As a medical school dedicated since its inception to the health care
needs of eastern Virginia, EVMS shows preference to applicants from the
Commonwealth of Virginia, especially legal residents of Hampton Roads.
For an applicant to be considered as an in-state Virginia resident for
tuition purposes, he or she must have legally domiciled in the
Commonwealth of Virginia for at least one year prior to matriculation
and must fulfill other requirements to confirm Virginia residency.
Applications from out-of-state students
who have strong academic credentials and the personal traits valued by
EVMS are also encouraged to apply. Applicants from rural or other
underserved regions and those who have been disadvantaged or
underrepresented for economic, racial, or social reasons, and who
possess the motivation and aptitude required for the study of medicine,
are also strongly encouraged to apply.
The body of knowledge a physician must
assimilate is vast and complex. For this reason, EVMS requires academic
excellence of those students admitted to the medical school. The
Committee on Admissions gauges an applicant’s academic ability by his or
her performance in undergraduate courses and scores on the MCAT.
The MCAT and a minimum of 100 college
semester hours at an accredited American or Canadian university are
required. Foreign nationals may be considered for admission to EVMS as
permitted under the immigration laws of the United States of America but
must have completed 100 semester hours from an accredited American or
Canadian college or university. Applicants who are enrolled or are
planning to enroll in a degree-seeking graduate program must fulfill
the degree requirements for that program prior to matriculating at
EVMS.
Course work must include the following
subjects:
| Biology (with lab) |
1 year |
| General chemistry (with lab) |
1 year |
| Organic chemistry (with lab) |
1 year |
| Physics (with lab) |
1 year |
Applicants are
expected to have grades of C or better in all required courses. Credits
earned through advanced placement programs or CLEP are acceptable.
Applicants may enhance their chances of acceptance by taking graduate
course work in natural science. In recent years, students matriculating
at EVMS have had a mean GPA of 3.44 and a mean MCAT of 30.
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