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TRANSFERS/ADVANCED STANDING
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Students may seek transfer to the University of Florida College of Medicine
from a Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited medical school. Individuals must be either a United
States Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien. Individuals who already have
received a degree from a college of medicine will not be admitted to the
M.D. curriculum at advanced standing status.
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Requirements
A person may be admitted
to the College of Medicine at an advanced standing status within the context
of the following guidelines:
- A vacancy must exist for the admission of a person to advanced standing
status in the appropriate class.
- There must be extraordinary personal or family circumstances that would
be alleviated by transfer.
- Previous professional or graduate education from a LCME accredited institution
must be adjudged adequate in quantity, quality, and time frame to have been
competitive for admission as a first-year student at this college and to permit
entry into the curriculum at a level beyond the first year. An applicant who
is, for any reason, on probation or not in good academic standing at the school
from which transfer is sought will not be considered for transfer to this
college.
- There must be no history of attitudinal, behavioral or emotional problems.
- Applicants currently pursuing graduate level work toward a Ph.D. degree
or other professional degrees are required to complete all degree requirements
prior to application for admission to the College of Medicine for study toward
the M.D. degree.
- Only under extraordinary circumstances will an applicant who was previously
not accepted by the Admissions Committee be considered for transfer at an
Advanced Standing status. Any such request will be considered by the current
Chair of the Medical Selection and the Associate Dean for Student
Affairs in consultation with the Senior Associate Dean for
Educational Affairs.
Application Process
Initial consideration of an applicant for advanced standing will be undertaken
only when the applicant furnishes the following information upon request:
- A signed narrative written by the applicant expressing the circumstances
that prompted the request to transfer at an advanced standing status. This appeal must be sent to the Director of Admissions prior to April 1.
- Upon Request: A letter of recommendation from the Dean of the professional or graduate
school in which the applicant either was enrolled or is presently enrolled.
This letter must also state that the applicant is free of attitudinal, behavioral,
or emotional problems.
- Official transcripts of all post-high school academic course work.
- Medical College Admission Test official scores.
- United States citizenship or permanent resident alien certification.
An applicant judged to be qualified on the basis of the furnished information may be extended an interview.
Appeals for admission at advanced standing are submitted to the Director of Admissions P.O. Box 100216, Gainesville, Florida, 32610 by April 1.
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