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Medical Schools in Florida • • • Florida Atlantic University • http: //med. fau. edu/admissions/ (admissions site) University of Miami • http: //www. med. miami. edu University of Florida • http: //med. ufl. edu Florida State University • http: //med. fsu. edu University of South Florida • https: //health. usf. edu/

General Requirements (Prerequisites vary depending on the individual university) ● Biology- 1 year with lab ● Chemistry: 2 years with lab ○ Including 1 year of organic chemistry ● Physics: 1 year ● Biochemistry- 1 semester ● Mathematics- 1 year ○ Calculus recommended ● English- 1 year ● Behavioral Sciences- 1 year/2 semesters ○ Humanities, Psychology, Sociology, Bioethics, etc.

Additional Requirements ● MCAT ○ Taken no later than September of the year preceding application ○ http: //www. aamc. org/students/applying/mcat ● Shadowing Hours ● Interviews ● Volunteering at Hospital ● Extracurricular activities ● Work experiences in medical field ● Strong letters of Recommendations ● Most US Medical Schools use an online application service known as AMCAS. ● For more details, visit the American Association of Medical Colleges

MCATS/GPA ● FAU ○ Average MCAT ■ 31 ○ GPA ■ 3. 7 ○ 64 Slots, about 4, 000 applicants ● UM ○ Average MCAT ■ 32. 6 ○ GPA ■ 3. 77 ■ Science GPA 3. 73 ○ 150 Slots, about 7, 000 applicants ○ Admissions documents submitted by August 1 st ● UF ○ Average MCAT ■ 31. 75 ○ GPA ■ 3. 71 ○ Application start date: June ● FSU ○ Average MCAT ■ 28 ○ GPA ■ 3. 7 ● USF ○ No minimum GPA or MCAT requirements, USF uses holistic review of all applications

Labor Statistics Almost 100 k positions needed across all specialties! Mean wage over 200 k More info: https: //www. bls. gov/oes/current/oes 291069. htm