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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Postbaccalaureate program representatives will also share insight into how to choose a program that’s right for you. 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. Agenda
Financing Your Medical Education: What You Need to Know
Strategies for Standardized Tests: Mastering the MCAT® Exam and Beyond
Watch What Happens Live: Mock Interviews with Real Admissions Officers
How to Tell Your Story in Your Application
How to Know if a Postbaccalaureate Program is Right for You
Exhibit Hall Opens
Participating Medical Schools, Associations, & Programs
Arizona
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
California
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
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
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
Louisiana
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
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
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Medical School
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
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Ohio
The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Ohio State Medical School
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Pennsylvania
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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
Virginia
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 Related Organizations
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of Native American Medical Students
Hearts for Health
Health Occupations Students of America
The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
Sneakers to Scrubs
Student National Medical Association
The Summer Health Professions Education Program
Tour 4 Diversity
U.S. Army Medical Recruiting - Health Professions Scholarship Program
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
Thomas Jefferson University
Puerto Rico
Ponce Health Sciences University
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
Washington
Shoreline Community College
West Virginia
West Liberty University
Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Virtual Fair FAQ’s
- Research the schools you’re interested in by checking out their website or viewing their profile in the Medical School Admissions Requirements™ (MSAR®) database.
- Test your connection. We recommend using a computer or tablet over a smartphone, but the site is mobile-friendly.
- Send the registration link to any premeds, applicants or advisors who may also be interested in attending.
- Sign in with the email address you used to register.
- Every interaction with medical schools can leave an impression. Remember to act professionally and respectfully. For instance, rather than address school representatives by their first name, begin with “Dr. Jones” or “Ms. Smith.”
- Save content in your own personal digital “Swag Bag” so you can access it later.
- You can revisit the fair for 30 days past the live day to view all booth content, public chats, and any information sessions you may have missed.
- Follow up with any medical school or association representatives if you have additional questions.
- Use the social media links in the booths to follow schools you’re interested in.
- How does your school’s mission influence your admissions process/curriculum/where graduates practice?
- Can you tell me more about [name of program]?
- What opportunities does your school have for research/volunteer work/work in the community?
- Ask questions that show you’ve done your research and already know basic information about the medical school. Don’t ask questions that can easily be answered by viewing MSAR profiles or their website.