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General Information
- Our Building: 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Our Parking Deck: Search: 鈥淐orner of East Dr. and Manning Dr.鈥 or 鈥淓ast Dr. + Manning Dr.鈥
Prerequisites and Requirements
For more information about our prerequisites and requirements for admission, click here
Applying
One who seeks to be a successful physician embodies many qualities beyond those reflected in numerical scores. It is difficult to assess qualities relating to commitment, motivation, and compassion, but interviews, letters of recommendation, and essays all help to shape the admissions decision.
The School of Medicine accepts students from the full range of post-secondary institutions. The more selective the school, the more rigorous will be the academic program and the more opportunity a student will have to participate in scholarly and other extracurricular activities. These are important considerations to an admissions committee, but they are not the only considerations. The opportunity to attend a highly selective college or university is not available to all students. Excellence, regardless of the setting, is considered favorably.
If you have an interest in obtaining an advanced degree before applying to medical school, a graduate study program will provide specialized knowledge and expertise that will enrich your future medical career. The effect of graduate study on an individual鈥檚 admission to the School of Medicine can only be evaluated in the context of that individual鈥檚 complete portfolio. Also note that applications are considered from students in the last year of their graduate program.
For more information on our ideal candidate and selection criteria, click here.
If you decide to withdraw your application from consideration, or if you are offered an acceptance in the future and decide not to matriculate at 黑料网, please use the withdrawal or decline acceptance form found on the status page in your applicant portal. The deadline for notifying medical schools that you do not intend to matriculate is April 30, or the next business day if the deadline is on a weekend.
Interviews
International Applicants and Degrees
For more information on the academic criteria for admission, click here.
North Carolina Residency
Dual Degree Programs and Branch Campuses
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, in conjunction with the Graduate School, offers an MD/PhD program to exceptional students who seek to combine clinical medicine with a career in biomedical research and/or academic medicine. For more information about the MD/PhD program, click here or contact mdphd@med.unc.edu
MD/MPH
Master of Public Health degrees are offered through several departments and programs in the School of Public Health. Each year, 20-30 students earn MPH degrees in Epidemiology, Health Policy and Administration, Health Care and Prevention, or Maternal and Child Health. Typically, students who pursue a public-health degree take a leave of absence from their medical studies for at least one year, usually between the third and fourth years of medical school.
MD/MBA
黑料网 medical students have the opportunity to earn these two degrees in five years.
MD/JD
We do not have a formal program; however, in the past students have earned both degrees independently.