Individuals applying to the medical school program at UMass are required to submit a primary application, supplemental application forms and letters of recommendation.
Applicants to the University of Massachusetts medical school are required to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Individuals who have graduated from a college outside of the United States must have completed one year of full-time study in a Canadian or American college or university before applying to the medical school program. Regardless of the student's undergraduate major or degree earned, there are several prerequisite courses they are required to have taken. Courses include one year of zoology or general biology with a lab component, one year of organic chemistry with a lab, one year of inorganic chemistry with a lab, one year of physics with a lab and one year of English literature or composition. Recommended (but not required) courses include calculus, sociology, psychology, computer literacy and statistics. All required and recommended coursework must be completed within the six years prior to applying to the medical school program at UMass.
Students applying to UMass medical school are required to submit scores from the standardized Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT).
UMass medical school students are required to prove aptitude, ability and skill in the following areas: observation, communication, sensory and motor function, intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities, and behavioral and social abilities. Observational skills include but are not limited to being able to dissect and preserve cadaver tissue, live patient observation from a reasonable distance, detecting changes in fluid and skin color, and observing cellular details through a microscope. Communication skills must include effective, intelligent and timely written and verbal communication with all patients and co-workers regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, cultural or religious background, including the ability to discern subtle physical and verbal cues. Applicants must possess the sensory and motor function to move swiftly and precisely in all emergency and routine situations. Applicants with intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities will be able to perform measurement, reasoning calculation, analysis, synthesis and judgment. The required behavioral and social skills include integrity, empathy, honesty, genuine concern, interpersonal skills, motivation and interest.