Application Process and Selection

  1. Students apply for admission to the JHMP through the University of Florida, College of Medicine Admissions Office.
  2. Students can obtain preliminary applications directly from the Admissions office or at a JHMP information session held at the College of Medicine in mid-January. Preliminary applications are due February 1. Applicants must have an overall GPA of at least 3.7 and an SAT score of at least 1200.
  3. After review of the preliminary application, competitive applicants are sent materials for the formal (secondary) application.
  4. Materials in the completed secondary application are reviewed by the Director of the JHMP and Chair of the Medical Selection Committee with additional review of the formal folders by other members of the Selection Committee at the Chair's or Director's request. On the basis of personal qualifications, and letters of recommendation, competitive applicants are invited for interview.
  5. Interviews are held throughout April at the University of Florida, College of Medicine. Applicants meet with the Director and Chair and have interviews with two additional members of the Selection Committee.
  6. Recommendations of the interviewers are sent to the Director and Chair. They are responsible for weighing the recommendations of the interviewers and the qualifications of each applicant against those of the entire applicant pool. All JHMP interviewers meet as a group with the Chair and the Director in order to review all candidates interviewed. With the approval of the Dean, the Director and Chair make the final determination of each applicant's status. Applicants accepted into the program are notified when each applicant's transcript with spring grades is submitted, usually in early to mid-May.
  7. Following acceptance, a candidate has two weeks to provide a written statement of intent to the Admission's Office.
  8. When the program is filled, a non-ranked alternate list is established based on the academic and personal qualifications and the recommendations of the members of the Medical Selection Committee. If withdrawals occur, positions are filled from the alternate list. An applicant who is not successful in gaining admission into the JHMP and who wishes to apply for regular admission to the College of Medicine must initiate a new application process through AMCAS. Applying to the JHMP is not considered an application to medical school, as asked on the AMCAS application.
University of Florida Office of Medical Informatics Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/students/jhmp/prospective_application.shtml
Updated: Jan 31, 2008, © 2005 University of Florida