The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) is a service run by the
Association of American Medical Colleges
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through which prospective
medical student
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s can apply to various
medical schools in the United States. It thus acts as something of a
Common Application
The Common Application (more commonly known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to over 1,000 member colleges and universities in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, ...
among the schools.
Most US medical schools granting
Doctor of Medicine
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(M.D.) degrees require that students apply through AMCAS. However, there are seven M.D. schools that do not participate in AMCAS. These schools use the
Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS). There are a total of 141 M.D. granting medical schools in the U.S. that use AMCAS, which includes 4 Puerto Rico schools.
Osteopathic medical schools (granting
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become li ...
, or D.O., degrees) have a similar system called the
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS).
In 2020, The Association of American Medical Colleges shortens the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to rule out experimental issues.
Services
* AMCAS Letter Service - All letters are to be submitted through AMCAS.
* Criminal Background Check Service - The Association of American Medical Colleges proposes that all U.S. medical schools, after conditional admission to medical school, have a nationwide background search on candidates.
Participating medical schools
References
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External links
Official AMCAS websiteOfficial AAMC websiteServicesTexas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS)for Texas medical, dental and veterinary schools.
for the six medical schools in the Canadian province of Ontario.
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)for osteopathic medical schools.
Medical education in the United States