2009-2010 MSAR Available
The latest Medical School Admission Requirement Guide from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is now available. You may click on the link above to purchase.Â
AMCAS 2009 Resources
American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) 2009 Resources
Many of the AMCAS 2009 resources to help guide you through the application process for MD admission are now available by clicking on the above link. Â
However, as many have been rolled over from 2008, the date of 2008 is still present on some documents. We will contact AMCAS regarding this.Â
Remember that the AMCAS application for 2009 admission is expected to be available on or around May 6, 2008.Â
**EARLY AND ERROR FREE SUBMISSIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED**
Posted April 4, 2008 in Important Deadlines/Dates, Medical Updates, Getting Ready to Apply
Students Applying to MD Schools for fall 2009
The American Medical College Application Services (AMCAS) is scheduled to open on or around May 6, 2008 for applicants applying for fall 2009 admission. click on the link for the brief announcement. Typically you can access the application in early May with submission of the application allowed sometime the first week of June. Please remember that many schools are on a rolling basis in terms of admission and our office strongly advocates that you submit your application *ideally by the end of June if not by mid-July*. If you have questions pertaining to the timing of your application especially in reference to the MCAT date, please make an appointment to speak to us by calling 645-6013.
Posted March 31, 2008 in Important Deadlines/Dates, Medical Updates, Getting Ready to Apply
IMPORTANT: Prehealth Committee Procedures for Spring 2008
If you plan on coming through the Prehealth Committee for APRIL 1, 2008 in support of your 2009 professional health school application, please carefully read the following information. Again, you will need at least 4 individual letters of recommendation by APRIL 15, 2008
Please turn in your materials to Virginia Majewski in 109 Norton Hall. Her phone is 645-6012; email – vmajewsk@buffalo.edu. You will need to set aside at least 10 minutes so that she can review your packet with you. Please do not simply drop off your materials to the office and leave. Â
If your last name begins with A-L, please turn in all your materials by 4:30 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 1.
If your last name begins with M-Z, please turn in all your materials by 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2.
YOU ARE SUBMITTING:
1) A printed copy of Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet - http://www.prehealth.buffalo.edu/pdfs/datasht2.pdf
2) Unofficial Transcripts from UB (My Grades off of MyUB) and any transcripts from transfer work.
3) Items #7-9 from the Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet
4) Personal Statement - #10 on the Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet
5) Be sure to read and answer appropriately #12 on the Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet. Please be sure to read the question carefully and contact us if you are unsure how to answer it. You want to report any disciplinary action/academic integrity issue regardless of whether you completed the required community service hours or regardless of whether you applied for the record to be expunged or you believe any record has already been expunged.
6) $40 fee.
If you are applying to two types professional health schools (i.e., MD and DO), the fee is $45 to cover the costs of transmitting your letters electronically through VirtualEvals to the MD and DO schools. The fee covers the expense overall of paper, copy services, and envelopes.
7) A black and white headshot (if possible). If not, we will take a quick photo here to be sure we are appropriately tracking all your Committee info.
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The ONLY materials sent on to the professional schools from our office include your individual letters of recommendation and Prehealth Committee composite letter. We do not forward your essay, Prehealth Committee application, photo, transcripts, etc.
The SRC in 232 Capen must forward your official transcripts to the centralized application services or individual schools (whichever is applicable for you).Â
Setting the Interview
Once you have submitted all your materials and have at least four letters in, you will be assigned a Prehealth Committee interviewer. In 3-5 days, you will be emailed your interviewer’s name and contact information. It is important that you contact this person promptly. They will be expecting to hear from you to arrange the date and time of your interview. Please do arrive more than 10 minutes early for your interview but strive to be on time.
Please do not ask us to accept your application past the deadline or assign your interviewer without at least 4 letters by April 15. Doing so holds up the process for the entire pool. Our goal is to complete your letters by mid-to-late June so you are all very timely in having a completed packet. Early, complete applications to the professional health schools are highly advocated.
Posted February 7, 2008 in Important Deadlines/Dates, Getting Ready to Apply, Letters of Recommendation, Prehealth Services
Graduating in June?
Please remember that if you are graduating in June, you need to file a card for degree conferral through the Student Response Center (SRC) by NEXT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008. For complete information about commencement ceremonies, please click on the link.
Posted January 25, 2008 in UB Announcements, Important Deadlines/Dates
AAMC FAP Program
As reported by the AAMC in AAMC STAT on January 13, 2008:
The AAMC’s Fee Assistance Program (FAP)–which helps defray the cost of applying to medical school and taking the entrance exam–is now accepting applications for 2008. The FAP reduces or waives fees associated with the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) and the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) for applicants whose annual family income is 300 percent or less of the federal poverty level. To receive fee assistance this calendar year, qualified applicants must obtain approval from the FAP prior to registering for any MCAT 2008 test dates or entering into the AMCAS 2008 medical school application cycle.
In 2007, more than 6,000 people applied for fee assistance; about 80 percent were approved or tentatively-approved (pending receipt of documentation).
Posted January 14, 2008 in Important Deadlines/Dates, Getting Ready to Apply
MCAT Registration Dates for April/May 2008
The administrators of the MCAT have announced that they expect to open registration for the April and May MCAT administration dates NEXT Wed, December 5.   At this time they cannot announce a specific time of day for the opening.Â
Please note that taking the MCAT in April, May or early June is strongly advised *if* you are adequately prepared. It also leaves time for you to take the exam an additional time if necessary. Because the applicant pool continues to increase nationally, you will want to register for the MCAT early to help assure your desired test date and location.
Posted November 29, 2007 in Important Deadlines/Dates, Getting Ready to Apply, MCAT
New & Final Test Date for 2007
The MCAT Program is adding a new - and final - test date for 2007: Sunday, September 16, 12:00 pm. This exam will be offered in a limited number of cities in a limited number of states. Details will be provided on the MCAT Web site: www.aamc.org. Registration will open by September 1. Deadline for registration is 11:59 p.m. (Eastern), September 9. The approximate score release date is October 15.
Due to the limited availability of seats on September 16, examinees currently holding reservations for testing on September 7, 8, and 11 will not be able to reschedule into the September 16 administration.
Examinees with questions should contact the MCAT Program at (202) 828-0690. Examinees may also write to mcat@aamc.org, however, if a quick response is needed due to the short timetable for September 16 registration, please call rather than write to the MCAT staff.
LIST OF STATES
Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington
MCAT may be able to add seats in Arizona and South Carolina and will update their Web page as they have new information.
Posted August 29, 2007 in Important Deadlines/Dates, Getting Ready to Apply, MCAT
Fall Prehealth Committee Cycle and Labor Day Holiday
Reminder: September 1 is a Saturday. Your Committee packet and letters will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Monday, September 3 is the LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.
Fall 2007 (Sept 1) Prehealth Committee Process – This is the LAST Committee cycle for fall 2008 (regular) application
ATTENTION: Those applying for fall 2008 admission to the professional health schools.
If you are a junior this year and/or plan on applying for the entering class of 2008 to medical school (MD or DO), dental school, veterinary school, optometry, etc., please read below. You also will want to consider making an appointment for prehealth advisement several weeks prior to the Sept 1 Prehealth Committee deadline to be sure you are well informed and prepared to come through the Committee in support of your fall 2008 application.
DEADLINE:Â SEPT 1, 2007
Four to seven individual letters of recommendation can be sent to the office in 109 Norton Hall anytime in support of your application. Â
If you are unclear as to what is involved in applying to the Committee, please go to the Prehealth Committee website.
All necessary forms are here.
All forms, aside from the Preprofessional Data Sheet/Application, are also available in 108 Norton.
**There is a detailed checklist of what you need to assemble for the Prehealth Committee on the shelves in 108 Norton.**
A minimum of FOUR letters of recommendation MUST BE RECEIVED for you by SEPT 1, 2007.
**Please remember that applications to these professions school have been on the rise and; therefore, they are extremely competitive schools in which to gain admission. If your overall or science/math GPA is around or below a 3.0 (e.g., 2.8 to 3.3), please make an appointment to see the prehealth advisor prior to applying to the Prehealth Committee***
Please call 645-6013 to set up an appointment if you need more information regarding this process.
Posted August 1, 2007 in Important Deadlines/Dates, Getting Ready to Apply, Letters of Recommendation, Prehealth Services
Important Student Health Insurance Announcement
New Waiver Requirement for Student Medical Insurance
UB Students: The UB Student Medical Insurance Waiver/Enrollment Process
has changed.Â
Please be advised the University at Buffalo Student Medical Insurance
Plan waiver requirement is now an annual process. If you have waived
this coverage in the past, you must enroll or waive each year starting
with the academic year 2007-2008. Domestic students may enroll, waive
or verify your own coverage by visiting the UB Student Insurance Office
website (international students must still use a paper process but the
form is on the website): Here are some things to think about:
• If you’re covered under your parents’ plan, coverage may end at age
 19 or 21. Most health plans have age restrictions that limit coverage for
 dependents;
 • You may not be covered away from home or abroad. Be sure your current
 policy covers you in the Buffalo area; and,
 • You may not have prescription drug coverage. With the cost of
 prescription drugs growing by double digits, you need all the help you
 can get. The UB Plan includes unlimited prescription benefit at the Sub
 Board I Pharmacy. The UB Student Medical Insurance Plan offers you these assurances.
 Please note: Students who successfully complete their on-line waiver
 prior to the first Fall 2007 bill will not be charged for insurance on
 their tuition bill. All full-time undergraduate and graduate students
 and all international students are automatically enrolled in a Student
 Medical Insurance Plan unless proof of comparable coverage is provided
 to the University by October 2, 2007  the final waiver deadline.
 Students that do not submit proof of comparable coverage will be
 enrolled in the plan and the insurance premium will be charged on the
 student’s tuition bill. Also, for students who may be getting student
 loan refunds, if you waive before the refund is processed, you will get
 the entire refund UP FRONT instead of getting all but the insurance
 amount and then a second refund check later.
The UB Student Medical Insurance Plan offers you:
• Access to Aetna’s nationwide network of health care professionals,
 including primary care and specialist doctors including Kaleida Health
 Systems;
 • Travel Assistance Services and Worldwide Medical coverage while
 traveling or studying abroad;
 • Vision, Fitness and Alternative Health Care Discount Programs in the
 Buffalo Area; and,Â
 • All students can purchase Vital Savings, a discount program that can
 be used across the country at participating providers for dental,
 vision, alternative health care and fitness.
Questions? Customer Service at Chickering can help with the new on-
line process for waivers, enrollment, answering policy coverage questions
 and more. Call 1-800-954-5793
