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Contact Us
Office of Admissions
Walter G. Ross Hall, Suite 716
Phone: (202) 994-3506
Fax: (202) 994-1753
Email: medadmit@gwu.edu
Office of Financial Aid
Walter G. Ross Hall, Suite 711
Phone: (202) 994-2960
Fax: (202) 994-9488
Email: medfinan@gwu.edu
Office of Student Opportunities
Walter G. Ross Hall, Suite 718
Phone: (202) 994-2295
Fax: (202) 994-4740
Email: oso@gwumc.edu
Advanced Standing Application Process
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences will only accept transfer applicants from accredited U.S. or Canadian allopathic medical schools and osteopathic medical schools. We will not accept applications from students attending foreign medical schools.
Positions Available - Only second or third year positions may be available. Applicants, if qualified, can apply specifically for the second or for the third year, or they may express a willingness to consider a position in either year.
Applying for Second Year Position -
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- Osteopathic Students: Students currently in osteopathic medical schools must be in Year 2 and submit passing scores for the USMLE. They will be repeating the second year if applying for the second year position in our program.
- Allopathic Students: Students currently in allopathic medical schools in year 1 or Year 2 may apply for the second year position and do not submit USMLE scores.
Applying for Third Year Position
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- Applicants from osteopathic and allopathic medical schools must submit passing scores for the USMLE.
Availability - The number of second or third year positions varies from year to year. Some years there may be no availability. Applicants, if qualified, can apply specifically for the second or for the third year, or they may express a willingness to consider a position in either year.
Basic Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or U.S. permanent resident
- Must have completed a minimum of 90 semester hours at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university before matriculation
- Must have completed 8 semester hours (6 lecture and 2 lab) in each of the following fields: Biology, Physics, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry and 6 semester hours of English.
- Must be in good standing and be eligible to reenter medical/osteopathic school, if your education has been interrupted. If you cannot meet this requirement; we cannot accept your application for transfer.
- Cannot be granted for Physician Assistant, Chiropractic, Dental, or Podiatric programs.
Application, MCAT scores, letters of evaluation, transcripts with medical coursework, and course descriptions may be submitted to our office. These materials may be submitted to our office between February 1 and April 1 for entry in the fall. All application materials must be received by April 1. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
A small number of applicants may be offered interviews in the early summer.
How to Apply for Transfer
The detailed application information is presented in two versions: one for students in osteopathic medical schools and one for students in allopathic medical schools. Based on your type of school, please review the information on eligibility, general requirements & those specific requirements for second or third year transfer, other documentation required, and the review and admissions processes.
Allopathic Detailed Application Information
Osteopathic Detailed Application Information
2012 Advanced Standing Application
If you still have questions, after reviewing the materials presented here, including the detailed application information document, please contact us.