Admissions Information
Requests for Accommodation
An applicant who has not yet been offered admission to the School of Medicine may disclose a disability and request accommodation during the admission process. This is not required. However, an applicant may want to determine the School's response to a specific accommodation request early in the admissions process. An applicant who chooses voluntarily to disclose a disability should write, call or visit the associate dean for Admissions to disclose the disability and discuss accommodation requests.
After admission, students (including admittees who have not yet accepted a place in a class at the School of Medicine, admittees who have accepted a place, and matriculating students) can disclose disabilities and request accommodation by writing, calling or visiting the associate dean for Student Affairs.
The associate dean to whom a disability is disclosed will interview the applicant or student and gather all relevant information. The applicant or student will be required to submit in writing the requested accommodation and pertinent supporting information. The pertinent information will include a history of accommodations granted previously in other educational programs and references who can discuss with the associate dean the experience of the applicant or student in other educational settings.
The School may require medical or other verification of disability and proof of information presented concerning accommodation. Such proof may include demonstration of assisted physical abilities. The School may require independent medical examination or testing to verify claimed disabilities, determine the extent and effects of disabilities, and assess the utility of accommodations.
After gathering all relevant and necessary information, the associate dean for Student Affairs will present the request for accommodation to the Advancement Committee. Concurrently, the UMB Office of Student Affairs will be informed of the student's request. The dean of the School of Medicine will be made aware of both the UMB and the Advancement Committee's recommendations and will make a final decision as to the nature of the accommodation. For incoming students, the Office of Admissions will be responsible for sharing the decision with both the student and the UMB Office of Student Affairs. For matriculated students, the medical school Office of Student Affairs will handle that responsibility.
Any student who is not yet a matriculant must make request for accommodation of disability within one week after accepting admission to the medical school. Any matriculating student who becomes aware of a disability requiring accommodation, or of the need for accommodation of a previously known disability, must request the accommodation as soon as the need for accommodation has been identified. A student can expect a response from the Office of the Dean within 30 days of submitting all required documentation, as described above. The time may be extended if the School requests additional information, which cannot reasonably be gathered within the period.
Summary Questions
- Is the student able to observe demonstrations and participate in experiments in the basic and clinical sciences?
- Is the student able to analyze, synthesize, extrapolate, solve problems, and reach diagnostic and therapeutic judgments
- Does the student have sufficient use of the senses of vision and hearing and the somatic sensation necessary to perform a physical examination? Can the candidate perform palpation, auscultation, and percussion?
- Can the student reasonably be expected to relate well to others and to establish sensitive, professional relationships with patients, colleagues and clinical and administrative staff?
- Can the student reasonably be expected to communicate the results of the examination to the patient and to his colleagues with accuracy, clarity and efficiency?
- Can the student reasonably be expected to learn and perform routine laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures?
- Can the student reasonably be expected to perform with precise, quick and appropriate actions in emergency situations?
- Can the student reasonably be expected to display good judgment and assume responsibility in the assessment and treatment of patients?
- Can the student reasonably be expected to accept criticism and respond by appropriate modifications of behavior?
- Can the student reasonably be expected to possess the perseverance, diligence, and consistency to complete the medical school curriculum and enter the independent practice of medicine?
Application
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is a participant in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Prospective students are invited to begin the application process by visiting the AMCAS Web site at http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas or by writing directly to the Association of American Medical Colleges at 2450 N Street NW, Washington, DC, 20037-1123. AMCAS application materials are ready for distribution around mid-May of the year in which an individual plans to submit an application to the School of Medicine. All requests for a place in the first year class must be initiated by an AMCAS application.
For the School of Medicine, the AMCAS application is the first of a two-stage application process and must be submitted by November 1. All applicants, residents and nonresidents alike, are invited to submit a direct application (Stage II) after the AMCAS application has been received by the Office of Admissions. A non-refundable application fee ($70.00), payable to the University of Maryland School of Medicine, is sent only with submission of the second stage application form. The second stage application must be received in the Office of Admissions by December 15.
The application forms, supporting credentials and letters of recommendation should be filed as early as possible in the application period. Letters of recommendation may be sent to the Office of Admissions prior to submission of the second stage application. The deadline for submission of letters of recommendation is January 15.
The applicant must assume full responsibility for assuring that all required materials and the completed application packet are filed with and received by the Committee on Admissions. The applicant is expected to respond truthfully and completely to all questions on the AMCAS and School of Medicine application forms. An applicant who provides false or misleading information may be denied admission or, if enrolled before discovery of irregularity in the application process, may be dismissed from the School of Medicine.
Early Decision Program
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has an Early Decision Program for applicants who are sure that their first choice of medical schools is the University of Maryland. The Committee on Admissions interviews selected early decision applicants and makes a decision on these students before considering the regular pool of applicants. By applying for early decision, the highly qualified applicant avoids having to make numerous other applications. Applicants with less competitive academic credentials, or those without the support of their premedical advisor, are discouraged from applying through this program.
The early decision applicant must apply only to this school by the AMCAS deadline of August 1. Applicants must provide all supplementary information by September 1. Interviews will take place at the medical school between mid-August and late September. No one will be accepted without an interview. If offered a place by this School, the applicant cannot apply elsewhere. All decisions for this program are made by October 1.
The Committee on Admissions can make one of three decisions for each early decision applicant: 1) acceptance; 2) rejection; or 3) placement into the regular applicant pool for review at a later time. Each applicant will be notified promptly of the Committee on Admissions' decision so that those not accepted through this program can apply elsewhere.
Individuals who apply through the Early Decision Program cannot apply to any other medical school until they are notified that they have not been accepted through this program at the University of Maryland.
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