Nevermind I just saw the email that said they should start January 1st so I'm sure it will take a little while before it comes to me:
"As you were notified in the AMCAS application, you have applied to at least one medical school that is participating in the AMCAS-facilitated Criminal Background Check Service, through which Certiphi Screening, Inc. (a Vertical Screen(R) Company) will procure a background report on applicants with certain types of admission actions.
Background checks will begin after January 1 for all conditionally accepted applicants, except for Early Decision Program (EDP) applicants. If you were conditionally accepted under the Early Decision Program, your background check will begin immediately upon your conditional acceptance.
If you are placed on a participating school's alternative list, that school may request that a background check be procured.
When your background check is started, Certiphi Screening, Inc. will send an e-mail with additional information to your preferred e-mail address. To ensure that you receive this communication, please:
* Ensure that your preferred e-mail address is up to date at all times. (Remember to re-certify and resubmit your application after making a change.)
* Add
[email protected] as a trusted e-mail sender.
For a fee, you may procure your own report from Certiphi Screening, Inc. in advance of the AMCAS-facilitated report by going to
https://www.applicationstation.com/home/cal.asp?rc=CERTAP2013.
Please note that this optional report is not required and it does not take the place of the report to be procured for medical schools.
For additional information, including details regarding the consumer report to be procured, go to Certiphi's web site:
http://www.applicationstation.com.
Thank you for using AMCAS."
