Your journey awaits...
MEDICAL SCHOOL IS A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE. IT IS AN EXCITING AND CHALLENGING JOURNEY. At HWCOM, your journey is enhanced by diversity, research and innovation, and community outreach. Our unique, internationally recognized curriculum emphasizes how social factors impact health and disease and how research fuels the ability to improve patient outcomes.
In addition to our innovative medical education, we offer a variety of programs and services to help you achieve your personal and professional goals—educational services that promote academic excellence, wellness programs that support individual and group health, and learning communities that enhance skills and collaborative training.
Our goal is to graduate the next generation of physician leaders who are fully prepared to transform the world.
Are you ready to start your journey with us?
OUR DEGREES AND PROGRAMS
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (MD)
A four-year course of study with emphasis on social accountability and research. We prepare you for licensure and postgraduate study in any specialty.
COMBINED MD AND PROFESSIONAL MBA DEGREE IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
This MD/MBA, offered in collaboration with the FIU College of Business, will increase your understanding of U.S. and international health care systems, health care operations and management, and enhance your ability to make complex business decisions—critical skills for the practice and administration of medicine.
COMBINED MD AND MPH DEGREE
Offered in collaboration with the FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, this MD/MPH provides the knowledge to deliver health care on an individual level and the expertise to handle widespread population health and diseases.
COMBINED MD AND MSHIA DEGREE
The Master of Science in Health Informatics and Analytics prepares MD students with digital health training in electronic health record systems, clinical decision support, data visualization and interpretation, and health-related knowledge management. This combined degree is a collaboration with the FIU College of Business.
PHD PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Sit side-by-side with medical students and learn the impact of biomedical research on clinical medicine.
KEY RESEARCH AREAS
Acute lung injury
Drug Discovery and Nanotherapeutics
Environmental Sciences and Toxicology
Genetics and Cancer Biology
Immunology and Neurological Disorders
Mechanobiology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Mitochondrial Biology & Metabolomics
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Translational Glycobiology and Functional Glycomics
MASTER IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES (MPAS)
This 27-month program prepares you to collaborate with health care teams and provide patient care under the supervision of a physician.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MOLECULAR AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
A two-semester, 20-credit hour program comprised of basic sciences and professional skills courses that strengthen your application to medical/graduate school or careers in the biomedical field.
*GREEN FAMILY FOUNDATION NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LEARNING PROGRAM. We strongly believe in social accountability, so starting in your first year you will gain hands-on, home-based experience observing and caring for underserved families. NeighborhoodHELP is a service learning program that assigns medical students to provide care to households in medically underserved communities. You will visit these households over the course of your medical education as part of teams that include FIU nursing, social work, and physician assistant students.
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99% Match Rate (2013-2022) #realtriumphs 4
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
FIU is the fastest-rising university of the past 10 years in U.S. News & World Report’s public university rankings. We are now ranked #72 among public universities.
Top 15
Most Innovative Public Universities
U.S. News & World Report
$1 Billion Research Expenditures in the Last Five Years
Top 20
U.S. Public Universities for Patents Intellectual Property Owners Association
HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
100% Pass Rate Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge
#30
US News & World Ranking for Medical Schools with Most Graduates Serving in Medically Underserved Areas
488 students from 40 countries
943 alumni working in 39 states
MORE THAN 50 organizations, interest groups, and honor societies
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Our researchers patented a new compound to treat and prevent vascular calcifications that could help revolutionize the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
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DIVERSITY
43% of our students belong to underrepresented minorities in medicine
#1 Most Diverse Public Medical School
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NeighborhoodHELP* student teams have made 14,000+ visits to more than 3,500 members
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COMMUNITY
MIAMI
Florida’s most exciting city, Miami has been described as “intoxicatingly beautiful.” We are a multicultural, multilingual city. Sunny and warm, and just as cool.
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From Wynwood’s colorful murals to the white sand beaches of South Beach and Little Havana’s Latin-inspired restaurants and galleries, we live where everyone else vacations—in PARADISE.
we call it cafecito around here
You’ll need the traditional 3:05 p.m. shot of espresso to keep up with our high-energy city.
Health care is one of Miami’s most popular industries. South Florida is also becoming a national hub for biomedical research. The FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is rooted in this vibrant community. We are transforming medical education and health care through community, innovation, and research.
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12+ MUSEUMS
3 are FIU’s
5 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS
32 HWCOM CLINICAL AFFILIATES
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NATIONAL PARKS: EVERGLADES NATIONAL & BISCAYNE NATIONAL 2 HWCOM AFFILIATED HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
168 HWCOM COMMUNITY PARTNERS
4 NEIGHBORHOODHELP MOBILE CLINICS
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ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE
(Per year, not including room and board, books, or other expenses.) Total in-state
$73,874 Total out-of-state
$105,380
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FIU is committed to maximizing the resources available to our students. Financial factors should not prevent any student from attending FIU and successfully pursuing a college degree. We recognize that each student’s financial situation is different and will make every effort to help students afford their education.
Confidential and personal counseling exclusively for medical students
Learning specialist providing studying and learning techniques
93% of students receives scholarships and grant assistance
Faculty and medical student (peer) tutoring
Wellness services like biofeedback, aromatherapy, stress and time management, and more
3.76 (Range: 3.23 - 4.0) 3.70 (Range: 2.81 – 4.0) 509 (Range:501
520) AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
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Class of 2026
Age (range: 18-49) Minorities Underrepresented in Medicine 46% First Generation Students 30% 54% Female 46% Male 18% Out of State 83% Florida Residents
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MUST HAVES
n U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
n A bachelor’s degree
n Two semesters of required pre-requisite courses:
General Biology with laboratory
General Chemistry with laboratory
Organic Chemistry with laboratory
Physics with laboratory College Mathematics College English
n Official Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) score
GETTING STARTED
n Apply through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS).
n Fill out HWCOM supplemental application (sent to you after AMCAS verification). Please note that $30 application fee is non-refundable.
AAMC Fee Assistance Program honored for an application fee waiver.
IMPORTANT DATES
May – AMCAS primary application opens
June – AMCAS application may be submitted
August – March - Interview season
October 1 –Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
October 15 – Regular MD program applicants may be notified of admissions decisions
December 1 – Deadline to submit the AMCAS primary application
January 15 – Deadline to submit the HWCOM secondary application and letters of recommendation via the AMCAS Letter Service
April 15 – AAMC Application and Acceptance Protocols recommends accepted students narrow acceptance offers down to three medical Schools
April 30 –Students may hold only one acceptance after this date per AAMC traffic rules
July – Orientation begins
it all adds up...
High GPA and MCAT scores are important; so are qualities that demonstrate personal achievement, motivation, and compassion. We review your application holistically and consider factors including medical volunteering, shadowing, community service, leadership, teamwork, research, and other enriching qualities.
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medicine.fiu.edu Office of Admissions and Recruitment 11200 SW 8 Street, AHC2 390 W2 | 305-348-0644 | Med.admissions@fiu.edu 3256186733_HWCOM_01/2023 FIU Medicine FIU Medicine @FIU Medicine “When I’m on campus, I feel surrounded by family—one that supports, invests in and believes in each other. The
and friendships built here will last a lifetime!” —
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Greisy Martinez Harvell Class of 2020