How to Apply to the Ohio State College of Medicine
Once you have completed all of the requirements for admission, your application begins with the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). AMCAS is a non-profit, centralized application processing service available only to applicants entering their first year at participating medical schools.
There are nine sections of the AMCAS, you will be asked to provide background information, course work, work experience and extracurricular activities and letters of evaluation. In the seventh section of the application you will be asked to enter all of the schools you wish to apply to, here you will designate The Ohio State University College of Medicine as one of your schools of choice. After this step you will submit essays, standardized test scores then certify and submit your application.
Learn more about this process by visiting AAMC How to Apply to Medical School.
Applying to the Three Year Primary Care Track
If you are interested in the Three Year Primary Care Track (OSU-PCT), you must designate The Ohio State University College of Medicine, select Regular MD as the application type then contact us at threeyeartrack@osumc.edu for further instructions to apply to OSU-PCT.
Applying to the Community Medicine MD Track
If you are interested in the Community Medicine MD Track (CMT), you must designate The Ohio State University College of Medicine, select Regular MD as the application type then contact us at communitymedicinetrack@osumc.edu for further instructions to apply to CMT.
Frequently Asked Questions
Due to the volume of applications, we are not able to accept updates. If you are invited for an interview, you will be given the opportunity to submit an update at that time.
Due to a large number of applicants, the review process can take a long time. You will receive notification from our office every time a change occurs in your application status (interview invitation, decision, etc.). Once you have received confirmation of the completion your Secondary Application from Graduate Admissions, you will receive an account creation email from Vitals, our Student Information and Curriculum Management System. Once your account is created, you will be able to check the status of your application by visiting the Vitals website.
After applying through AMCAS and your MCAT eligibility verified by our office, all applicants who designated Ohio State College of Medicine as one of the schools of their choice will receive an email which will include the link to the secondary application.
- Secondary applications will become available after the first week in July.
- An $80 application fee is paid electronically, upon submission of the secondary application.
- Essays: In addition to the personal statement provided on the AMCAS application, we require responses to additional essay questions.
- First, designate The Ohio State University on the electronic AMCAS application, and select Regular MD as the application type
- After submitting the AMCAS application, contact us at communitymedicinetrack@osumc.edu for further instructions on specific steps to follow to apply. Include your name and AMCAS ID number and clearly state that you wish to apply to the Community Medicine Track.
- Please note that your application to the CMT program will not be complete until you have informed The Ohio State University College of Medicine of your interest in this program.
- Competitive applicants will be sent a secondary application. Your application to the Ohio State College of Medicine Community Medicine MD Track is complete when your secondary application is received.
- Qualified applicants are invited for interviews, which take place from October to March, and will complete an interview day.
- First, designate The Ohio State University on the electronic AMCAS application, and select Regular MD as the application type. The AMCAS application deadline is The AMCAS application deadline is Nov. 1. .
- Next, contact threeyeartrack@osumc.edu for further instructions on specific steps to follow to apply to OSU-PCT. Please Note: Your application to the OSU-PCT program will not be complete until you have informed The Ohio State University College of Medicine of your interest in this program.
- Competitive applicants will be sent a secondary application. Your application to the Ohio State College of Medicine Primary Care Track is complete when your secondary application is received. The secondary application deadline is December 15.
- Qualified applicants are invited for interviews, which take place from September to March, and will complete an interview day with the College of Medicine and an interview day with the OSU-PCT and residency representatives.
Current Students
Once you received an email from Vitals with your login credentials (this is different than your lastname.#), you can check your application status by visiting VITALS.