International Applicants

International students face two major obstacles to pursuing an MD degree at a U.S. medical school: limited number of available slots and scarcity of funding. Many medical schools do not accept any international applicants (i.e., not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident); other schools may accept only a few. A table entitled, "Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by In- or Out-of-State Matriculation Status, 2007," compiled by AAMC notes that of 1,371 foreign applicants in 2007, only 164 matriculated. You should refer to the MSAR, "Options for International Students" (pp. 3-4) on the AAMC website, go to individual schools' websites, or see Dr. Thurlow for more information. International students should consult the individual medical school entries in "Medical School Admission Requirements" (published by AAMC) to determine whether applications are accepted from international applicants. (A copy of MSAR is on closed reserve in the Science Library and may also be purchased from AAMC, Amazon, or ordered at a local bookstore.)

The schools listed below do not accept applications from international applicants:
U. of Alabama School of Medicine
U. of Arizona College of Medicine
U. of Arkansas College of Medicine
U. of California, Irvine School of Medicine
U. of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Florida International U. College of Medicine
Florida State U. College of Medicine
U. of Central Florida College of Medicine
U. of Florida College of Medicine
U. of Miami Miller School of Medicine
U. of South Florida College of Medicine
Mercer U. School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Loyola U. Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush U.
Southern Illinois U. School of Medicine
U. of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
U. of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
U. of Kansas School of Medicine
U. of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisiana State U. Health Sciences Centter School of Medicine in Shreveport
Unifromed Services U. of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
U. of Massachusetts Medical School
U. of Michigan Medical School
U. of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth
U. of Mississippi School of Medicine
U. of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
U. of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
U. of Nebraska College of Medicine
U. of Nevada School of Medicine
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson
U. of New Mexico School of Medicine
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
U. of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina U.
U. of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
U. of Toledo College of Medicine
Northeastern Ohio U. College of Medicine
The Ohio State U. College of Medicine
U. of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Wright State U. School of Medicine
U. of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science U. School of Medicine
Drexel U. College of Medicine
Temple U. School of Medicine
U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
U. of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Medical U. of South Carolina College of Medicine
U. of South Carolina School of Medicine
U. of Tennessee Health Science Cener College of Medicine
Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center at El Paso
U. of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
Virginia Commonwealth U. School of Medicine
U. of Washington School of Medicine
Marshall U. Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
U. of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

The schools listed below accept applications from Canadian international applicants:
George Washington U. School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
U. of Maryland School of Medicine
Michigan State U. College of Human Medicine
Wayne State U. School of Medicine
New York U. School of Medicine
East Tennessee State U. James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
West Virginia U. School of Medicine

Sanford School of Medicine of the U. of South Dakota accepts applications from international applicants who are South Dakota residents.

Most federally funded scholarship and loan programs are available only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Accordingly, international students must often assume the full financial burden of applying to and attending medical school. This can be done using personal resources or securing non-federally funded loans. An additional hurdle at some schools is a requirement to put from one to four years of costs (tuition, fees, and living expenses) in escrow before matriculation.

There are schools that have privately-funded programs for which international students may be eligible. There are also private loan services to which international students may apply. In many cases, you will need a U.S. citizen to co-sign your loan application (i.e., someone willing to pay back the loan if you are not able to).

Research-oriented international applicants may also want to explore joint MD/PhD programs in which the student might be supported by his or her research mentor's grant.

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