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• Residency Program

AMCAS Online Application

VTCSOM  participates in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) online application process, and applications verified by AMCAS will be the first step in the medical school applicant screening process.  MCAT tests are required and should be taken no later than August or September in the year prior to anticipated entry. 

Secondary Online Application

Holistic reviews of each application will be made by a faculty subcommittee before making a decision about whether or not to invite an applicant to complete a secondary application. Only the most academically qualified applicants who present records indicating that they would benefit most from the innovative medical curriculum at VTC will be invited to complete a secondary application. Applicants invited to submit a secondary application will be sent a link to access the online secondary application. An $85 non-refundable application fee will be required with submission of the secondary application.

Personal Recommendations

VTCSOM uses the Personal Potential Index (PPI) evaluation process developed by Educational Testing Service (ETS) as a source of personal recommendations, along with traditional letters of recommendation. We request a summary report from ETS verifying the applicant has been evaluated by three to five references using the ETS Personal Potential Index (ETS PPI) web-based evaluation system as part of our secondary application process. However, applicants can choose to send the ETS PPI report, traditional letters, or both. For the 2009-2010 application cycle, traditional letters of recommendation may be sent electronically to VTCSOM via VirtualEvals or Interfolio. (NOTE: This is a change to our earlier policy requiring an ETS PPI summary report as part of the secondary application.)

Interview Invitation

When the application is complete (secondary application and ETS PPI evaluation report), the application will again be reviewed and a decision will be made to:

1. Invite the applicant for interview and assign a tentative date for interview, or
2. Inform the applicant that they will not be considered further in the application process, or
3. Hold the application for future consideration as the admissions process proceeds

Interviews will take place on the VTC campus in Roanoke, Virginia, on several weekends throughout the fall and winter months.

MMI Interview Process

VTCSOM utilizes a Multiple-Mini Interview (MMI) process using predetermined scenarios. The MMI interview technique was developed and implemented by McMaster University in Ontario for their M.D. program. Applicants rotate through 10 interview stations that will last eight minutes each. No prior medical knowledge is required for the MMI.

Rolling Admissions Process

VTCSOM will use a rolling admission process and expects to send out its first group of acceptances approximately a month after its first interview weekend. Additional acceptances will be sent out approximately a month after each interview weekend.

• Some students not offered an initial acceptance will be notified that they have been placed on a wait list.
• An applicant may remain on the wait list up to the day of the VTCSOM student orientation in early August.