Admissions Resources

The Admissions Forum Sessions are informative presentations led by University of Washington School of Medicine Admissions Dean, LeeAnna Muzquiz, MD. These sessions are designed for prospective first-time applicants, and re-applicants. The content focuses on what the University of Washington School of Medicine expects from applicants. All applicants are encouraged to attend in person or view the recorded videos prior to applying to the UWSOM.

Please visit our Facebook page to keep up to date with our scheduled sessions.

• 2019 Forum Session I: "The Application", LeeAnna Muzquiz, M.D., UWSOM Associate Dean for Admissions.
  • 2019 Forum I: "The Application" pdf
  • 2019 Forum I: "The Application" recorded video
  • The videos must be viewed in Silverlight: download Silverlight 
• 2018 Forum Session II: "The Interview", LeeAnna Muzquiz, M.D., UWSOM Admissions Dean
  • 2019 Forum II: "The Interview" pdf
  • 2019 Forum II: 'The Interview" recorded video
  • The videos must be viewed in Silverlight: download Silverlight
• If you applied and were not offered an interview.

Our general information sessions are intended for applicants who are planning to apply to medical school within the next year or two and want more information about the application process or timeline. These are not designed for applicants already in the application process. These topics will be covered: UWSOM’s mission, admissions process, and application. Visit Admissions for more information on these topics.

Our next Information Session will be September 13, 2019 from 3:00-4:00 in the Health Sciences Center, on the Seattle University of Washington Campus. Registration is required and you may register here.

• MSAR - Medical School Admission Requirements - the most authoritative guide to all U.S. and Canadian medical schools
• AMCAS - American Medical College Application Service - a nonprofit, centralized application processing service for medical school applicants
• AMCAS Advisors Information - for advisors
• AMCAS Application Information - for applicants
• AAMC Background Check Service - national background check of applicant upon acceptance​
• MCAT - Medical College Admissions Test - official information about the MCAT
• AAMC Post-​Baccalaureate Pre-medical Programs Information on after-college programs designed to prepare students for successful application to medical school

• Health Professions Admissions Guide by Carol Baffi-Dugan
• Write for Success: Preparing a Successful Professional School Application by Evelyn W. Jackson

• Listening Skills: Fact sheet on how to be 'a good listener' and an 'active listener'
• Toastmasters International: Become the speaker and leader you want to be. If you search this website, you will find Toastmasters groups affiliated with UW, and more within Seattle's University District near the UW campus.
• Witt Communications: Communication Tips - how to improve your communication skills
• Dale Carnegie: Secrets to Success, learn how to communicate with diplomacy and tact through the best-seller, "How to Win Friends and Influence People"

• Interviewing for Health Professions Schools A general resource from the National Association of Advisors for Health Professions
• Interviewing for Success A Dale Carnegie Workshop on interviewing for success

• AAMC Reporter the Association of American Medical Colleges’ flagship monthly news publication, covers major programs and initiatives at the AAMC and member institutions, as well as the broader issues that affect the academic medical community
• Gawande.com A resource of articles on current issues in healthcare
• Health System Reform Insight the American Medical Association (AMA) has developed Health System Reform Insight to help patients and physicians understand the Affordable Care Act

• The Bioethics Department at the UW School of Medicine – offers a list of resources on bioethics topics
• Jonsen, Siegler, Winslade. "Clinical Ethics" (any edition). Excellent case/core issues book
• Center for Practical Bioethics, a nonprofit, free-standing and independent organization nationally recognized for its work in practical bioethics
• Thomasma, Kushner. "Ward Ethics: Dilemmas for Medical Students and Doctors in Training." Focuses on student issues
• Atul Gawande, "Complications." More contemporary and subtle issues, relevant for understanding challenges within the practice of medicine
• Greg Pence. "Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Shaped and Define Medical Ethics." Many people like this book. More 'topical' than issues-focused, like “clinical ethics”

• Interfolio: Online commercial portfolio storage service that will hold letters of recommendation until needed for the application process. Some universities/colleges offer similar services for their students and alumni
• AMCAS Letters of Evaluation/Recommendation: Applicants submit their letters of recommendation through this service when applying to the UW School of Medicine

(The UW School of Medicine does not endorse or have any financial interest in any of these prep courses).

• Khan Academy: MCAT Preparation
• WikiPremed MCAT Course: Comprehensive MCAT Course
• Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions: MCAT Programs
• Princeton Review: MCAT Hyperlearning Course
• Columbia Review: Intensive MCAT Preparation
• Gold Standard MCAT Prep Practice MCAT tests
• Parliament Tutors: Private tutoring and online MCAT Course.
• MCAT Test Preparation​: UW Office of Minority Affairs
• University Tutoring: Test Preparation, 3232 NE 45th Street, Seattle WA
• Next Step Test Preparation: One-on-one MCAT tutoring
• Tutor the People: Individual MCAT tutoring from medical students and doctors

• Preparing for the interview, how applicants are screened, interview schedule
  • An approach to problem solving during your interview