We are excited to receive your application for admission to the University of California, School of Medicine, Davis. Congratulations on making it through our initial screening process. Further evaluation of your credentials will begin upon receipt of all supplemental materials required to complete your file. The enclosed packet of materials and our request for supplementary information is asked only from those applicants given further consideration for admissions. Given the thousands of applications we receive each year we found it necessary to set some guidelines.
Please be assured that at UC Davis each and every application is reviewed individually in an attempt to secure a well rounded, diverse and outstanding class. You are not merely a number and we will carefully review your complete packet to see if you might fit with our philosophy and approach to medical education.
We ask that you please read the following information to insure that your application will be processed in a timely fashion. All materials requested by the Admissions Committee must be received on or before 30 days from the date a secondary application was requested. After this date, your application may be withdrawn from further consideration without the requested secondary materials.
Note: We will allow for a delay in receipt of the letters of recommendation after the given deadline.
UC Davis School of Medicine, Office of Admissions & Outreach mailing address:
UC Davis
School of Medicine
Office of Admissions & Outreach
4610 X Street, Suite 1202
Sacramento, CA 95817
NOTE: There are two (2) parts of the secondary materials. You must complete and submit sections 1 and 2 in order to complete the entire secondary application for UC Davis School of Medicine. A section is related to the new Rural-PRIME Program.
Failure to follow these instructions will lead to a delay in the processing of your application.
- The Admissions Committee asks that you do not send videocassettes, audiocassettes, CD ROM disks, books, magazine or journal articles, research proposals, or transcripts unless requested.
- Change of address, telephone number and e-mail address can be made through the internet. The link is located on the admission status cover page http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ome/admissions. We will utilize e-mail to communicate with applicants as much as possible. If available, it is important that you provide the Office of Admissions with an e-mail address where you may be reached. Check your e-mail often.
- Letters of Recommendation: Three to five letters of recommendation will be accepted. Letters from your college Pre-medical Advisory Committee, a college letter service or electronic letter service are accepted. You may disregard the waiver forms if a committee or letter service is available. If your college does not have such a committee, appropriate letter writers include science/non-science instructors, employers, community service agency directors/coordinators, and faculty members supervising undergraduate/graduate research experience. Please indicate in this application which letters we can expect.
- You may waive your access to letters of recommendation under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1977, and other laws. Please refer to the Waiver of Access to Confidential Letters of Evaluation Form (the link to this file will appear after you submit this application). If you have waived access to your letters through your school's Pre-medical Advisory Committee, it is not necessary to complete the waiver.
- Application Fee: A non-refundable application fee of $60.00 is required. The check or money order should be made payable to the UC Regents. If you have been granted a fee waiver from AMCAS , our application fee will be automatically waived. Please submit a photocopy of the AMCAS Fee Waiver approval form. Place both your SSN and AMCAS ID number on the check or money order.
- Supplemental Personal Comments: Please answer the questions on the next pages of this form. Confine your comments to the space given for each question. You may cut and paste your responses onto the form.
- Supplemental Personal Information Questionnaire: You may be asked to present substantiating documentation, or if granted an interview, you may be asked questions about the information. Your responses on this form will be reviewed and compared to the information on the AMCAS application. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept any attachment to the questionnaire.
- Photograph: A signed wallet-sized (2"x2") photograph is optional. We use this photo to help interviewers identify you and to help them recall you at a later time. You may enclose the photo along with your check or money order. Please do not staple the photo to the check.
- MD/Ph.D. Dual Degree Program: Please submit an essay expressing your interest in our Physician Science Training Program (PSTP) (see page 5 of this form). Information about this program is found on the Internet at .
- Rural-PRIME Program: With a founding mission that emphasizes community services, UC Davis School of Medicine recently launched a new program to help increase health-care access for underserved populations living in rural areas. This is a combined, five-year M.D. and masters degree program (M.P.H. or M.S., Informatics). It is specifically geared toward students from rural backgrounds who have a strong desire to make a difference in communities like the ones they were raised in.
- Permanent Residency Verification: We require a copy of your Green Card be submitted along with check or money order if you have been granted Permanent Residency in the United States
- Disadvantaged and Special Consideration Essay: Please submit an essay describing your life experiences and circumstances concerning the nature of this designation (see page 6 of this form).
NOTE: It is each applicant's responsibility to insure that ALL requested secondary materials have been completed and returned to our office. Incomplete applications may be automatically withdrawn from further consideration.
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We are proud of our unique philosophy and approach to medical education. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with what is special and unique about UC Davis.
Web-Sites: For more information about the School of Medicine please refer to the following web-sites -http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medschool/. Application Status: This may be done through the Internet at any time and as often as you desire. Access to the
application status page is located at
http://secapp.ucdavis.edu/index.cfm. Deferrals of Matriculation: Except in extraordinary circumstances the School of Medicine does not grant deferrals of matriculation. Requests for deferred matriculation MUST BE RECEIVED (in writing) by JUNE 1 prior to the date of matriculation.
Disclosure of Information Statement: The State of California Information Practices Act of 1977 requires the University to provide the following information to applicants for admission who are asked to supply information about themselves. The principal purpose of requesting the information on this form is to process your application for admissions. Maintenance of this information is authorized by the University policy (and/or State and/or Federal statutes). Furnishing the information requested on this form is voluntary. Information furnished on this form may be used by various University departments and will be transmitted to State and Federal Government agencies if required by law. Individuals have the right of access to this record as it pertains to them. The Office responsible for maintaining the information contained on this form is the Associate Dean of Admissions & Outreach, UC Davis, School of Medicine, 4610 X Street, Suite 1202, Sacramento, CA 95817.
Nondiscrimination Statement: The University of California, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran. The University also prohibits sexual harassment. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access, and treatment in University programs and activities. Inquiries nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Student Judicial Affairs, 3200 Dutton Hall, 530-752-1128.
UC Davis
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Campus Security
As provided by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, you are entitled to request and receive a copy of the Security Report for the University of California, Davis, campus. The report includes statistics for the past three years concerning crimes and incidents reported to campus security authorities (whether the crime occurred on campus, in off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the university, or on public property adjacent to campus). The report also provides campus policies and practices concerning security Ð how to report sexual assault and other crimes, crime prevention efforts, policies/laws governing alcohol and drugs, victims assistance programs, student discipline, campus resources, and other matters. You may obtain a copy of this report online by accessing the following Internet address:
http://police.ucdavis.edu/subpage/CrimeStats1.htm
