Salt Lake City, UT
Tuition (In State): $43,569
Tuition (Out of State): $81,424
Accreditation Status: Full
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 92
Degrees: MD
Founding Year: 1943
Accreditation Year: 1942
Website: https://medicine.utah.edu
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Applications Received: N/A
Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: 513
Average GPA: 3.76
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Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 28% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview mixed with a moderate stress level, and felt they did well.
Overall, students rated the program a 6 out of 10 for satisfaction. The student body is described as moderately cooperative. The environment is considered supportive for underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ+ students, married students, students with disabilities, non-traditional students. Graduates feel adequately prepared for board exams. Faculty members are seen as reasonably approachable.
The University of Utah School of Medicine is responsible for the predoctoral, graduate, and continuing education of physicians; the graduate and postdoctoral education of biomedical scientists; and the training of certain other health professionals. In determining the size and types of its educational programs, the school is guided primarily by the needs of the State of Utah. The school is also guided by the imperatives of affirmative action and by the needs of the surrounding states which lack their own medical schools. In addition, the school emphasizes high quality programs that address national priorities, such as the need for generalist and academic physicians, rural practitioners, basic biomedical scientists, and selected medical subspecialists.
Problem-based learning sessions are utilized in many of the basic science courses. Many courses have developed innovative web-based learning tools. Also, standardized patients are used to further clinical skills. The curriculum committees evaluate and recommend changes continuously to improve courses and the educational structures.
As a regional, tertiary medical center, the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics provide specialized patient care in a variety of areas, such as the Intermountain Burn Unit, the Intermountain Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Artificial Organs, etc.. University Heralth Care has been named among America`s best hospitals for the 12th time and recognized among the top providers in cancer care and orthodpedics. The Fourth Street Clinic, which provides comprehensive health care to homeless families and individuals, is a program of Wasatch Homeless Health Care, Inc. Students may volunteer at the clinic through a program coordinated by the Department of Family Paractice. The University of Utah School of Medicine has developed programs to meet the needs of our students and the residents of Utah. The school is dedicated to updating and improving those programs as necessary.
Our analysis of UTAH-SOM:
A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at UTAH-SOM, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $357,612. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.
The cost of living at UTAH-SOM is among the top 3% of all medical schools. Take this into consideration when considering loan burden.
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School Address: Room 1C029, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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