a0 They may be submitted via email camedadms@bu.edu<\/a> or via AMCAS letter service identified as an individual letter. Institutional Action emails are accepted only from university officials, not directly from applicants.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Medical College Admission Test (MCAT):<\/p>\n CASPer Test:<\/p>\n CASPer<\/a> an online test which assesses non-cognitive skills and interpersonal characteristics is REQUIRED<\/strong><\/em> for the 2025-2026 cycle. (SNAPSHOT & DUET sections are not required.<\/em>)<\/p>\n Note:\u00a0 It is not required to have test scores available to submit the Supplemental Application.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Interviews are by invitation only and are held virtually with a randomly assigned faculty member.\u00a0 Interviews are conducted on select days mid-September through mid-February.<\/p>\n All applicants invited to interview are also required to attend a remote information session with Dr. Hanssen and students.\u00a0 MD-PhD applicants will have the opportunity to meet with MD-PhD students and faculty in addition to other sessions.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Final Official transcripts are required from all accepted students.\u00a0 A transcript from all degree granting universities should be submitted as soon as they become available. Transcripts must be sent directly from the college or university to Chobanian & Avedisian SOM at camedadms@bu.edu<\/a>. These transcripts will be required of all matriculating students.<\/p>\n Final Official Transcript requirements:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/p>\n Accepted students only:<\/p>\n It is essential that all MD graduates of the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have a predictable level of competence across the range of knowledge and skills generally expected of physicians. This allows patients, residency program directors, licensing and credentialing authorities, specialty boards, and other interested parties to rely on these competencies when interacting with our graduates. In addition, it is a primary educational objective of Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine that all students will have a broad-based educational foundation that will prepare them to pursue post-graduate training in any current discipline or specialty of medicine.<\/p>\n The faculty, therefore, expect that all students will demonstrate proficiency, with or without reasonable accommodation, in all degree requirements. All Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine students are expected to carry out the tasks, both intellectual and physical, of the foundational science and clinical curricula, either without accommodations or with those accommodations that are reasonable and appropriate in the range of settings and circumstances in which our educational program is based. Reasonable accommodations enable students with disabilities to meet Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s standards. Reasonable accommodations do not provide cognitive support or medical knowledge, substitute for essential clinical skills, or supplement clinical or ethical judgment. Reasonable accommodations will never eliminate essential curricular elements or requirements that have been established as part of the medical school curriculum.<\/p>\n All students must have the capacity to communicate effectively to patients, families and members of the health care team in urgent, potentially unpredictable and chaotic situations, as such events occur in clinical settings where students participate in clinical teams. Students must have the ability to respond without assistance to alarms and other warning signals in patient care areas.<\/p>\n The following technical standards have been formally adopted by the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. A candidate for the MD degree must have abilities and skills in the areas of observation, communication, sensory and motor coordination and function, intellectual-conceptual, integrative, and quantitative abilities; and behavioral and social attributes as described below. It is a breach of professional conduct for a provisionally accepted student or Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine student to knowingly misrepresent abilities or provide false information.<\/p>\n Students must be able to observe and fully participate in all aspects of the foundational science curriculum. They must also be able to accurately observe a patient and the surrounding environment, both at a distance and close at hand, noting nonverbal, as well as verbal signals.<\/p>\n Students must be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and their families, as well as with all members of the health care team in a variety of different settings. Communication includes speaking, reading, writing, and perceiving nonverbal communication and interpretation of patient monitoring devices. Students must communicate effectively and efficiently in both oral and written English. They must be able to accurately elicit, comprehend, interpret, transmit and record information regarding all features of a patient\u2019s physical and emotional status. They must possess reading skills at a level sufficient to accomplish, in a timely manner, all administrative requirements, as well as to meet the performance expectations of the faculty in all areas of the curriculum. As members of the health care team, students must be able to provide audible and intelligible verbal information in urgent and semi-urgent situations, and respond immediately and appropriately to verbal communication, even in unpredictable and chaotic clinical settings.<\/p>\n Students must possess motor and sensory capacity to perform activities necessary for the completion of the foundational science curriculum, as well as for the provision of routine and emergent patient care. Such actions require coordination of gross and fine movements, equilibrium, strength and endurance, and functional use of the senses. Students may be called upon to perform such actions rapidly and under challenging circumstances.<\/p>\n Students must be able to measure, calculate, reason, analyze and synthesize. It is also essential that student have the ability to absorb and process new information from patients, peers, teachers, supervisors, and from scientific literature, in the support of critical thinking, clinical reasoning and problem solving.<\/p>\n Students must have the capacity to develop empathic, respectful, and effective relationships with peers, patients and all members of the health care team. They must be able to use their intellectual capacity to exercise sound judgment and to complete all academic and clinical responsibilities in a timely and professional manner, even under stressful circumstances. They must be able to demonstrate resilience and adapt to changing environments and to learn in the face of the uncertainties inherent in the practice of medicine. Compassion, integrity, high ethical standards, cultural sensitivity, as well as strong interpersonal skills and motivation are vital to the successful completion of the MD program.\u00a0 Students must be able to identify their own needs for support and care, and proactively access available resources.<\/p>\n To request accommodations, contact BU Disability & Access Services.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n May 2018<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/p>\n Still have questions? Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> page or contact us at CAMEDadms@bu.edu<\/a> or 617-358-9540.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Applicants are expected to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree from a four-year college or university that is located in and accredited in the U.S. or Canada. 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Technical Standards<\/h4>
Observation<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Communication<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Sensory and Motor Coordination and Function<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Behavioral and Social Attributes<\/strong><\/h4>\n