Hi Everyone!
Upcoming M1 here so basically, I know nothing, but if you have any questions about UA – PHX I may be of help (not likely!
🙂).
From what I remember, UA – PHX is looking for well-rounded applicants (good GPA/MCAT) who have a wide variety of experiences (research, service, employment, etc.).
Financial Aid
:
- Scholarship opportunities focus more on those looking for primary care or who come from underserved/rural/URM.
Scholarships
When you can apply:
-Prospective students can apply at the time of their initial application. Deadline for primary application is November 1, 2019.
- Secondary application is due 30 days after receiving it or December 2nd.
MD Application Process
MMI:
-Series of 10 interview stations. You are given 2 minutes to prepare before the station and 7 minutes in each station. Each station is worth 10 points for a max score of 100.
-Scenarios explore an applicant’s strengths and weaknesses and could be based on a wide variety of different topics.
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Interview Day
CASPer
:
-Not needed.
Admissions:
The first admission notifications will go out in October 15th, 2019 and continue through March 16th, 2020.
MD Application Process
Housing:
There is no on-campus housing for UA – PHX but there are several apartment complexes located very close to the campus.
UA - PHX Community:
After being accepted I have been in touch with multiple upper classmen willing to give advice to new students. During the application process I found UA – PHX to have the best admission team I interacted with as they treated me with respect and professionalism. I felt they were pretty responsive too.
During the interview day, the admissions team was once again on top of things, leading the best tour of a hospital I have ever been on (who says that?!) and being willing to interact with students. UA – PHX is very hands on allowing us applicants to actually handle equipment during the tour and UA – PHX also has one of the largest clinical simulation facilities in the country (
Center for Simulation and Innovation) All the students I interacted with seemed to love it there.
UA - PHX is a small class size (80) so be prepared to get to know your colleagues.
Phoenix:
Phoenix is a great place to be for medical school and, from what I can tell, we pretty much get it to ourselves. There are large hospital chains here (Dignity Health and Banner for example) running several hospitals that the students can train at (
Clinical Partners). We have access to Trauma, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, whatever specialty you desire. We have a VA and a large public health system (MIHS). There is a wide array of different patient populations reflected in the metropolitan area so there will be a corresponding wide variety of things to see.
Culturally, Phoenix has a thriving downtown scene filled with music, art, and dancing if that is what you are into. As a metropolitan area you can basically find anything you want. And if you need a chance to escape to the wild it’s about a 1-3-hour drive to get outside the city. If you need snow, then you can drive up north to Flagstaff located in the high-country mountains. Up north are also the beautiful red rocks of Sedona where you can commune with that vortex energy and find yourself if that’s what you want. If you want desert, than you can drive south where Tucson is about 1 hour away and bask in the browns and beiges.
The main negative of Phoenix is it gets hot here in the Summer. From about late May to early September expect 100 degree temperatures. Most people here do the Arizona Shuffle where you go only from air conditioning to air conditioning and don't stop or talk to people along the way. The rest of the year Phoenix has great temperatures!
-Email:
[email protected]
Social media:
-IG:
UA College of Medicine PHX (@uamedphx) • Instagram photos and videos
-Twitter:
https://twitter.com/uamedphx
-Facebook:
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Bonne chance mes amis!
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