EARLY DECISION ADMISSION PLAN

All applicants to the M.D. program who consider NEOMED their medical school of choice and are strongly aligned with its mission are encouraged to apply electing the Early Decision Plan (EDP).

• Early Decision is binding, which means that candidates who receive offers of admission are obligated by AMCAS policy to attend NEOMED should they wish to attend any allopathic school of medicine.
• All Early Decision applicants must present valid MCAT scores, apply through AMCAS by August 1, and have the secondary application (by invitation only) complete and verified to the Office of Admissions by September 1 of the year before anticipated enrollment.
• Notification to the applicant regarding admission is given by October 1. If selected, an EDP admit receives the benefit of early notification of acceptance and is, therefore, obligated to attend the NEOMED College of Medicine under American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) admission policy. If not selected for admission through the early decision plan, applicants may then apply to other medical schools. For more about consideration of whether the early decision program is right for you, visit students-residents.aamc.org.

REGULAR  DECISION ADMISSION PLAN

Applicants to the M.D. program who wish to apply to NEOMED and other medical schools in a competitive admission process are encouraged to apply electing the Regular Decision Plan (RDP).

• Regular Decision is non-binding, which means that candidates who receive offers of admission may choose from all medical school acceptances in line with AMCAS policy and medical school “Choose Your Medical School Tool” policies and deadlines.
• All Regular Decision applicants must present valid MCAT scores, apply through AMCAS by November 1, and have the secondary application (by invitation only) complete and verified to the Office of Admissions by Dec. 1 of the year before anticipated enrollment.
• Notification to the applicant regarding admission is given on a rolling basis. Generally, the first round of RDP acceptances are communicated in late January. RDP students may be accepted on a rolling admission basis through July.   For more about consideration of whether regular decision is right for you, visit students-residents.aamc.org.

M.D./Ph.D.  ADMISSION PLAN

Applicants interested in acceptance into a combined M.D./Ph.D. program may do so using AMCAS by selecting the M.D. / Ph.D. application plan. Using one application, candidates are applying to both of these NEOMED programs:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Program
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Basic and Translational Biomedicine (Research)

Faculty from both the M.D. program and Ph.D. programs will review and evaluate M.D. /Ph.D. candidates. Candidates may interview for both programs. Acceptance is contingent upon approval by both the M.D. and the Ph.D. admission committees.

For questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Basic and Translational Biomedicine (Research) please contact Dr. Matthew Smith,  Co-Director, Basic & Translational Biomedicine Graduate Program, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), College of Graduate Studies.

GRADUATE STUDIES SPECIAL PROGRAM PLAN

Regular Decision Plan candidates on the alternate list at the end of the admission cycle may be offered a reserved M.D. seat in the next cycle. The graduate studies special program is offered by invitation only. Candidates granted pre-approval from the prior year’s M.D. applicant pool choosing to complete a NEOMED graduate studies master’s degree program in a gap year may apply through AMCAS using the “Other Special Program” admission plan.

NEOMED matriculated about 40 students through the GSP for each of the last two cycles. All eligible interested students were offered GSP inclusion for 2024 and 2025 and represented about 40% of NEOMED’s entering first-year class.

Application Eligibility Guidelines

All traditional admission candidates must:

• Possess at least a baccalaureate (four-year) degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or a Canadian university prior to enrolling at NEOMED (applicants may be in their final year of progress toward a degree prior to graduation at the time of application).
• Be a U.S citizen/U.S. permanent resident (latter must submit documentation of status during application process). This requirement still applies to Canadian university students.

All candidates for admission to NEOMED as M.D. students are required to have successfully completed (C – or better) the following prerequisite courses prior to matriculation:

• Two semesters of Organic Chemistry and one lab
• Two semesters of Physics
• Two semesters of Biology
• One semester of Biochemistry

Entering students, regardless of plan, may benefit from the recommended courses below (determined by surveying students and faculty):

• Anatomy
• Calculus
• Cell Biology
• Composition/Writing
• Genetics
• Immunology
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Neuroscience
• Physiology
• Sociology
• Statistics

Where do NEOMED students come from?

Students apply to NEOMED using the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application from across the United States. For most entering classes, about 80% of the entering students are Ohio residents, whether they attend college in Ohio or elsewhere. About 20% of our incoming M.D. class arrives in northeast Ohio from all over the country. NEOMED interviewed over 400 non-Ohio resident candidates in the 2024 – 2025 admission cycle! We encourage AMCAS applications from both Ohio and non-Ohio residents.

👉 Students from the most recent entering M.D. class joined us from:

Arizona State University
Baldwin Wallace University
Boise State University
Boston University
Case Western Reserve University
Cedarville University
Cleveland State University
Duke University
Eckerd College
Florida College
Georgetown University
Grove City College
High Point University
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Kent State University
Kenyon College
Loyola University Chicago
Marshall University
Miami University
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
New York University
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Oberlin College
Ohio University Main Campus
Otterbein University
Reed College
Rutgers University
Southern Methodist University
Taylor University
The Ohio State University
The University of Akron
The University of Alabama
The University of Utah
United States Military Academy
University of California at Davis
University of California at Irvine
University of California at Los Angeles
University of California at San Diego
University of Cincinnati
University of Florida
University of Illinois At Chicago
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Notre Dame
University of Ottawa
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Toledo
University of Washington
University of Western Ontario
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wake Forest University
Walsh University
Wellesley College
Wheaton College
Wright State University
Xavier University
Youngstown State University