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)