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B.S./M.D. Program

The B.S./M.D. application is now available.

Students who are interested in finding out early (know in December of your senior year!) about their admissions to a combined program, strongly consider our Early Decision program and apply by October 1.  Applications for Regular Action admissions are due by December 15.  Learn more about the program and application process by reading below and viewing our Frequently Asked Questions.

Guidance counselors for applicants who attended Ohio high schools should complete the College Prep Form.

About The Program

If you assumed that medical school was at least four years in the future and becoming a physician at least eight, NEOUCOM offers a different path to explore!

NEOUCOM has the oldest accelerated, combined degree program in the state of Ohio and one of only 18 accelerated programs in the nation. Students apply to the program during their senior year of high school, and, upon admission, enjoy the benefits of having a reserved seat in medical school when they begin their college program. They earn a combined bachelor of science and doctor of medicine (B.S./M.D.) degree in only six or seven years.

The B.S./M.D. program has two phases. In Phase 1, students take premedical course work at an accelerated pace of two or three years at one of the three universities in the NEOUCOM educational consortium: The University of Akron, Kent State University and Youngstown State University. NEOUCOM's main campus is centrally located to all three universities, being fewer than 35 miles from each. Classes are attended full time on one of these campuses, including summers. However, students have vacations between semesters, in the spring and over the winter holidays.

Following the successful completion of Phase 1, students begin Phase 2, NEOUCOM's four-year medical school program.

Advantages of the B.S./M.D. Program

• Completing your baccalaureate and medical degrees in only six or seven years.
• Once accepted from high school, your seat at NEOUCOM is reserved without reapplying.
• Priority in scheduling classes while in Phase I, even as a freshman.
• Premedical school involvement at NEOUCOM through various programs, activities and seminars.
• Over 6,500 teaching beds in a network of 22 hospitals.

Timeline for Education

A career in medicine is a lifelong commitment often beginning in high school or before. NEOUCOM is dedicated to assisting you in designing your pathway to become a physician. While in high school you should obtain a well-rounded education, participate in a variety of activities and strive for excellence in all that you do.

Suggested Basic High School Curriculum

Application Procedures

The application process begins in August of each year for the following summer and is an online process.  There is only one "common" application. This application is submitted to NEOUCOM then forwarded to all three undergraduate universities; a separate undergraduate admissions application to each university should not be completed - the common application for the B.S./M.D. program is considered both the application to the program and the application to the university, even if the applicant later decides on a different major. 

The application deadline for the B.S./M.D. program is October 1 for Early Action and December 15 for Regular Notification. All of the required materials for a complete application must be postmarked by the deadline date. It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure that all of the required admissions materials meet the postmark deadline.  Letters of recommendation are not required and will not be reviewed for consideration into the program.

Application Fee

You may pay the application fee by electronic check or credit card when completing the online application.  Cash will not be accepted. 

Applicants may qualify for waiver of the application fee based on receipt of the following documentation: Fee Waiver

Application Status Notifications

Automatic email notifications are sent each Wednesday to those applicants that have yet to finish the online application.  This email lists the applicant's items that are specifically needed.  Applicants can also log back onto the system and review their missing items.

Once the application is complete, NEOUCOM processes the application and forwards to all three consortium universities for consideration. 

For Early Action applications that are not complete by the October 1 deadline, they will not be considered for Early Action, but will be considered for Regular Action as long as all application materials are received by December 15. 

Interviewing for the B.S./M.D. Program

The NEOUCOM-University Admissions Subcommittee will review applicant files for highly qualified applicants to the B.S./M.D. program.  Competitive applicants will then be selected to interview at the undergraduate institution(s) and at NEOUCOM.  This interview component at NEOUCOM will provide a greater opportunity for applicants to:

• provide multiple examples of insight into their abilities;
• meet with NEOUCOM faculty and staff;
• visit the Rootstown campus;
• obtain more detailed information about the program and the institution; and
• meet with medical and pharmacy students to discuss the interprofessional curriculum and life as a medical student.

Letters extended to applicants to interview for Early Action will be sent in early November.  Interviews occur on Saturday, December 4 and Sunday December 5, 2010, and are by invitation only.  Applicants may be invited to interview at all three undergraduate institutions and NEOUCOM or may be invited to interview at at least one undergraduate institution and NEOUCOM. 

Applicants will be notified the final week of December of their status.

Letters extended to applicants to interview for Regular Action will be sent in early February.  Interviews occur in late February, 2011, and are by invitation only.  Applicants may be invited to interview at all three undergraduate institutions and NEOUCOM or may be invited to interview at at least one undergraduate institution and NEOUCOM. 

Applicants will be notified the fourth week of March of their status.

Classes typically begin during the 3^rd week in June.

Contact

For specific questions pertaining to the B.S./M.D. program, please feel free to contact admission@neoucom.edu or call (330) 325-6270.

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