What if I get arrested after I'm accepted and my background check is complete?

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You have to report it within like 3-10 days after it happens. If you don't report it, it will come up during any vetting process the school takes either before you matriculate or before you graduate and you risk expulsion. You even risk having your degree rescinded after graduation. You also risk not getting your licensure.
 
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Any future background check would show the arrest, which could jeopardize your career at that point in time. Not worth the risk IMO. Let them know, and whatever happens, happens. But at least you aren't a 4th year applying for residencies.
 
https://services.aamc.org/AMCAS2_2009/WebApp/Help/WebHelp/Misdemeanor.htm

Note: You must inform the Admissions Office of each medical school to which you apply if you are convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, a Misdemeanor crime after the date of your submission of this application and prior to your medical school matriculation. Your communication to each medical school must be in writing, and must occur within ten (10) business days of the occurrence of the criminal charge or conviction.
 
Think of getting arrested?

Don't.
 
I was wondering the same but along the lines of getting a DUI.
 
Over the years on this forum, I remember reading that Deans of med schools routinely vet students to make sure there's no shady business between acceptance and matriculation that they don't know about, so it's unlikely to stay a secret but I'm not exactly sure how this works - maybe @Goro could chime in?
 
This is more Admissions dean territory, outside my knowledge base.

I've never heard of one of our candidates getting arrested, but my gut tells me that it would lead to a withdrawal of acceptance.
Over the years on this forum, I remember reading that Deans of med schools routinely vet students to make sure there's no shady business between acceptance and matriculation that they don't know about, so it's unlikely to stay a secret but I'm not exactly sure how this works - maybe @Goro could chime in?
 
From what I understand, as long as it is only an arrest that does not lead to any convictions, you should be fine. If you are, however, convicted of any crimes, you need to report it to AMCAS within 3-10 days or so. I believe it is also highly dependent on the nature of the crime. Substance or alcohol abuse, or any drug-related convictions will look awful, as will domestic violence-type crimes. Crimes people would not take as seriously would be public intoxication/disorderly conduct or trespassing, I would imagine.

Please feel free to correct me. This is what I've gathered from perusing past threads on similar topics.
 
From what I understand, as long as it is only an arrest that does not lead to any convictions, you should be fine. If you are, however, convicted of any crimes, you need to report it to AMCAS within 3-10 days or so. I believe it is also highly dependent on the nature of the crime. Substance or alcohol abuse, or any drug-related convictions will look awful, as will domestic violence-type crimes. Crimes people would not take as seriously would be public intoxication/disorderly conduct or trespassing, I would imagine.

Please feel free to correct me. This is what I've gathered from perusing past threads on similar topics.
You don't need to contact the AAMC/AMCAS, but you need to directly contact each medical school you've applied to in writing about the conviction or guilty plea, per @mimelim.
 
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