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 Welcome to the
advisor’s page for the Summer Scholars
program. Here you will find everything you
need to assist your student in applying to
this unique,
six-week medical school immersion
experience.
Application
Materials
There are
three
forms that the student will need to download
and fill out. We cannot accept electronic
applications at this time, so students will
need to print out and mail the application
materials.
All application
materials should be mailed to:
Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Admissions
Office – Summer Scholars
102 Grosvenor
Hall
Athens, OH
45701
Deadlines
March 1, 2008 is
the deadline for all Summer Scholars
application materials – including the
faculty letters of recommendation.
Program Dates
Summer Scholars
will begin on Thursday, June 12, 2008 and will
conclude on Friday, July 25, 2008.
Program
Eligibility
-
disadvantaged status (economic
or educational). Students
will be considered educationally
disadvantaged if neither parent
has completed an associates
degree or higher.
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underrepresented minority.
Underrepresented minority is
defined as racial or ethnic
populations who are
underrepresented in the
designated health profession
discipline relative to the
number of individuals who are
members of the population
involved. This definition would
include Black or African
American, American Indian or
Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific Islander,
Hispanic or Latino, and any
Asian other than
Chinese, Filipino, Japanese,
Korean, Asian Indian or Thai.
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U.S.
citizenship or permanent
resident status
-
a
minimum of one year each of
college-level chemistry and
biology
Other
things we consider are:
-
science GPA
-
grade trends
-
essay question responses
-
interest in osteopathic medicine
-
MCAT
scores
-
recommendations from two (2)
science faculty members from
your undergraduate school who
are familiar with your academic
work.
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preference is given to rising
seniors, recent college
graduates and non-traditional
premed students
Program
Benefits
- Summer Scholars will provide a realistic
view as to what medical school will be like in terms of basic science content and other
non-cognitive areas.
- Eligible
students will have a guaranteed interview
for a spot in the 2009 entering class.
Click here to see eligibility requirements.
- Students
are reimbursed for travel costs to and from
the program; room, board and program
materials are provided; and students will
receive a modest living stipend.
- Summer
Scholars participants will be taught by
current medical school faculty and
upper-level medical students.
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