Admissions Office

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Admissions Office
Dr. Sherri Baker Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics Assistant Dean for Admissions Dotty
Shaw Killam Director of Admissions Lisa
Jaques Administrative Secretary
USMLE Step-2 Required
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Prerequisites

• Minimum 90 college hours (verify the following)
• 1 semester General Zoology/Biology (including
  lab)
• 2 semesters General Chemistry
• 2 semesters Organic Chemistry
• 2 semesters Physics
• 3 semesters English
• 1 semester Histology, Genetics, Embryology, Cell
  Biology or Comparative Anatomy
• 3 semesters Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology,
  Philosophy, Humanities, and/or Foreign Language

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Requirements

• U.S. citizen or hold a permanent visa
• GPA average of 3.0 or better
• Letter grade of C or better required in
  prerequisite courses
• We will accept Pass/Fail grading, advanced
  placement, CLEP courses if a higher course is
  taken for a grade
• Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) average
  score of 7.0 or better

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Application Timeline
Jan-July Medical College Admission Test
(MCAT) May Begin American Medical College
Application Service (AMCAS) Oct 15 AMCAS
Deadline (4-6 weeks to process) October Intervie
ws Begin (Complete in Sept) Nov 1
Supplemental Deadline November Interviews Februa
ry Interviews Final Adm Board Meeting August
Class Begins
Junior Year
Senior Year
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Counseling Tips

• Join the Pre-Med/Pre-Health Club
• Select a Major of Interest
• Prioritize Academics
• Gain Health Care Experience
• Volunteer Time
• Become Involved on Campus

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2008 Application Statistics
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2008 Interview Statistics
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Class of 2012 Statistics
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Previous Applicant Statistics

• ? 69 Oklahomans were reapplicants
• ? 48 qualified for an interview (70)
• ? 20 were accepted (42)
• ? 11 were left on the waitlist (23)
• ? 65 of those qualified for an interview had
  positive results

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Majors in Class of 2012 (45)
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Schools Represented in Class of 2012 (44)
Baylor University Northeastern State Univ Texas
Christian Univ Brigham Young Univ Oklahoma
Baptist Univ University of Arkansas Cameron
University Oklahoma Christian Univ University of
California DePauw University Oklahoma State
Univ Univ of Central Oklahoma Drury
University Oral Roberts University University of
Miami Emory University Ouachita Baptist
Univ University of Michigan Harding
University Pittsburg State Univ University of
Notre Dame Harvard University Rice
University University of Oklahoma Hendrix
College Saint Louis University of
Rochester Hope College Southern Methodist
Univ Univ of Saint Thomas Illinois
College Southern Nazarene Univ University of The
South Indiana University Southwestern Okla
State University of Tulsa Iowa State
University Syracuse University University of
Washington John Brown University Taylor
University-Upland Yale University Lewis And
Clark College Texas A M University
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Whats New

• 2008 2009
• We will begin reviewing files for interviews in
  mid September .
• 2009 2010
• AMCAS Letters
• Enables medical schools to receive all letters
  electronically via AMCAS
• Enables applicants to have their authors send all
  letters to AMCAS (for participating schools)
  rather than to each school.
• This service is included in the AMCAS application
  fee.

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Minor Change to Interview Process

• Still a 3 member interview team and about an hour
• Procedure Applicants will be notified
• Semi-blind portion of interview is conducted to
  assess communication, inter- personal skills,
  etc. No academic review.
• Interview team will review academics and then
  proceed with academic interview. Chance to answer
  questions/discuss academic history, MCAT, etc.

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Contact Information
College of Medicine Admissions PO Box 26901,
BSEB 123 Oklahoma City, OK 73126 Phone (405)
271-2331 Fax [phone] Web
http//www.medicine.ouhsc.edu/admissions/ E-Mail
AdminMed_at_ouhsc.edu