Residency app's-require undergrad transcripts?

[physicsMD]

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Hey guys,
Do most residency programs require undergrad transcripts? I thought once you were in med school, that **** doesn't matter and everyone kind of starts with the same slate. Guess I was wrong.

 

[OneRadMan]

Originally posted by physicsMD
Hey guys,
Do most residency programs require undergrad transcripts? I thought once you were in med school, that **** doesn't matter and everyone kind of starts with the same slate. Guess I was wrong.

No, you are correct. Only medical school transcripts are required when applying to residency programs, not undergrad.......

 

[physicsMD]

I was on the USC website for continuing medical education and they requested copies of your undergrad transcripts for their residency application. Is this something else?

 

[pinbor1]

I myself was never asked for undergrad transcripts during my residency interviews for EM, but my roomate who was going into ortho was asked by one program to send his undergrad transcripts it was a california program, maybe USC. From our personal experience that makes about 1/40 programs that we interviewed at that require transcripts.

I would tell you not to sweat it because programs that look at undergrad transcripts are definitely in the minority. Don't sweat it and enjoy your summer.

 

[Brewster]

The San Francisco match requires undergrad transcripts (ENT, ophtho, neuro, neurosurg).

 

[Downhill Racer]

From what I've heard some of the competitive residency programs do look at MCAT/undergrad GPA (so they're not gone) but I think clearly your recommendations from medschool, 3rd yr performance esp in the field of interest and any personal networking you do (ie away rotations at the program of interst) carry the most weight. From what I gather residency directors dont have "admissions committees" and time is rather scarce for them so cut-offs based on AOA/Step I etc. maybe more prevalant esp. at the programs that get a significant amount of applications.