Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine: How To Get Accepted

The [University of Miami] Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, also referred to as the Miller School of Medicine, is one of the largest and oldest medical schools Florida. It offers several MD programs in combination with other certifications and degrees, as well as a PhD program for students who are particularly interested in medical research. The Miller School of Medicine has 6 hospitals across their medical campus; combined they possess 3,000 beds and offer several clinical experiences. Specialty centres include: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, the Ambulatory Care Center, the Diabetes Research Institute, the Lois Pope Life Center, The Miami Project to Cure Spinal Cord Paralysis, the Bachelor Children's Research Institute, the Ryder Trauma Center, and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Mission Statement

“The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s mission is to provide state-of-the-art, translational and evidence-based information to enhance the quality of education, research, and clinical practice, to foster professional growth, to stimulate intellectual (academic) curiosity, and to promote excellence in the delivery of health care in South Florida and internationally. These educational activities will be relevant to medical knowledge, clinical performance, soundly performed research and/or patient outcomes.”

Available Programs 

Academic Curriculum

The MD program(s) at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine emphasizes small-group based learning, case-based learning, team-based learning, and both faculty and student led experiences. The university has in-person lectures and group-based sessions, as well as online learning, evening classes and self-paced learning—this may vary between years and specific programs—and it’s important to not that while some lectures/materials may be completed asynchronously, many will recommend in-person attendance, especially if geared toward collaborative learning, teamwork and clinical skills.

The curriculum integrates basic, clinical, and health systems sciences and requires students to be active learners. Students will be introduced to basic science concepts throughout their team-based and small-group experiences and these concepts will be assimilated in light of clinical relevance. Exercises will emphasize social determinants of health, professionalism, humanism and ethics. An over-arching theme throughout the four years of the MD program is the continuous acquisition and refinement of clinical skills, through teaching and patient interaction. Patient encounters will commence during the first few weeks of the program.

Application Timeline 

Here is some important information regarding application timelines for applicants:

The primary application service used is AMCAS, which is the American Medical College Application Service. As with 138 other medical schools, MCW participates in the AMCAS Letters of Recommendation/Evaluation Service. This means that applicants may have their letters of recommendation submitted directly to AMCAS, rather than to each individual school and program.

Admissions Statistics

Based on current data, here are the medical school acceptance rates for the Miller School of Medicine:

In-state: 3.8%

Out-of-state: 1.2%

International: 0%

Total:1.7%

The median MCAT score for admitted students at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is 514; and the median GPA is 3.81.

The Miller School of Medicine welcomes domestic (in state) and out-of-state applicants, as well as DACA eligible citizens, who are encouraged to reach out to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. International and Canadian students are not accepted at this time; all applicants must be citizens and/or permanent residents of the United States of America.

The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is a competitive school. Based on current data, of 11,393 total applications, 534 were interviewed, 1 was deferred, 10 were accepted to the MD\PhD and 205 matriculated.

The current, total number of medical students at the Miller School of Medicine is 889.

In terms of demographics and diversity, the Miller School of Medicine has an 82/123 ratio of men/women. Only 50% of students in a first-year class surveyed had proficiency in an additional language (other than English).

The Miller School of Medicine is a predominantly Caucasian dominated medical school, 77% of students surveyed believe that they are from a medically underserved community. The age range is predominantly 19-29, with the vast majority (118 of 205 first year students) being under 24 years of age.

Recommended Courses

The following courses are required for consideration at the Miller School of Medicine:

The following courses are recommended:

It’s important to double check the requirements for each course you’ve completed—in terms of how it’s graded, how many credit hours are required, and the delivery method—to ensure that it will be accepted by admissions.

In recent years, many courses were instructed virtually. Courses that have an online delivery method will still be considered, even if normally only accepted as ‘in person’. However, when it comes to ‘pass/fail’ grades, the Miller School of Medicine notes that: “Accepting p/f coursework does not indicate a preference for a letter grade when given the choice. Check with the medical school about how they regard p/f and graded courses where the applicant has been given the choice.”

Tuition and Debt

Based on current statistics, medical school tuition for students at the Miller School of Medicine is $50,621, with about $35,160 in additional fees related to school. And about $3,930 on Health Insurance, which is required

In total, the cost of attendance is $89,711.

Funding Opportunities

In a recent study, 79% of Miller School of Medicine MD students noted that they received some sort of financial aid. Most often, financial assistance, both institutional and federal, is awarded on a most needed basis.

Applicants applying for financial aid can send their FAFSA to the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine during the application process. Because it is a private institution, private loans, as well as various grants and medical school scholarship options are available to medical students.

For federal scholarships, students must be a U.S citizen, as they will need to be to attend the Miller School of Medicine, and DACA applicants will need to provide proof of financial support on their application.

Information about financial assistance can be found here.

How to Get into The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

The MD program at the Miller School of Medicine is a competitive medical program, and as noted, is only available to American citizens. It is a private school, and the first and oldest medical school in the state of Florida. Applicants should strive to achieve an MCAT score of at least 514, as that is their median, and also aim to achieve a GPA of at least 3.81 to be competitive. Applicants with an MCAT score below 504 and a GPA below 3.2 will be very unlikely to get an interview.

Recommendation letters are required to be considered for admission at the Miller School of Medicine and must be submitted through AMCAS. A minimum of 3, and a maximum of 5 recommendation letters are accepted. A letter of evaluation from the premedical advisory committee at your school is preferred, but 3 letters of recommendation from faculty who can provide an adequate evaluation of your academic and personal qualities will be accepted.

Shadowing and pre-med experience is required by the Miller School of Medicine, as are the required courses. Completing recommended courses in good standing, as well as having volunteering hours for medical school, relevant extracurricular activities that may increase your chance of acceptance to medical school and paid workplace experience, and also having a strong application can boost your chance of receiving an offer of admission.

Your primary and secondary application must be submitted in a timely manner, before set deadlines—as soon as AMCAS opens—but the Miller School of Medicine emphasizes that if students do not feel they meet the minimum requirement for interviews and admissions, that they reconsider sending their secondary applications.

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Applicants must have completed the MCAT and CASPer in order to be considered for interviews and admission. MCAT’s must be taken within the past 3 years in order to be considered valid, and CASPer test results must be from the same year as your application.

Secondary applications are sent to most applicants—who are U.S citizens—who submitted an AMCAS application. The Miller School of Medicine reminds applicants to consider what the last entering class had as their cumulative average GPA (3.6) and MCAT scores (85^th percentile) prior to submitting a secondary application. The admissions committee will also consider other factors, such as each applicants’ preparedness to study medicine, diversity of life experiences and meaningful patient experiences, community service, leadership, and other instructional and community experiences. They will also consider the quality of letters of recommendation. Each applicants’ files will be reviewed without regard to their race, religion, origin, sex, greet, age, or handicap.

To ensure both your primary and secondary applications stand out, make sure your medical school recommendation letters ,along with all additional materials, are as strong and well-written as they can be! These are an opportunity to highlight your experiences, traits, and suitability well. Prior to beginning your primary application, it’s imperative that you review medical school personal statement examples and AMCAS work and activities examples , prepare for medical school secondary essays accordingly, and also allow yourself enough time for medical school interview preparation so that you can approach each step in your application with complete confidence.

Along with this, consider the appropriate MCAT test prep and CASPer prep resources, such as a CASPer test prep book in order to succeed during each exam and test, as both are required for consideration and admission to the Miller School of Medicine.

Although the Miller School of Medicine considers each experience and quality a student possesses when deciding whether or not they are a qualified candidate for admission, it is vital that you strive to submit a stellar application, and strive to achieve the highest GPA and test scores possible. Any student who hopes to attend a medical school should aim to complete all undergraduate and graduate courses to the best of their ability, and accumulate several hours of pre-med training and shadowing wherever possible. Because this institution is highly competitive, well-rounded applicants with a diverse range of abilities, skills and experiences, maturity, degree of motivation, demonstrated interest in direct patient care, as well as great GPA’s and test scores, will be more likely to be considered.

Applicants are required to have shadowing experience and sufficient clinical experience at the time of their application, and must have certain pre-requisite courses completed prior to the start of their MD program. It is expected that applicants have completed foundational courses and that all pre-requisite courses were taken at accredited institutions in the United States.

Premedical experience that helped the applicant understand and appreciate the challenges faced by current physicians is strongly encouraged; such as research and lab experience, volunteer experience as a medical scribe, or, shadowing and observing in a clinical setting. General community service is also considered and should be included on your application, as well as any paid or military experience that is relevant to the medical field. Adequate experience and good grades in the required courses is strongly recommended—and required—for those hoping to be accepted into an MD program at the Miller School of Medicine.

For reference, the most common types of premedical experience reported by applicants in recent years includes research lab experience (96%), medical community service/volunteering (90%), clinical observation and shadowing (92%), general community service (88%), paid employment in a medical/clinical setting (45%) and finally, military experience (1%).

Interview Formats

The Miller School of Medicine typically always conducts interviewed in-person at the Palm Beach County Campus, however, all interviews are virtual and held on Mondays and Fridays for the foreseeable future. On site tours are offered each month.

Whether or not you’ve been invited for an interview yet, you may still wish to begin preparing for your medical school interview, and a great place to start is by reviewing some common medical school interview questions, practice your answers, participate in mock medical school interviews, and you may also want to consider acquiring the help of a medical school interview tutor or an academic consultant who can assist you with all parts of your medical school interview preparation and ensure you’re understanding all components of your upcoming interview and able to formulate responses with ease!

Acceptance and Waitlist Information

Applicants must accept an offer (with the required deposit) by early May. Applicants will have to commit to enroll by June on AMCAS, and withdraw from other offers; they will have two weeks to respond to their offer at the Miller School of Medicine.

Deferred entrance requests to the Miller School of Medicine will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Waitlisted applicants will receive their offer, if selected, prior to May. The typical number of Waitlist positions per application cycle is 300, with approximately 75 applicants from that group being accepted. The admissions committee establishes the Waitlist order.

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Contact Information

Miami-Miller School of Medicine

Office of Admissions

P.O Box 016159

Miami, FL 33136-1015 USA

Telephone: (305) 243 3234

Email: [email protected]

Click here to view the Medical School Admissions Website.

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