Input on premed bio schedule+a "B" cc course

WayOutWestMom
Wed, 02 Jul 2014 04:59:11 +0000

AMCAS, TMDSAS (Texas medical schools) and AACOMAS (osteopathic medical schools) all require applicants to report any and all college level classes ever taken. This includes college coursework taken during high school.

https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf

http://www.aacom.org/Documents/AACOMASInstructions.pdf

https://www.tmdsas.com/medical/application-instructions.html

The organizations use the applicant’s personally identifiable information (name, birthdate, SSN, etc) from their application to check several national student clearinghouse databases to see where a student has been enrolled. Failing to report college-level coursework will be at best be considered submitting an incomplete application which will delay the processing of the application until the matter is resolved; at worst it will be considered submitting a fraudulent application which will get the applicant permanently banned from applying to any US med schools.

Medical schools place a very high value on honesty and ethical behavior. Lying (Including lying by omission) on an application has terrible consequences, even if it gets past the various screeners. Your medical degree can be revoked even years after graduation. It can also prevent an individual from ever obtaining a medical license. (Since an applicant signs an affidavit affirming that all information submitted is true on their applications, lying on the application is considered a moral turpitude offense by state licensing boards.)

There isn’t any place on AMCAS for explanation, but there is often a place on the individual school secondaries. (Usually a question along the lines of: “Is there anything else we should know regarding your application?” or something similar.)