MD/PhD Timeline

Timeline

Download MD/PhD Admissions Cycle Timeline

June	Applicants may begin submitting the primary application through AMCAS
July	Secondary applications start to be distributed Candidates begin to receive interview invitations
November	November 1*: AMCAS application regular decision deadline
December	December 1*: Regular decision deadline for all required materials Acceptance letters begin to be sent to selected candidates
February	Interview season concludes In-person visits for accepted students begin February 19^: "Plan to Enroll"* option becomes available for accepted applicants in AMCAS through the "Choose Your Medical School Tool"
March	All admission decisions (including wait-list offers) are sent by the end of March
April	April 15^: Accepted applicants must narrow their school selections down to three, as per AAMC acceptance protocols April 30^: National Decision Deadline; if ZSOM is the first choice for an accepted applicant, they must select Plan to Enroll "Commit to Enroll" ** option becomes available in AMCAS, through the "Choose Your Medical School Tool"
June	June 1: Accepted MD/PhD applicants must select Commit to Enroll End of June: Summer Pre-matriculation Program, sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, begins (a 4-week course offered to students, by invitation only, who will be matriculating at the ZSOM).
July	Orientation for new students held at the end of July
August	Wait-listed applicants are notified of a final decision Classes begin for new students in the beginning of August

*No extensions given to deadlines
^ If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the next business day applies.

Appendix:

Plan to Enroll: Accepted applicants can select “Plan to Enroll” for their top medical school choice in the AMCAS Choose Your Medical School Tool. Applicants may hold waitlist positions at other schools and can continue to hold multiple acceptances until the National Decision Deadline. We ask that they choose this action as early as possible if our school is their top choice.

Commit to Enroll: Accepted applicants can select “Commit to Enroll” when they are ready to make their final selection in the AMCAS Choose Your Medical School Tool. This indicates that they have withdrawn all other applications, including waitlist positions from other schools, and that they are committed to one final acceptance.