Why you should attend 

The AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair enables aspiring applicants and premeds like you to connect with medical schools and admissions experts from around the U.S. and Canada. In addition, you can attend information sessions led by admissions officers, current medical students, and other experts. Registrants will also receive a 15% discount on a one-year or two-year MSAR subscription. (Codes are sent within 2 business days after registration.)

Note: In order to register, you must create a new user name and password. The fair platform is separate from other AAMC applications.

Since 2016, over 80,000 aspiring medical students have attended this free event and interacted with experts, medical students, and admissions officers. Some attendees have been offered interviews based on their conversations during the fair.

Schedule

This year the fair will take place over three days: April 10-12. Please note: We understand that many attendees are students or working professionals with busy schedules. Feel free to login and exit the fair as your schedule allows. 

Wednesday, April 10 | Live Information Sessions: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET
Thursday, April 11 | Chat with Medical Schools: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET
Friday, April 12 | Postbaccalaureate Program Fair: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET

Agenda

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Financing Your Medical Education: What You Need to Know

Speakers will discuss the cost of applying to medical school, how to apply for financial aid, the types of financial aid available for US citizens as well as DACA students; and loan repayment options and loan forgiveness programs. You will also learn about the AAMC FIRST program and resources to help you make wise borrowing and budgeting decisions. 

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Strategies for Standardized Tests: Mastering the MCAT® Exam and Beyond

Are you a great student but you struggle with anxiety, overthinking or low confidence before high stakes exams? Do you believe you’re simply ‘bad at taking standardized exams,’ and see the MCAT as an obstacle preventing you from becoming a physician?

Medical Education Learning Specialist Dr. Shavonia Wynn will explain why tests are structured the way they are, and share strategies to set you up for success on the MCAT as well as the subsequent standardized exams you’ll encounter throughout your medical education and career. Dr. Wynn will share real-world examples from more than a decade of working with premeds and medical students so you, too can put these learning strategies into practice. The session will also feature current medical students who will share their experiences overcoming test taking challenges.

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Watch What Happens Live: Mock Interviews with Real Admissions Officers

Although medical schools use interviews as a tool to evaluate applicants, it's also a chance for applicants to evaluate the culture of a medical school and determine which schools are the best fit for them. This session will share tips for preparing for both virtual and in-person interviews, explain how schools use interviews as part of their assessment process, allow participants to view a live mock interview and hear feedback from current admissions officers.

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How to Tell Your Story in Your Application

Your medical school application is unique to your specific lived experience. Where you were raised, the household you grew up in, your motivations, your education, and the challenges you’ve faced have all shaped the person you are today. But when you’re filling out the same application as everyone else, how do you communicate your unique perspective and stand out? 

 

In this session you’ll learn how to leverage the different parts of the application to highlight your story,  share a narrative about who you are, how you got to where you are now, and why you want to become a doctor. Speakers will include an admissions dean, a prehealth advisor, a current medical student and a student applying in the upcoming cycle. Whether you are just starting your journey or submitting your application this summer, you’ll gain insight and practical tips on how to make your application uniquely you.

time iconApril 11, 2024 11:00 am

Exhibit Hall Opens

Chat with medical school admissions representatives, current medical students, and AAMC experts from AMCAS, MCAT, SHPEP, and more. You can also connect with student associations and NAAHP prehealth advisors for advice and guidance. In the coming weeks, the complete list of exhibitors will be added here.  

time iconApril 12, 2024 11:00 am

How to Know if a Postbaccalaureate Program is Right for You

Postbaccalaureate pre-medical programs are designed for individuals who have already earned a bachelor’s degree, but need additional preparation before applying to medical school. This session will go over the features of different postbaccalaureate programs, including, career changer programs, record enhancement programs, linkage agreements, and the difference between undergraduate and masters level programs.

During this session you will hear from postbaccalaureate program representatives, program alumni and an admissions representative to share insight into how to choose a program that’s right for you. 

time iconApril 12, 2024 11:00 am

Exhibit Hall Opens

Chat with representatives from postbaccalaureate and special master’s programs across the country. Ask questions about their admission requirements, advising services, and program outcomes.

Participating Medical Schools, Associations, & Programs

Arizona
ArizonaArizona University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

California
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

Connecticut 
Yale School of Medicine

District of Columbia
Georgetown University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Florida
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Florida State University College of Medicine

Georgia 
Morehouse School of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Illinois
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Iowa 
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Kansas
University of Kansas School of Medicine

Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Michigan
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine

Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Nebraska
Creighton University School of Medicine
University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Nevada
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

New Hampshire
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

New Jersey
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

New York
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Albany Medical College

North Carolina
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine

North Dakota
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Ohio
The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Ohio State Medical School 

Pennsylvania
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Puerto Rico
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Tennessee
Thomas F. First, Jr. College of Medicine (Belmont)
Vanderbilt Univ School of Medicine 

Texas
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock
University of Texas School of Medicine San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long SOM
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (el Paso)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Vermont
Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Eastern Virginia Medical School
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Washington
Washington State University Elson School of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin

Associations, Student Groups, and Application Services
Association of American Medical Colleges
The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
Student National Medical Association

Participating Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs

Arkansas
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

California
California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM)
California Northstate University
Loyola Marymount University
Touro University California
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science College of Medicine
California Postbaccalaureate Consortium
UC Berkeley Extension

Colorado
Colorado State University
The University of Denver

District of Columbia
George Mason/Georgetown University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University

Florida
Barry University
Nova Southeastern University
Larkin University

Georgia
Agnes Scott College

Illinois
Loyola University Chicago
Midwestern University, Biomedical Sciences
Illinois Institute of Technology
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Iowa
Des Moines University
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Loras College

Kansas
Kansas State University

Louisiana
Tulane University School of Medicine

Maine
University of New England Online

Massachusetts
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Elms College

Michigan
University of Michigan

Minnesota
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bethel University

Missouri
Saint Louis University, School of Medicine, Center for Anatomical Science and Education
Washington University in St. Louis

Nebraska
Creighton University

New York
Hofstra University
The City College of New York/CUNY
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo
Columbia University

North Carolina
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine

Ohio
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Miami University
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Pennsylvania
Drexel University, College of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
The University of Pennsylvania, College of Liberal and Professional Studies
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Bryn Mawr College

Rhode Island
Brown University

Texas
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Vermont
University of Vermont

Virginia
Eastern Virginia Medical School
George Mason/Georgetown University

West Virginia
West Liberty University

Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin

Virtual Fair FAQ’s

To view the complete list, click on “medical school list” at the top of this webpage. The list will be updated as schools (and associations or student groups) register.
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