Tucson, AZ
🩺 School Overview
Tuition (In State): $35,942
Tuition (Out of State): $56,076
Accreditation Status: Full
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 117
Degrees: MD
Founding Year: 1967
Accreditation Year: 1965
Website: https://medicine.arizona.edu
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📄 Application Information
Applications Received: N/A
Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: 513
Average GPA: 3.75
Male: N/A
Female: N/A
Underrepresented:N/A
Interview Feedback Summary
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 24% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did well.
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5 Most Common Secondary Essay Questions for UA-COM
- 1. Understanding and Commitment to Medicine – Please share a meaningful experience you have had working or volunteering in the health professional field or a time in your past in which you were responsible for the care and well-being of someone...
- 2. Personal Experiences and Challenges – Discuss a time in your life in which you have failed at something other than an academic experience. How did you confront the failure and what did you learn from it? Please describe how you typically...
- 3. Motivation and Fit – The mission of the University of Arizona College of Medicine Office of Admissions is to select a diverse cohort of students who will become the future leaders in advancing health care to the distinct...
- 4. Community, Diversity, and Equity – Describe the effect that your experiences with engaging diversity have had on your own growth and development. Provide an example and describe how it will impact your career in the medical profession.
- 5. Motivation and Fit – Share any disruptions in your academic/volunteer/work/personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider.
About the School
The mission of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Office of Admissions is to select a diverse cohort of students who will become the future leaders in advancing health care to the distinct communities that comprise Arizona and the United States.
Consistent with the mission of The University of Arizona College of Medicine, selection of individuals with a demonstrated commitment to serve as care providers, physician scientists, clinical leaders, medical educators and/or public health experts, including advocates for rural and urban underserved populations, is highly valued.
Applicants seeking admission should exhibit qualities of altruism, academic excellence, leadership and dedication to becoming lifelong learners through research endeavors and academic development.
Curriculum
Our progressive curriculum takes a holistic view of the body and of medical knowledge. Clinical training begins early in the educational program, and basic science lessons continue during the clinical years. Elective courses give students new perspectives and experiences, and let them reflect on what they have learned previously.
Facilities
Setting</br>
The University of Arizona College of Medicine is a partner with The University of Arizona Health Network University Medical Campus - a private, nonprofit hospital located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center, adjacent to The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. AHSC includes the colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health as well as the physicians, nurses and other medical providers. These affiliations enable The University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus to take a leadership role in offering multiple on-site training experiences.</br>
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Special Features</br>
Community service-learning and outreach programs are available, including global health, under-served population patient-care and medical humanities. Students are encouraged and supported to give back to their respective communities during medical school such as participating in mentoring high school students and presenting national tobacco cessation programs in local schools.</br>
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Affiliated Hospitals</br>
The College of Medicine – Tucson’s clinical partner is Banner – University Medicine, a premier academic medical network that is part of Arizona-based Banner Health – one of the largest nonprofit health-care systems in the country.</br>
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Faculty physicians give our medical students an up close and personal experience in health care in Banner’s two Tucson hospitals: Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South. Included on these two campuses are Banner Children’s – Diamond Children’s Medical Center, the Peter and Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic at UA Cancer Center / North and many other clinics across Southern Arizona.
Demographics
Matriculating class: 134
68% AZ Resident; 32% Out-of-State
54.5% Male; 45.3% Female
Average Age 22
34% URM Status
3.7 Overall GPA
3.42 BCPM
Average Old MCAT 28
Average New MCAT 502
SDN Insights
Our analysis of UA-COM:
Student Loan Burden: $307,324
A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at UA-COM, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $307,324. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.
Cost of Living: Lower than 92% Nationally
The cost of living at UA-COM is lower than 92% of all medical schools nationwide. This can significantly reduce your overall expenses during medical school, making it a more affordable option.
Environment: Urban
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School Address: P.O. Box 245075, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724
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