NEOUCOM | Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy

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You will be able to access your supplemental application after:

Your AMCAS application to NEOUCOM has been verified by AMCAS; and
You have submitted a valid letter of recommendation to NEOUCOM as well
It has been verified that you meet NEOUCOM's minimum academic requirements

Supplemental Application Instructions

Eligibility: In the selection of students, preference is given to applicants who are bona fide residents of the State of Ohio. As the basis for its decision on Ohio residency, NEOUCOM has established a "Policy Regarding Ohio Student Residency" based on that adopted by the Ohio Board of Regents. NEOUCOM gives preference in admissions decisions to Ohio residents but may accept non-Ohio residents as well. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents (holders of the "green card") of the United States. Permanent residents must submit a photocopy of the front and back of their permanent resident card with this application.

The College of Medicine shall not discriminate against any U.S. citizen or permanent resident on the basis of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or national origin. The College of Medicine shall also comply with all laws and regulations concerning persons with disabilities and veteran status.

Our medical school candidates typically complete baccalaureate degrees prior to entering our medical school. However, students who have completed the equivalent of three academic years of study and show unusual promise may also be considered. If this is the case, students will be required to complete their baccalaureate degree from their undergraduate college during summers or in some other manner before receiving the M.D. degree.

The Application: Applicants will not be considered for admission until their applications are complete. The following materials constitute a complete application for admission to the College of Medicine:

Verified 2011 AMCAS application;
Letter(s) of recommendation;
2011 NEOUCOM supplemental application; and
$75 supplemental application fee

All materials must be received by December 1, 2010 (by September 1, 2010, if you are applying through the Early Decision Program).

Essential Functions Required for Admission, Continuation and Graduation

The primary mission of the College of Medicine is to provide all students with the training to become qualified physicians oriented to the practice of medicine at the community level. As such, faculty are responsible to develop and implement a medical curriculum designed to educate humane physicians for the highest standards of the practice of medicine.

Preparation and training to become a physician requires each student to understand and meet the Essential Functions Required for Admissions, Continuation and Graduation identified below. The faculty has developed the course requirements and activities to provide critical elements of physician training. It is expected that students will participate in all course activities (including but not limited to lectures, seminars, laboratories, clinics, physical examinations, patient procedures) and adhere to individual hospital rules and regulations as well as COM policies regarding these activities. Learning is based on active student participation rather than simple observation and/or note taking.

A candidate for the M.D. degree must be able to demonstrate intellectual-conceptual, integrative, and quantitative abilities; skills in observation, communication, motor functions; and mature behavioral and social attributes. Technological compensation can be made for some handicaps in certain of these areas, but a candidate should be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner without a trained intermediary. (The use of a trained intermediary means that a candidate's judgment must be mediated by someone else's power of selection and observation.)

Observation: The candidate must be able to observe demonstrations and experiments in the basic sciences, including but not limited to physiologic and pharmacologic demonstrations in animals, microbiologic cultures, and microscopic studies of microorganisms and tissues in normal and pathologic states. A candidate must be able to observe a patient accurately at a distance and close at hand. Observation necessitates the functional use of the sense of vision and somatic sensation. It is enhanced by the functional use of the sense of smell.

Communication: A candidate should be able to speak, to hear, and to observe patients in order to elicit information, describe changes in mood, activity, and posture, and perceive nonverbal communications. A candidate must be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients. Communication includes not only speech but also reading and writing. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in oral and written form with all members of the health care team.

Motor: Candidates should have sufficient motor function to elicit information from patients by palpation, auscultation, percussion, and other diagnostic maneuvers. A candidate should be able to execute motor activities reasonably required to provide general care, to perform diagnostic procedures, and to provide emergency treatment to patients. Examples of emergency treatment reasonably required of physicians are cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the administration of intravenous medication, and the application of pressure to stop bleeding. Such actions require coordination of both gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional use of the senses of touch and vision.

Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative, and Quantitative Abilities: These abilities include measurement, calculation, reasoning, analysis, and synthesis. Problem solving, the critical skill demanded of physicians, requires all of these intellectual abilities. In addition, the candidate should be able to comprehend three-dimensional relationships and to understand the spatial relationships of structures.

Behavioral and Social Attributes: A candidate must possess the emotional health required for full utilization of intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of all responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis and care of patients, and the development of mature, sensitive, and effective relationships with patients. Candidates must be able to tolerate physically taxing workloads and to function effectively under stress. They must be able to adapt to changing environments, to display flexibility, and to learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems of many patients. Commitment to excellence, service orientation, goal setting skills, academic ability, self-awareness, integrity, and interpersonal skills are all personal qualities that are assessed during the admission and education process. Because the nature of medical education is based on a mentoring process, candidates are expected to be able to accept criticism and respond by appropriate modification of behavior.

Handicapped individuals are encouraged to apply. Applicants whose responses indicate that they cannot meet the expectations will be further reviewed by the Admissions Committee to assess the extent of difficulty and the potential for compensating for such difficulty.

Application Fee: As an applicant seeking admission to NEOUCOM, you are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of $75. An online payment will be made at the conclusion of your application, however you can send a check (cash is not accepted) to our office if you prefer.

If you wish a waiver of our application fee, you must submit a letter so requesting. Our online supplemental application currently does not support those requesting a fee waiver so you will be sent a separate printable application to complete.

Official Transcripts Sent Upon Acceptance: Applicants who are accepted to NEOUCOM are required to forward (for reasons of certification) official records of all undergraduate colleges and any graduate and professional school enrollments.