Admission Update 2011

At least 20 alumni were admitted to health professional programs this past year!

Dental:

Cliff Bryan--LECOM

James Kortbus--NYU

Katherine Stringer--U Kentucky

 

Medical School (MD):

Emily Funk--Penn State

Maria Harper--Duke

John Kelly--Ross U.

Dane Moran-Johns Hopkins

Melissa Morello--USF

Chris Riley--VCU

Kyle Schmitt--FIU

 

Medical School (DO):

Parker Chapman--PCOM

Adam Rawji--NSU

Trevor Tobin--KCUMB

Trevor Tyner--LECOM

 

Pharmacy:

Jeffrey Bosse--South U.

Jana Neumann--Belmont

 

Physical Therapy:

David Adelman--FIU

 

Physician Assistant:

Jeremy Wright--NSU (Orlando)

 

Public Health:

Ashley Rutherford--U Kentucky

 

Veterinary Medicine:

Nicole Giordano--UF

 

Statistics on students applying/matriculating to MD schools in 2012:

Applicants/Matriculants:

Nation: 43,548/18,015 (2.4/1)

FAU: 2,919/70 (42/1)

FIU: 3,524/82 (43/1)

FSU: 4,011/120 (33/1)

UCF: 3,472/80 (43/1)

UF: 2,896/135 (21/1)

UM: 6,072/205 (30/1)

USF: 3,407/139 (25/1)

The number of applicants to MD schools has leveled off at about 43,000.  Although this is only 2.4 applicants per seat, most applicants apply to many MD programs such that each program receives close to 30 applicants per seat.  GPA and MCAT score still play a prominent role in the admission's process.

GPA and MCAT scores of MD Matriculants:

National: 3.68 and 29.4

FAU: 3.72 and 31.2

FIU: 3.60 and 31.0

FSU: 3.70 and 27.9

UCF: 3.68 and 30.9

UF: 3.77 and 31.1

UM: 3.77 and 31.1

USF: 3.70 and 30.0

 

Numbers for other Professions:

Appl./Matric., GPA (test)

Osteopathic Medicine:

Nat: 14945/5327, 3.4 (26)

LECOM-Bradenton: 4584/202, 3.5 (27)

NSU: 4801/254, 3.5 (27)

DO programs are growing in response to demand.  The number of applications and the number of seats is expected to continue to rise over the next few years.

Dentistry:

Nat: 12613/5186, 3.5 (20)

UF: 1442/83, 3.6 (20)

NSU: 3011/115, 3.7 (20)

Optometry:

Nat: 2545/1732

NSU: 1018/103, 3.4 (320)

Pharmacy (PharmD):

UF: ~900/295, 3.5 (78)

NSU: ~1500/233, 3.2 (85)

Physical Therapy:

NSU: 1200/50, 3.6 (1050)

UF: ~700/55, 3.65 (1180)

USF: 520/40, 3.6

Physician Assistant:

NSU: 720/80, ~3.3

UF: ~1000/60, 3.6 (1150)

Podiatry:

Nat: 926/672, 3.3 (21)

Veterinary Medicine:
UF: 748/111, 3.57 (1223)