After careful screening of the applications, the most highly qualified candidates are invited for personal interviews. Final selections are made by the Admissions Committee from those interviewed. The School admits sixty students for the Fall semester each year. An application for admission to The City University of New York. Both applications must be postmarked by January 8.
Students enter the program after completing a minimum of two years of college.
Classes begin in March with a six-week orientation followed by Medical Gross Anatomy and Human Development courses. For the first 15 months, students study primarily biomedical and behavioral science courses. They also begin to have patient contact, learning such skills as interviewing, performing physical examinations, and preparing medical records. The two major teaching sites for the program are City College and Harlem Hospital Center, a teaching affiliate of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Administrative offices are located in the Women's Pavilion of Harlem Hospital Center.