Become a Doctor

Medical School Admissions at NEOMED

Whether you want to serve as a primary care physician in an underserved area or prepare for a specialty within the world’s best health systems, you can attend NEOMED to accomplish your career goals.

Which Path To Becoming A Physician Is The Right Fit For You?

Start the Early Assurance Program

If you are interested in:

Reserving your seat in medical school as a college sophomore
Attending Baldwin-Wallace, Hiram College, Kent State University or The University of Akron as an undergraduate student
Attending Cleveland State University through the CSU-NEOMED Partnership for Urban Health as an undergraduate student
Attending Youngstown State University as an undergraduate student in the YSU Bacc./Med program

Start the Post-Baccalaureate Early Assurance Program

If you are interested in:

Building upon your existing bachelor’s degree as a college graduate by strengthening your academic preparation to succeed in medical school
Entering medical school and becoming a doctor as a second career from the medical field
Practicing as a community-based doctor in an urban setting in a primary care field such as family medicine
Participating in distinctive hands-on, co-curricular service and shadowing opportunities and pre-medicine courses at Cleveland State University exclusively for CSU-NEOMED Partnership for Urban Health students

Start the Traditional Admission Process

If you are interested in:

Applying to medical school after obtaining your undergraduate or graduate degree
Applying to medical school in your last year prior to completing you bachelor’s degree

Transfer to NEOMED

If you are interested in:

Advancing community health in Northeast Ohio and beyond,
AND are entering either your second year or third year of medical school.

Why NEOMED?

Students graduating from this program will:

Have a strong interprofessional education to provide the very best care for their patients as a member of an integrated health care team
Have an understanding of and experience with the diverse patients to whom they will administer care
Hone clinical skills through participation in experiences and clerkship rotations throughout northern and central Ohio in a distinctive community-based physician education model
Enter residencies, world-ready, in a variety of primary care and specialty practice areas committed to improving community health in a leadership role

Who Should Apply?

Medical school at NEOMED is designed for students with an interest in advancing community health in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Our typical applicants include those who are interested in:

Continuing their rigorous academic journey in a challenging yet supportive setting
Practicing primary care in a rural or urban area, particularly in medically underserved regions
Clinical training opportunities in partnership with teaching hospitals and clinical training sites across northern and central Ohio
Advancing community health as a practicing physician

Obtaining an interprofessional education to provide the very best care for your patients as the leader of an integrated 21st century health care team
Preparing to serve diverse populations
Building lifetime connections to a leading network of health care professionals and other stakeholders