- Department Contact:
- Dr. Zane Mitchell
- Dean of Pott College
- Office Location:
- Education Center 1107
- 812-464-1977
The purpose of the B/MD Program are:
Eligibility
Students eligible to apply to the program must be residents of Indiana and meet the following criteria:
Application Process
Admission to the joint B/MD program is a dual process. Students entering the program will be independently accepted into the undergraduate program at the University of Southern Indiana and the medical degree program at Indiana University School of Medicine.
The following procedure will be followed:
Neither acceptance into the University of Southern Indiana nor a recommendation to forward the student’s application to the Admissions Committee of Indiana University School of Medicine guarantees acceptance by the School of Medicine. Selected students will have a provisional seat in Indiana University School of Medicine.
The online application will contain the following:
Personal Information, Academic Information and Activities
An essay discussing your interest in medicine and your long term goals in the profession of medicine
Indicating three references (High school Counselor, High School Science Teacher and a Personal Reference from an unrelated individual (minister, employer etc.) who will complete an online evaluation form. The additional comments box is where the reference should paste his or her letter of recommendation. Please DO NOT send any paper copies of the letter of recommendation. These will not be accepted.
You will also be required to bring your seventh semester transcript to the interview in early February.
The application for the Fall 2023 scholarships is now open. The application deadline for receipt of all materials is November 15th 2022.
Retention and Progression
Once admitted into the program, the student must meet defined criteria to claim the provisional seat reserved in the Indiana University School of Medicine. Those criteria are as follows:
Completion of the AMCAS application and interview for the Indiana University School of Medicine
Students may major in any field but must complete specified courses for this program and application to medical school. If a student fails to meet the above requirements, they will not be allowed to matriculate directly into the Indiana University School of Medicine. The student may seek admission to the School of Medicine through normal pathways, including the interview.
Scholarship Support
Six students will be selected each year. The University of Southern Indiana will provide full tuition waivers for the undergraduate portion of the program, not to exceed eight academic semesters. (scholarship guidelines) In addition students will be allowed to keep the David L. Rice scholarship.
New for the scholarship in 2019
Each B/MD student will have funding available for undergraduate research projects.
If a student fails to maintain the required GPA, they will be dismissed from the program and their level of scholarship will drop back to the level of the departmental scholarship awarded upon application as a freshman at the University of Southern Indiana (assuming the student meets the minimum grade point average requirements for that scholarship).
Academic Advising
The USI B/MD coordinator will advise the students with aid from the B/MD advisory committee.
Additional Information
If you need additional information about this program or the pre-medicine program at USI, please contact USI Admissions at 812-464-1765.