Selection criteria

In addition to being academically qualified, you must demonstrate other skills and knowledge needed by health care professionals:

• Commitment to delivering compassionate and quality patient care
• A high degree of personal integrity
• Skill in communicating with diverse groups

Qualifications are assessed through the following means:

• Recommendation letters
• Scope and nature of post-secondary experiences
• Breadth of undergraduate education
• Responses to the supplemental application
• On-site interview

Preference is given to medical school applicants from Minnesota or to those with a high potential to practice medicine in Minnesota.

Read details about the essential and desired qualities of an ideal University of Minnesota Medical School applicant.

And now that you’ve learned about all that’s necessary to get into medical school, what’s life like once you’re there? Get an overview of the medical school curriculum and medical school class schedules.