The process is the same as it is for Regular MD applicants. If you are invited to interview, we will send you an email with information on how to schedule your interview date online. You would then come to Alpert Medical School and complete two interviews with members of the Admissions Committee.

There are 16 openings available.

The secondary application for the Regular MD program and the MD-ScM program are the same for most of the sections, except that MD-ScM applicants complete additional essay questions.

No. In fact, applicants are first offered admission to the Regular MD program. Admission decisions for the MD-ScM program will occur in March after the initial admission offer to the Regular MD program has been made.

On your secondary application, you will select "Yes" when asked if you are applying to the MD-ScM program. If you select "No" you will be applying to the Regular MD program.

When you are completing your AMCAS application, select the "Regular MD" program designation. We will then email the secondary application information to you within the same week we receive your verified AMCAS record. You will choose the MD-ScM program on the secondary.

This program is intended for students who are seriously thinking about a career in primary care. We understand that students' interests change over time, and you will not be at a disadvantage if you decide to apply to a specialty field other than primary care. Health care clearly needs physicians trained in population medicine in all specialty areas.

The Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) is an essential component of the PC-PM Program. The LIC model for core clinical education in medical schools was first introduced in the 1970s but became more prevalent in medical education beginning in the 2000s.  This model provides students with an understanding of the continuum of health and disease, and transitions in care,  by participating in the care of patients wherever it is delivered--from the outpatient setting to the hospital, rehabilitation, and care in the home. Students in the LIC will follow a panel of approximately 20-35 patients over the course of their third year, including newborns, geriatric patients, and pregnant women.  Students serve as advocates and navigators for their patients throughout the year and attend physician visits, surgical procedures, and deliveries with patients from their panel.  In addition, students spend one half-day per week over the course of a year with physicians in  internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry/neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery. 

 The program is uniquely designed to integrate the master's coursework throughout the 4-year Medical School curriculum. It is anticipated that most students will complete the coursework and graduate in 4 years. There is, however, an option to take an additional year.

The combined-degree program is designed to provide medical students with training in competencies such as interprofessional teamwork, epidemiology, and quality improvement.  The program prepares medical students for leadership roles in healthcare on the local, state, or national level.

In a rapidly changing health care environment, physicians will be responsible for the care of communities and populations. The Master of Science in Population Medicine will focus on providing the knowledge, attitudes, and skills for dealing with these important areas of health care. The PC-PM program aims to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities using multimodal and multisectoral approaches.  The knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for population medicine, ranging from quality, safety, leadership and health disparities, will be integrated longitudinally throughout the educational program in nine newly designed courses. Unlike MPH programs, students will apply the knowledge and skills they learn in the classroom directly to the care of patients and communities throughout the four years of medical school.