M.D. Program Application Process

AMCAS Application

Applicants must complete an application through the online American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) at www.aamc.org. AMCAS is the national application service that processes applications for M.D. Programs throughout the nation. Through AMCAS, an applicant may apply to most M.D. programs by completing one application and paying the appropriate fees. AMCAS provides the college with applicant information immediately upon completion of AMCAS transcript verification process.

The AMCAS application period begins in late May and terminates on or before December 1 prior to the year in which the applicant anticipates enrollment. The AMCAS Application deadline is the date when students must submit the application, all fees, original transcripts, and associated data to AMCAS.

Letters of Recommendation

Receipt and Processing

The M.D. Admissions Office will only accept letters of recommendation that have been received via AMCAS. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the appropriate letters are provided to AMCAS. Refer to AMCAS for detailed instructions for the letters of recommendation process. It is important that you coordinate with your own Pre-med Advising Office since many send the letter packages for you.

Important: Any letters of recommendation sent directly to the UCF M.D. Admissions Office will not be considered in the admissions process and will be destroyed.

Other Requirements

Letters of Recommendation are required for most M.D. Programs. The UCF MD program requires the following letters to complete a file:

Traditional Applicant – an applicant who will be entering the M.D. program directly from a bachelor's degree program with less than a one year break:
- three individual faculty letters - two letters from basic science faculty, and one from a non-science faculty member, or one Pre-Med/Pre-Professional Composite Committee Letter
- two character letters - these letters should be from those who can tell us about "who" you are. Authors may be those who have been your supervisor, friend, neighbor, someone you have volunteered with or shadowed, someone from an organization or club that you belong to, clergy, etc. One of these two letters may be from an academic peer.
Non-Traditional Applicant – an applicant where at least one year has passed since obtaining the initial bachelor's degree. This applicant may have completed additional academics possibly leading to another degree, or may have been away from academics for several years:
- supervisor letters for the three faculty letters
- two characters letters that would be the same needed for Traditional Applicants.

Completed File

It is the responsibility of each applicant to meet established deadlines and to monitor the status of their AMCAS and UCF COM Supplemental applications. The UCF Supplemental Application Dashboard will provide each applicant with the status of each application component, and will reflect file completion upon receipt of all information. The M.D. Program Admissions Office also intends to send an email to each applicant upon completion of their file. Applicants will not be considered for an interview until all required information has been received and their file has been completed.

Components of a completed application are as follows:

verified AMCAS application
designated letters of recommendations provided via AMCAS only
submitted College of Medicine Supplemental Application
paid application fee or AMCAS Fee Waiver Verification
uploaded passport-style photo (requested, but not required)
additional optional information provided directly by the applicant such as:
- letters providing updated or amplifying information (via email)
- recent grade sheets/transcripts (unofficial transcript acceptable, via email)

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