Is Quillen all about primary care?
The primary mission of Quillen College of Medicine is to educate future physicians,
especially those with an interest in primary care, to practice in underserved rural
communities. However, Quillen students are under no obligation to choose a career
in primary care.
What about hospital affiliations and clinical exposure? Is exposure to teaching beds
more limited at Quillen than what I would receive in a more urban setting?
Patient contact begins during the first semester. 3,000 patient beds are available
for teaching through affiliated hospitals.
What are the oldest MCAT scores you will accept?
Acceptable scores may not be more than two years old. To meet this requirement, applicants
to the 2019 entering class may submit competitive scores from any administration of
the MCAT taken from January 2016 through September 2018.
When should I apply?
Applications are received June 1 - November 15 of the year prior to admission. The
application and all related material must be received by AMCAS by November 15.
What is the Early Decision Program?
The Early Decision Program allows applicants to secure an acceptance from one medical
school by October 1. Applicants choosing this program agree to apply to no other medical
school prior to the medical college's October 1 decision. Applicants not accepted
during the early decision process may be deferred for consideration with regular candidates,
or consideration could terminated. Please note that both early decision and regular
decision applicants are held to the same high standards of admission; early decision
applicants are not given preference over regular decision applicants by the Admissions
Committee.
Does Quillen give preference to in-state applicants?
Quillen College of Medicine is a state-supported institution. Preference for admission
is given to U.S. citizens or those who possess a U.S. Permanent Resident Visa and
permanently reside in Tennessee. Applications from residents of Tennessee, TBR defined
border counties and applicants from our contiguous Appalachian area are welcomed.
Additionally, the college gives preference to active duty military personnel and honorably
discharged veterans of U.S. military service. (Additional military personnel and Vets
information.) From these groups, preference is given to applicants who have received
at least a baccalaureate level degree from a regionally accredited institution prior
to matriculation. Applicants not meeting the above criteria are strongly discouraged
from applying here. Of particular interest are those applicants giving strong evidence
of their commitment to a career in primary care and/or rural medicine.
Under ETSU's Border County Policy, out-of-state students from the following counties, who meet the in-state tuition fee waiver requirement as undergraduate or graduate students at ETSU, shall be considered as Tennesseans for admissions and tuition fee payment purposes at the Quillen College of Medicine.
Virginia: Lee, Scott, Washington, Grayson
North Carolina: Ashe, Avery, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey
For more information. . .
https://www.etsu.edu/admissions/policies/border_county.php
Residency status for admissions and fee payment purposes is determined at the time
of application according to governing regulations.
A copy of the TBR guidelines for determining residency can be found at https://policies.tbr.edu/policies/policy-classifying-students-state-out-state-paying-college-or-university-fees-tuition
What about the Situational Judgment Test (SJT) admissions requirement CASPer?
For more information. . . CASPer Serious applicants are encouraged to take this test early and check CASPer's website
due to test date changes. We will accept scores through the 2018 November test date.
Do you accept transfer students?
Transfer applications to Quillen College of Medicine may be accepted from qualified
students for admission to the second or third year of the curriculum on a space available
basis.
How many applications do you normally receive?
Quillen College of Medicine normally receives 2,000+ applications.
What is the average number of applicants from whom you request supplemental information?
The number varies from year to year, but normally falls in the 500 range.
What is the average number of interviews granted?
Quillen's Admissions Committee generally interviews about 240 applicants each year.
What undergraduate major should I choose?
Applicants are encouraged to pursue their own intellectual interests in completing
a broadly based undergraduate education demonstrating scholastic rigor, analytic and
critical thinking, an aptitude for understanding complex systems in human biology,
and the ability to apply knowledge.
What is your admissions committee looking for in an applicant?
Quillen's Admissions Committee evaluates each applicant on the basis of demonstrated
academic achievement, scores earned on the MCAT, letters of recommendation, pertinent
extracurricular experiences, evidence of non-scholastic accomplishment, and clinically
related experience demonstrating motivation for the study and practice of medicine.
They look for integrity, willingness, and ability to assume responsibility, high scholastic
achievement, maturity, intellectual curiosity, and sound motivation.
What are the average MCAT scores and GPAs of accepted applicants?
Average scores for accepted applicants are continuously updated on our web site.
Entering Class Statistics
How do I establish Tennessee residency?
Residency status for admissions and fee payment purposes is determined at the time
of application in accordance with governing regulations.
A copy of the TBR guidelines for determining residency can be found at https://policies.tbr.edu/policies/policy-classifying-students-state-out-state-paying-college-or-university-fees-tuition.
What are the differences in curriculum for the Rural Primary Care Track (RPCT) and
Generalist Track?
In general, the core curriculum is the same for both tracks. With the exception of
the rural track experiences (RPCT), all courses in the pre-clinical years are at one
site. Once accepted, medical students apply and 16 are accepted to the RPCT program.
For these students, the RPCT offers the students one day a week of educational activities
in a rural site but does not compromise the students' exposure to core curricular
content. During the junior year, the RPCT students have a four-month clerkship experience
anchored in one of two rural communities. The remaining eight months are composed
of the same core clerkships offered to the non-RPCT students, although some are of
shorter length. Medical students in both the RPCT and the non-RPCT (generalist) courses
and clerkships receive equivalent experiences.
