Early assurance undergraduate partnership

Apply to medical school as a college sophomore for early assurance

Interested in becoming a doctor? Want to secure your seat in medical school early though early assurance while still in college? Contact the NEOMED liaison at one of our six undergraduate partner schools to reserve a seat in a future class through the Early Assurance Program.

Early Assurance Partner Schools

NEOMED offers the Early Assurance Pathway for the 2021-22 application cycle in partnership with:

The University of Akron

Contact: Ms. Ashley Rini rini@uakron.edu

Baldwin-Wallace University

Contact: Dr. Joseph Yavornitzky jyavorni@bw.edu

Cleveland State University

Contact: Dr. Elizabeth Domholdt e.domholdt@csuohio.edu

Hiram College

Contact: Dr. Brad Goodner goodnerbw@hiram.edu

Kent State University

Contact: Ms. Erin Lawson elawson1@kent.edu

Youngstown State University

Contact: Mr. Johnny Ware honors@ysu.edu

Currently enrolled students at the above partner schools may be eligible for early assurance to NEOMED and should contact the designated individual as noted above for more information. Effective May 2021 early assurance candidates no longer apply to NEOMED for early assurance.

NEOMED counsels prospective college students to contact the above partners directly in the event they are making a college choice based upon an early assurance partnership with NEOMED.  NEOMED does not endorse one partner school’s offerings over another. All have a history of providing NEOMED students with an excellent pre-medical foundation. Families are highly encouraged to select a partner institution based upon overall fit for your student’s expectations of an undergraduate experience.

The Process

The Early Assurance Undergraduate Partnership Pathway is a two-step process to the College of Medicine at NEOMED as a first-year medicine student. Please note that early assurance pathway has changed effective May 2021.

Step 1

The first step consists of undergraduate students currently enrolled at a partner college or university earning an early assurance nomination through their current school’s nomination process. Nominated candidates interview with NEOMED for early assurance privilege. Early assurance privilege reserves a seat in a future medical school class at NEOMED should candidates meet or exceed early assurance plan admission standards.

Step 2

The second step allows students granted early assurance privileges to NEOMED to apply for admission through AMCAS using the Early Assurance plan to earn their admission.

Learn more about the process

Eligibility Guidelines

Effective May 2021 students interested in early assurance privileges to NEOMED are to meet with the designated pre-medical advisor at their partner college or university.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must be on track to successfully complete a bachelor’s degree program at their partner institution (the reserved seat is forfeited should you transfer) and complete all required pre-requisite courses with a grade of “C minus” or better to use their early assurance privileges and successfully apply to the College of Medicine at NEOMED.

View the admission Requirements

Note: NEOMED no longer offers any direct from high school provisional admission programs (formerly known as “B.S./M.D.”)