@teeayejay Two questions: What is the expected UW GPA/MCAT Score of a MD/PhD Dual Degree applicant (via MSTP)? Additionally, what is the expected UW GPA/MCAT Score of an applicant who ideally would like to receive one of the higher end scholarships ($30,000 a year or Full Tuition via the Reader Scholarship)?
Unfortunately, I can't speak to this.
Hey teeayejay! I am a Miami native and UM is definitely my dream school. After doing some public health work, I became deeply interested in pursuing an MD/MPH. Can you elaborate on what the curriculum is like for those dual-degree students and how it differs from the regular MD track? What type of applicant does Miller look for to admit into the MD/MPH program? I also noticed the program isn't P/F for the first two years. Is the environment collaborative despite that?
Summer before M1: 6 weeks of three courses concurrently
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Fall M1: no course work; they want you to become accustomed to medical school
Spring M1: one course
*Complete Field Experience during Spring/Summer of M1
*Community Needs-Assessment project that spans M1 year (not that intensive)
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Fall M2 and Winter of M2: one course each; leave beginning of March for step 1 dedicated
Late Spring/Early Summer M2: Come back from dedicated, 6 weeks of three courses
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Move to regional campus for M3 for core rotations- monthly seminars throughout the year
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M4 - Four week public health rotation on regional campus (can return to Miami campus after finishing core rotations but may need to come back up to finish PH rotation if you didn't get it early in fourth year)
*Capstone project due beginning of M4 (which you would have been working on since M1)
Also Half our curriculum is set in small group, problem-based learning (PBL) where we meet 3x/week and work through a case with faculty. This would take the place of a portion of lectures and at the end of each case we come together as a class to discuss the case and make sure that everyone has accurately hit the objectives.
Program isn't pass/fail but everyone's pretty collaborative anyway. UM is a much more chill institution compared to other schools.
In terms of what they look for, they want folks who have a background that supports an interest in public health - maybe you have related job-experience, volunteer experience, degree in something related to PH, etc or maybe you just have a very compelling story that has pushed you in the direction of the MPH
You may or may not be able to help me on a stupid admissions question, but I'm confused on whether I select the dual degree option or not on the primary app. The UM website says I apply regular MD and then select MD/MPH in the secondary app, but the primary app actually has an MD/MPH option as well (you can't select both MD and MD/MPH though). Is there two different MD/MPH programs or is the website and AMCAS app just not consistent? Do you remember when you specified MD/MPH?
I believe you just go ahead and choose MD degree. The secondary application on their portal has a further indication where you can choose to be considered in both. I'd call or email just to be sure though as I don't know if things have changed on that end.