Application Process

Initial application

Our institution is highly competitive, and each year, the Eastern Virginia Medical School receives more than 6,000 applications from which approximately 151 students are selected. The admissions process begins on June 1 and ends in August of the following year. Initial applications are received through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The MD admissions process begins after a completed application is received from the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Electronic applications and the instructions for completing the AMCAS application can be accessed through the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) website.

This application contains information about the applicant, including a personal comments section and a record of the applicant’s academic performance. In addition to educational information, the application should include other life experiences such as previous healthcare work, volunteerism, and employment history.

Supplemental application

Once the prospective student's AMCAS application has been received by the medical school, MD admissions may request that a secondary application be completed. This will be sent to the applicant via the email address supplied to AMCAS when the primary application was submitted.

Veterans are eligible for reimbursement of these fees through the Veterans I-SERVED Program.

Letters of recommendation

• If your undergraduate or graduate institution has a premedical advisory committee, we strongly recommend submitting a committee letter.  You can also submit your letters through your career services office, and this can serve as a committee letter.

• If a committee letter is not available, you must submit three individual letters, including two letters from faculty in natural or physical sciences, including neuroscience and/or research faculty, and one letter from a non-science faculty member. (Note: Mathematics courses fall under the non-science category.)

Graduate Applicants:

If you are currently or were previously enrolled in a graduate program, you must submit an additional letter from your thesis or graduate advisor (unless submitting a graduate committee letter). This brings the total to four letters if no graduate committee letter is provided. 

Applicants in One-Year Master's Programs:

If you are starting or have started a one-year master’s program this fall, you are required to submit a letter from your program advisor verifying both your enrollment and anticipated program completion date.
You may submit additional letters beyond the required minimum if you choose up to the maximum letters allowed.  A committee letter serves as one letter.

Acceptance protocol

Application deadline

Applications for regular admission may be submitted through AMCAS between June 1 and Nov. 1, although applicants are strongly encouraged to submit all application materials as early as possible.

Early Decision Program

Our institution participates in the Early Decision Program (EDP) with the Association of American Medical Colleges. The application period is June 1 through August 1, with applicants being notified of a decision no later than October 1. Early decision or not, all applicants are encouraged to submit materials to AMCAS and our medical school as early as possible. Applicants are strongly urged to contact Admissions prior to applying to the Early Decision Program.

Eastern Virginia Medical School proudly considers itself a veteran-friendly school and has established the I-SERVED (Incoming Students Entitled to Reimbursement for Veterans with Eligible Documents) secondary fee reimbursement program to thank applicants who have served in the United States military. Using the I-SERVED program, applicants are eligible for reimbursement of their secondary application fee accrued during the application process.

Rules and restrictions of the Veterans I-SERVED Program

1. Application for reimbursement is open to incoming MD students with documentation of prior military service and may only be submitted after acceptance and matriculation.                   
2. Eligible documentation of prior service includes at least one of the following:
             Original Honorable/Medical Discharge Certificate,
             Original DD-214 or               
             VA Identification Card
   
3. HPSP recipients and students under inherited GI Bill benefits do not necessarily qualify for reimbursement unless documentation of prior military service is also provided.               
4. Eligible students must submit application and documentation to Admissions no later than Sept. 30 of the year of their matriculation (M1).                
5. Students who fail to meet the Sept. 30 deadline forfeit entitlement eligibility.

Note: Certificates with "Less than Honorable Discharge" will not be considered for this benefit.

Notifications of acceptance

Applicants applying through the Early Decision Program (EDP) are notified as soon as possible but no later than Oct. 1. General pool applicants are notified on a rolling basis beginning Oct. 15.

Applicants offered positions must respond to the letter from the dean within two weeks of acceptance. This time may be shortened as the starting date for classes approaches. An applicant accepting a position at our medical school must sign and return the Conditions of Acceptance form and a $100 acceptance deposit (which will be applied toward tuition) to hold a place in the class. The acceptance deposit is refundable prior to May 1.

Non-discrimination policy

Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University does not discriminate in the recruitment and admission of students on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, religion, political affiliation or handicap as required by Title VI, Title IX and Section 504.