MD Medicine at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

The M.D. at the University of North Dakota is an on-campus, four-year medical degree that prepares physicians to serve North Dakota. The curriculum emphasises self-directed learning, problem solving and team building, and the programme admits 78 students per year.

Faculty: School of Medicine & Health Sciences | Duration: 4 years | Intake: 78 students per year; AMCAS application Oct 15, transcripts Oct 31, secondary application and all materials Nov 1 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

The first 20 months cover basic sciences and clinical skills on the Grand Forks campus in an integrated, problem-based curriculum with simulation training. Clinical training follows from the remainder of year 2 through year 4 in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks or Minot. Concurrent M.D./Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (about 7 years) and M.D./M.P.H. (5 years) options are available.

Career pathways

50% of practicing patient-care physicians in North Dakota are School of Medicine & Health Sciences or UND residency graduates, and 41% of the 2022 class matched in primary care specialties (family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics). Alumni have worked at rural clinics and hospitals, Sanford Health and Mayo Clinic.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School of Medicine & Health Sciences (MD): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is required before starting (applicants may apply before completing it); no specific major is required. MCAT minimum is 495 for the 2027 cycle and 501 for the 2028 cycle (scores no more than three years old); accepted students averaged 506-508. A minimum cumulative and BCPM GPA of 3.0 is expected (a minimum BCPM GPA of 3.00 is required from the 2028 cycle); successful applicants averaged a cumulative GPA of 3.7-3.8. No specific courses are required; two semesters each of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry and physics, one of biochemistry, and psychology and sociology are recommended. The Experience and Attributes Portfolio is assessed (written expression, research, clinical experience). Application deadline is November 1 (AMCAS Oct 15, transcripts Oct 31).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Graduate applications go through the UND admissions application with a $35 non-refundable fee (no waivers); each graduate program sets its own deadline, listed in the Program Finder.

International graduate applicants: Fall May 1, Spring Sept. 1, Summer Feb. 1, unless the program sets a specific deadline. Application fee $35.

Apply through the official page: https://med.und.edu/admissions/student-affairs-admissions/prospective-students/how-to-apply.html

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