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Application Timetable

The following table outlines important dates related to the Alpert Medical School application process. We recommend that you file the AMCAS application as early as possible to allow sufficient time to complete the subsequent materials. All supporting materials must be received by the secondary application deadline.

Please Note

Alpert Medical School will not participate in the AMCAS letter service for the 2009-10 admissions cycle. We accept letters of recommendation electronically through Interfolio or VirtualEvals. Paper letters should be sent by U.S. Mail.

Standard MD Admission
AMCAS Deadline November 1, 2009
Secondary Application
(and all other supporting materials*)
December 31, 2009
Interviews October 2009 to March 2010
All applicants will be notified by the end of February 2010 regarding the interview decision.
Decision Begins in November 2009 and continues until the class is filled.
Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME)
Application to the PLME is made to the College Admissions Office. For application materials or other information, please go to PLME site
MD/PhD Program
AMCAS Deadline
(Prior approval required and must be requested before October 1, 2009. Contact mdphd_admissions@brown.edu with your request.)
October 15, 2009
Secondary Application
(and all other supporting materials*)
November 15, 2009
Interviews January 2010
Decision Non-interviewed applicants: Early January 2010
Interviewed Applicants: Late February 2010
Postbaccalaureate Admissions
AMCAS Deadline February 15, 2010
Secondary Application
(and all other supporting materials*)
February 15, 2010
Interviews March 2010
Decision Late March 2010
Early Identification Program (EIP)
AMCAS DeadlineNot applicable
Secondary Application
(and all other supporting materials*)
April 1, 2010
Interviews Mid-April 2010
Decision Early May 2010
Advanced Standing
The decision to accept advanced standing applications for the Fall 2010 third-year class will be announced in December 2009.

* Supporting materials include

  • letters of recommendation
  • application fee of $95 (not required for EIP candidates)
  • transcripts (EIP and advanced standing candidates only)
  • MCAT scores ( required for all routes of admission except the EIP or Postbaccalaureate linkage candidates).