Admission Guidelines

SMDEP program sites are completely autonomous in making admissions decisions. The SMDEP National Program Office (NPO) has established the following guidelines regarding acceptance procedures for sites and applicants. SMDEP program sites are expected to follow these guidelines.

The following guidelines will be in effect for the summer 2012 application year:

1. SMDEP program sites provide notification of admission decisions once the NPO has a "Completed" application by one of the following decision dates:
   
   Admissions decisions are released on February 15 for applications completed by February 1
   Admissions decisions are released on April 1 for applications completed after February 1
   
   Students interested in living off campus and attending one of the participating sites must complete the 2012 Commuter Application Form in addition to the SMDEP Web Application. The following sites are offering a non-residential/commuter component:
   
   Case Western Reserve University
   
   Columbia University
   
   Duke University
   
   University of Texas-Houston
   
   UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical and New Jersey Dental
   
   University of Washington
   
   Note: The 2012 Commuter Application Form must be completed and returned by the above dates.

2. Admission actions will be submitted online and will be viewable to the applicant on the dates stated above. Applicants can monitor their status by visiting the "View Status" page within their SMDEP Web application. Applicants may not contact any site(s) about admissions decisions prior to the release dates.

3. Applicants have up to two business days after the admissions decision release date to confirm their acceptance to one of their designated sites. Applicants must confirm their acceptance on the "View Status" page within the SMDEP Web application.

4. When applicant selects the "confirmed" box online, an email will be automatically generated to the chosen program site. The program site will contact the applicant with further instructions concerning their confirmation.

5. Confirm at one site only! Please do not confirm at a site unless you are sure it is the one you want to attend. All confirmations are final. If you choose to withdraw from your confirmed site, you may not be considered at any other SMDEP site during the summer of 2012.

If you have questions, contact the National Program Office toll free at 866-58-SMDEP (866-587-6337), or via e-mail at smdep@aamc.org.