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from MD Brochure 2020
Admission requirements
Students seeking admission to Geisinger Commonwealth’s MD program must:
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Have a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. or Canadian accredited undergraduate college or university (must be completed before enrollment in MD program) 2. Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident 3. Be able to certify and comply with Geisinger
Commonwealth’s technical standards with or without reasonable accommodations 4. Have MCAT scores no more than three years old at time of application 5. Have completed the following coursework:* » General biology with laboratory (1 year/2 semesters) » General inorganic chemistry with laboratory (1 year/2 semesters) » Organic chemistry with laboratory (1 year/2 semesters) » General physics with laboratory (1 year/2 semesters) » English and English composition (1 semester) 6. Have consented to Geisinger Commonwealth’s enrollment requirements for accepted students prior to matriculation 7. Have submitted to and satisfactorily completed required
*AP credits can be applied toward these requirements.
*Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Admissions Committee will accept online coursework for the pre-requisite courses for the spring and summer 2020 semesters. Additionally, the Admissions Committee will accept pass/fail grades for coursework.
Application process
Students interested in applying to Geisinger Commonwealth’s MD program should:
background checks Complete an application through the online American
Medical College Application Service (AMCAS), the national application for U.S. MD programs » AMCAS application completion includes an application fee and all supporting documents as requested. » Geisinger Commonwealth will only consider verified
AMCAS applications (no incomplete applications will be reviewed). 2. Submit letters of recommendation via AMCAS letters » All applicants are required to submit one preprofessional/pre-health/committee letter or three evaluation/recommendation letters from faculty who are familiar with the applicant’s career goals and academic coursework. » For nontraditional students, the Admissions Committee will consider letters of recommendation written by
individuals who have firsthand knowledge of the candidate’s strengths, work ethic, abilities and commitment to the field of medicine. 3. Complete the Geisinger Commonwealth Secondary
Application » All AMCAS-verified applicants will automatically receive a secondary application. » The application fee is $100. » Candidates in receipt of an AMCAS Fee Assistance
Program waiver should submit a PDF copy of the form to admissions@som.geisinger.edu.
Interviewing
After a holistic review of the application materials, students are notified if they have been offered an interview for the MD program.
Contact us
525 Pine St. Scranton, PA 18509 Call: 570-504-7000 Text: 570-904-2084 geisinger.edu/gcsom admissions@som.geisinger.edu
MD Class of 2024 profile
Number of applicants: 6,145 Class size (new students): 115 Pennsylvania residents: 76 Geisinger Commonwealth counties: 46 Men: 56
Women: 59
First generation to college: 20 Underrepresented in medicine: 20 Average overall GPA: 3.66 Average MCAT 2015: 511
Scranton, PA 19
