Now is an exciting time to pursue your passion for medicine and science. An MD-PhD degree will provide you with the training you need to become a leader in the areas of research and medicine and the insight required to build a bridge between the disciplines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The UNC MD-PhD Program welcomes applications from any students interested in a career in medicine and biomedical research. Our program supports students who are pursuing graduate degrees in traditional biomedical fields as well as graduate departments that are usually considered “non-traditional” for MD-PhD programs.\u00a0 (Please note: for some “non-traditional” PhD programs, an applicant to the MD-PhD program must apply separately to the UNC department from which he or she aims to earn a PhD.\u00a0 For more information please contact the MD-PhD Program Office).<\/p>\n
You can find a list of graduate programs with which we currently work with here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Please note: We have made changes to our admissions process in order to comply with a mandate from the North Carolina General Administration. From this point forward, all applicants applying to the UNC School of Medicine must complete a supplemental application in addition to a military survey. The Committee on Admissions will continue to pre-screen the AMCAS applications to select candidates for interviews. It is important that you take into consideration the <\/i>admissions policies, guidelines, and criteria we have indicated<\/i> on our website to ensure that your academic credentials meet our criteria. Keep in mind that the process for receiving a supplemental is automated, and you need to make sure that your academic metrics are <\/i>within the parameters we require.<\/i><\/p>\n * The MD-PhD Program has the same prerequisite academic and technical standards requirements as the MD Program. Please find more information about these requirements by visiting the Educational Prerequisites and MCATs page<\/a> or the Technical Standards page<\/a> on the Medical School’s Admissions website<\/a>.<\/p>\n To apply to the UNC MD-PhD Program, you must submit an application through the American College Medical School Application Service (AMCAS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n MD-PhD Combined Degree Designation: In the application, you have to choose MD only or<\/em> combined MD-PhD only, when asked to indicate the program to which you are applying. If you choose MD-PhD, your application will not be considered by the MD Program, however, you will still be required to interview with the MD program if invited.<\/p>\n The UNC MD-PhD deadline for submission of the AMCAS application is October 1st, 2025.<\/p>\n Once we receive your AMCAS application, the staff of the UNC MD-PhD Program reviews it. All applicants who submit an AMCAS application to the UNC MD-PhD Program will receive an email invitation to submit a Supplemental Application. We encourage your submission within 2 weeks of that invitation. If you would like to be considered for an interview we strongly suggest you to complete the process as soon as possible.<\/p>\n *Note:<\/strong> Please make sure you are checking your Spam\/Junk folders for correspondences from UNC that may have been pushed there.<\/p>\n The final deadline for submitting your Supplemental Application is Friday, October 3rd.<\/p>\n Please note: for some \u201cnon-traditional\u201d PhD programs, an applicant to the MD-PhD program must apply separately to the UNC department from which he or she aims to earn a PhD.\u00a0 For more information please contact the MD-PhD Program Office.<\/p>\n Our MD-PhD Program does not interview on a rolling basis. However, we review all applications as they are completed September – November. Your application is not considered complete until you have paid the Supplemental Application fee and we receive your verified AMCAS, including your latest MCAT score and all letters of recommendation.<\/p>\n Invitations for interviews for local applicants may be issued as early as September.\u00a0 All interview invitations will be issued by early December. Applicants who are selected for interviews will choose one of three interview weekends in December or January.<\/p>\n For 2025-26, our interview weekend dates are:<\/p>\n On Sunday, applicants will spend their time interacting with current students and faculty members in a relaxed social environment. Then, Monday and Tuesday, the formal interviews are held in conjunction with both the Medical School and the Graduate School. MD-PhD applicants participate in Medical School Interviews one day and the other day is spent interviewing with research faculty on campus.<\/p>\n You can find a full admissions timeline on our Deadlines and Key Dates page<\/a>.<\/p>\n *Local Interview Day<\/p>\n Applicants to the UNC MD-PhD Program should possess:<\/p>\n We evaluate each application in its entirety, taking into consideration engagement in research, academic achievement, MCAT scores, personal essays, letters of recommendation, and interviews. There is no age limit for applicants to our program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Information About the New M<\/em>CAT: The Admissions Committee will use the MCAT scores from the current exam in the same way they have used previous scores – in conjunction with other academic information presented on the AMCAS application and the letters of recommendation. Because these scores are new to Admissions Committee members, they will use the percentile ranks for the new scores to determine how individual applicants compare to others who took the new exam.<\/em><\/p>\n Students should plan to take the MCAT<\/a> no later than September prior to the year they are planning to matriculate. MCAT scores cannot be more than three years old<\/em> at the time the AMCAS application is submitted.<\/p>\nHow to Apply to the UNC MD-PhD Program<\/h2>\n
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A complete and competitive application should showcase these qualities, while also meeting the following requirements:<\/h4>\n
MCAT Requirements<\/h4>\n