Graduate Programs Application Instructions

1. Use the Apply Now button below and sign in using your existing account information or create a new account to start a new application.
2. Fill out the application in full and submit it when complete. Once submitted, you will be emailed a link to the Status Portal. 
3. In your portal, you will be able to submit your application fee payment and supporting documents (personal statement, CV, etc.). 
4. Use the checklist on the Status Portal to make sure your supporting documents are submitted by the deadline for your application. All supporting documents must be received by the application deadline for you to be reviewed. 
5. Once all application materials are received, your application will be sent for review. If additional materials are needed, you will be notified.

You must submit transcripts for every college or university you have attended. At the point of application, please only submit unofficial transcripts. If admitted, official transcripts will be required in order to matriculate. 

Once you submit your application, you will have access to your status portal, which will include a link to pay your $85 application fee.

Three letters of recommendation are required. You will enter contact information for letter writers when you fill out the application, and they will be notified automatically and will be sent a link to submit their letter. In your portal, you can check the status of your letters, send reminders, or edit recommenders.

As a medical school focused on scientific discovery, our admission committees would like to understand applicants' prior research experiences. Note that this experience is not required for admission but is helpful information as we consider your application. 

If you have previous research experience, please make sure to list all prior experiences on your Resume or CV. Please list specific details, such as institution or company, duration of experience, PI or lab supervisor name, average hours you worked per week, and a brief description of your role. If you have presented or published, please also list all of these experiences, even local or small conferences are helpful information! All experiences should also be listed in chronological order.

Your personal statement should state your career objectives and research experiences. Explain clearly why you are applying for this degree program and why UB would be a good place to pursue this degree. In addition, if you have research experience, it would be helpful to describe the experience(s) and your role in the project(s).

If applicable, it is also recommended that you use your statement to address any stumbles or obstacles that have affected your academic performance thus far.

There isn’t a word or page requirement, but most statements are 1 to 2 pages long.

Priority will be given to students who submit their supplemental application by October 1.

1. Apply through AMCAS and indicate your intent to apply to the MD-PhD program, or both MD and MD-PhD.
2. When AMCAS has processed your application, you will receive an email confirming that it has been forwarded to the schools you have designated. When we receive your AMCAS application, we will send you an email acknowledging receipt and explaining how to access our supplemental application and pay our processing fee.
   

AMCAS charges $170 for an application that includes one medical school designation and $41 for each additional school you designate.

We charge a nonrefundable fee of $100 to process your supplemental application. We will not process it until we receive the fee.

If you’re experiencing financial hardship, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) may waive your AMCAS application fee through its Fee Assistance Program.

If you receive a fee waiver from the AAMC, we will waive our secondary application fee as well.

• be either a U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. resident
  
• have completed two full years or 60 credit hours of higher education in the U.S. or Canada
• have taken the MCAT within three years of applying
  
• have completed at least half of the prerequisite courses
• submit three letters of recommendation — one from a science professor — or a prehealth committee letter of recommendation
  

We accept letters of recommendation only through the AMCAS Letter Service. Do not send letters to our school.

We require a minimum of three letters, but you may send more.

We highly recommended that you request some letters from faculty or professional evaluators who are very familiar with your research experience and potential.

Based on our curriculum, we strongly encourage you to take a statistics course as well as courses in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology.

We encourage you to augment your prerequisite courses with advanced science or engineering courses that meet your interests.

Research experience gives you a level of expertise and understanding above that achieved in standard laboratory courses.

Outstanding applicants to our program have significant research experience either within a structured program or as a volunteer or staff member. They have also published their research and presented it at professional conference presentations.