Step 1

To secure an early assurance nomination at NEOMED, undergraduate students must be currently enrolled at a cooperating college or university within the NEOMED Early Assurance network. This nomination is granted through their current school’s nomination process. We recommend that students contact schools before enrolling as an undergraduate, and no later than the end of the first year of enrollment. This proactive approach will enhance your chances of securing an Early Assurance nomination.

Contact the designated individual at the cooperating college or university for more information.

Step 2

Candidates for Early Assurance as undergraduates must apply for Early Assurance nomination using PostbacCAS. At the time of Early Assurance application using PostbacCAS, students must select the year they intend to enter NEOMED as determined collaboratively with their undergraduate advisor. The deadline to apply for Early Assurance acceptance is Feb. 15 annually. If Feb. 15 falls on a weekend, the deadline is the following Monday. Candidates for Early Assurance shall use the recommendation function in PostbacCAS to secure documentation of their nomination for Early Assurance from their college or university. NEOMED will not consider any candidates for Early Assurance where an application is not accompanied by a nomination.

Step 3

The NEOMED admission committee will review candidates and invite eligible, nominated candidates to interview in the mid-March through early April timeline. Candidates accepted into Early Assurance as determined by the NEOMED admission committee will be notified on or about May 1.

Step 4

Candidates holding Early Assurance privileges must apply using AMCAS for the NEOMED M.D. program for their designed Early Assurance year. Candidates holding Early Assurance privileges earned as undergraduate students through the NEOMED Early Assurance network shall apply using AMCAS by no later than Sept. 1 for the application cycle they wish to enroll. This would be the calendar year before entering NEOMED. Should Sept. 1 fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline will be on the following non-holiday weekday. Candidates holding Early Assurance privileges earned as undergraduate students through the NEOMED network shall apply in AMCAS using the (binding) Early Assurance admission plan.

Step 5

The NEOMED admission committee will review verified applications in September or October as available through AMCAS and render one of three decisions:

• Acceptance into the NEOMED M.D. program; or
• Deferred acceptance into the NEOMED M.D. program contingent upon the successful completion of a one-year NEOMED preparatory master’s degree program (through 2027 for those already holding early assurance before the 2026 nomination cycle); or
• Denial of admission to NEOMED based upon failure to achieve early assurance admission standards or evidence of an emergent infraction (generally of a serious misconduct or legal nature as determined by the NEOMED admissions committee).