Medical Schools that Accept International Students: How to Get In
/Learn which medical schools accept international students, plus strategies to help you maximize your admissions odds
Learn how to get into U.S. medical schools as an international student
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Challenges for international medical school applicants
Part 3: Requirements for admission and how they pertain to international students
Part 4: Financial aid and scholarships
Part 5: Strategies for applying to medical school as an international student
Appendix A: Concerns for international students who completed their undergraduate degree outside the USA
Appendix B: List of medical schools that accept international students
Appendix C: List of MD-PhD programs that accept international students
Appendix D: Medical Schools that accept international students by minimum requirements of BA or 1 year of study in the USA
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Part 1: Introduction
Applying to medical school as an international student comes with some extra hurdles.
Medical school applications are hard enough, but on top of that, only a subset of America’s medical colleges accepts international students. Plus, most require international applicants to meet certain additional criteria, like coursework at an American-accredited university or demonstrated proficiency in English.
This may mean some extra time and work on your part, but take heart! Hundreds of international students are accepted to medical schools every year, including at some of North America’s most prestigious institutions.
Below, we’ve assembled some key information that you’ll want to be aware of if you’re an international student looking at attending medical school in the U.S., including:
The challenges you need to consider as an international applicant
Strategies you can use to stand out in your medical school applications
A complete list of U.S.-accredited medical schools that accept international students, including osteopathic medical schools and MD-PhD programs
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Part 2: Challenges faced by international medical school applicants
Eligibility requirements
One of the primary challenges of applying to medical school as an international student is the fact that you can only apply to a small pool of schools. Between the U.S. and Canada, only 82 medical schools accept international students—64 allopathic and 18 osteopathic.
What’s more, different medical schools use different criteria to determine the eligibility of international students. You’ll need to check the specific eligibility requirements at each medical school that interests you, but you should generally be prepared for two common requirements:
Having taken coursework at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university, typically at least one year’s worth
Demonstrating fluency in English, usually via the TOEFL exam
However, some medical schools have requirements that go beyond these. For instance, some schools, such as Boston University, require that all prerequisite coursework be taken at an American or Canadian university. Others, like George Washington University, only accept international students who have earned a bachelor’s degree from a school in the U.S. or Canada. And even more restrictive yet, certain med schools, such as the University of Rochester, will only accept international students whose undergraduate degree is from the same institution.
Some American medical schools also limit their international students to Canadian citizens only. Between this, and the fact that Canadian degrees are typically accepted as equivalent qualifications to American degrees, international applicants from Canada have a leg up when it comes to gaining acceptance to medical schools in the U.S.
Nevertheless, even though international students have fewer options available to them, you can take comfort in knowing that you’ll still be able to apply to many of the most prestigious medical schools in the world, such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and the University of Toronto.
With these broad requirements in mind, let’s break down the necessary credentials and activities you will need to get into medical school as they pertain to international students. For the purposes of this guide, we will focus on students who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an undergraduate program in the United States.
If you’ve already completed your undergraduate degree at an institution outside of the United States, there are some special considerations for your case that are a bit more involved. We have listed some of these in an appendix at the bottom of this guide.
(Suggested reading: Canadian-Friendly American Medical Schools: How To Get In)
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Part 3: Requirements for admission and how they pertain to international students
All medical school hopefuls need to fulfill certain requirements for admission to a medical school in the US. Generally, those requirements include each of the following:
Extracurriculars
Research
Letters of Recommendation
Secondary Application Requirements for Medical School
GPA
MCAT
Premed coursework
Below is an overview of how these requirements will be affected by your international student status.
Extracurriculars
One of the big concerns for international students is completing extracurriculars. These include shadowing physicians, volunteering at clinics or hospitals, joining student organizations, and possibly working part-time.
Unlike students who are U.S citizens and green card holders, you will have to consider how to gain verifiable extracurricular experience without running afoul of the terms of your F-1 student visa.
If you’re just starting out at an undergraduate school in the USA, you aren’t allowed to do any work off-campus on an F-1 visa for your first year. This would include everything from working at a restaurant to volunteering at a clinic or community organization. However, this shouldn’t be too much of a problem as the majority of the first year will be spent acclimating to the world of American higher education, completing coursework for your major, and studying for your premed classes.
Keep in mind that during your entire four years as an undergrad, you will be allowed to join student organizations and groups. If you have a particular interest that would enhance a medical school application–for instance in robotics, biology, or engineering–there is sure to be a group on campus that you can engage with and gain extracurricular activities for your application.
After your first year, you may be allowed to work off-campus with some restrictions but you will need to get authorization. However, you can work in volunteer roles without an issue. Doing any paid work or unpaid internships without authorization will violate the terms of your visa.
The distinction between volunteer and unpaid internships boils down to whether you are working for a private company or a non-profit and whether you receive any kind of remuneration. For example, volunteering at a soup kitchen or a community clinic without the expectation of any kind of payment (in the form of wages, reimbursement of expenses, or other types of compensation) would be fine. However, doing unpaid work at a for-profit company is not usually considered volunteering. There is even the possibility that you could be doing work for free that would normally be a paid position within a company. This too would be in violation of your visa.
Shadowing as an International Student
Shadowing a doctor is an important part of the extracurricular activities required to gain admission to medical school. Your special status as an international student could make securing shadowing opportunities more difficult.
As mentioned above, you will have to consider the terms of your F-1 visa and ensure that you will not be engaging in any professional activity when you shadow. For help with your specific situation, we advise you to consult the office for international students at your university.
Key Takeaways for Extracurriculars
All of this means that you need to be careful when seeking out extracurricular activities. If you’d like to volunteer at a non-profit community clinic, that should be fine and a great way to demonstrate your humanity to adcoms. Likewise, volunteering at a homeless shelter would be okay. If you have questions, we strongly advise contacting the designated official at your school that handles international students.
Research
All premed students should participate in some type of research that interests them before applying to medical school. This is usually done by reaching out to professors and doctor scientists and requesting to be a part of their team or joining undergraduate projects on campus.
For international students, some of the work on a research project could be considered employment, so be careful. It’s advisable to avoid doing research on a team with a private company unless you are authorized to work in the USA.
Many schools offer summer undergraduate research programs on campus, allowing students to participate in ongoing projects or, in some cases, devise their own research proposal. This is normally done under the supervision of a faculty mentor and some opportunities come with scholarship funding.
When trying to find research opportunities as an international student, it’s best to stick to those that are on campus. This can make it a bit trickier as your options may be more limited than other premeds. It’s best to seek counsel from your premed advising office or international student office.
Letters of Recommendation
As a student hoping to matriculate to medical school, you’ll need to procure letters of recommendation from professors, professionals or doctors with whom you have worked. There are no exceptions for international students, but there shouldn’t be any pressing issues to obtaining them.
Most schools require at least three letters of recommendation, but we suggest aiming for six. This way, you can cover the gamut from professor to colleague. Request letters from professors in classes that you received a letter grade, any physician who has witnessed you providing patient care, and any observers from an extracurricular activity you were involved in.
Supporting your application with recommendations from people who have seen your performance both within and outside the classroom will help you make a strong case for your placement on any med school program.
(Suggested reading: Medical School Letters of Recommendation: The Definitive Guide)
Secondary Application Requirements for Medical School
When applying to medical school in the USA, students will make their initial applications through AMCAS, the American Medical College Application Service. This process is no different for international students who are doing their undergraduate work at an institution in the U.S.
However, you will need to consider whether schools accept international students and only apply to ones that do. Once you’ve applied through AMCAS, schools will send you a secondary application where they will ask you more specific questions about you to get a fuller picture of you as a candidate.
An important aspect of secondary applications is essays. This is where students make the case for themselves as qualified applicants and demonstrate what they will bring to a medical school’s community beyond their GPA and MCAT scores.
Secondary essays are where your uniqueness can shine through. Medical schools value a varied student population as this enhances their ability to be medical ambassadors to all humanity. They often include a type of secondary essay called a ‘diversity essay.’
When answering a diversity essay, you can consider the experiences you had in your home country that contributed to your desire to become a physician and explain how those experiences will benefit the student body.
One particular area of concern for international students is language. All essays for med school applications must be written in formal English without any grammatical mistakes. We recommend you take full advantage of any writing assistance at your university, especially if English is not your first language. This can help you identify errors and corrections for clarity before submission.
(Suggested reading: Medical School Secondary Essay Prompts)
GPA
GPA or grade point average is the grading system used in the United States. The grades you receive from your classes are averaged out on a scale from 0.0 - 4.0, with 4.0 being an A+. Your grades as an undergraduate in America will be reported to medical schools using this scale.
It is imperative that you maintain a high GPA to be successful at gaining admission into medical school. The minimum GPAs for accepted students hover around 3.5 for most medical schools and for matriculants in 2022-2023, the average GPA was 3.75. As an international student, you will have fewer medical schools that will accept your application and fewer seats available at schools that do.
Many of the institutions that accept international students (see Appendix A) have large endowments and the ability to sponsor visas for students when it comes time for clinical rotations. That means the top-tier schools, which will require top-tier grades.
MCAT
In addition to a stellar GPA, all medical schools in the USA require candidates—including international students—to have taken the MCAT or Medical College Admissions Test, and doing very well on it is important.
The average MCAT score for matriculants to the most elite institutions (Yale, Harvard, Cornell, etc.) is around 520. With a top score of 528, 520 is in the 98th percentile. If your dream is to attend a top medical school in the USA, competition will be fierce but it is certainly not impossible. Whether you’re a U.S. citizen or an international applicant, you should aim for the highest score you’re capable of.
(Suggested Reading: Average GPA and MCAT Score for Every Medical School)
Premed Coursework
Premed coursework for international students is the same as for American students. You’ll need to take courses in biology, chemistry, physics, math and English. However, the specific classes you need to take will vary by your university and it’s best to consult with your school’s pre-health advising office to ensure you’re on the right track. AAMC provides a helpful list of requirements for each school here. Additionally, we explore the requirements in more depth in our Medical School Requirements guide.
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Part 4: Financial aid and scholarships
The most difficult aspect of attending medical school as an international student is likely the lack of financial resources. Unfortunately, the majority of international students are unable to take advantage of federal loans. According to the AAMC, in some cases, medical schools will even “require applicants to prove they have sufficient financial resources to pay for all four years of medical school or will require applicants to have the full amount in an escrow account.”
While that probably sounds like a discouraging requirement, don’t give up just yet. Another option is to pursue a loan or scholarship offered by the institution itself. In particular, highly ranked medical schools, like Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Harvard, evaluate international students for need-based aid in the same way that they evaluate U.S. citizens, with the exception that they won’t be able to receive federal loans. Nevertheless, the available aid may include a number of scholarships and institutional loans to help cover the cost of attendance.
You can also look into private scholarships and loans. International applicants looking for sources of financial can refer to the International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) website, which includes a database of scholarship and loan opportunities catered to international students.
There are also a number of other databases and scholarships that might be a suitable fit for you. We’ve detailed a few in the list below.
Access Scholarships A searchable database of scholarships in the USA available for both domestic and international students. Scholarship opportunities range from high school to graduate school.
Tylenol Future Care Scholarship An award for up to $10,000 for students enrolled in a graduate program for any type of medicine. Applicants must be a resident of a US state, however, this could be a good fit for an international student who is finishing up their undergrad at an American school
White Coat Investor Scholarship For this scholarship, you must already be enrolled in a professional school in the United States. If you’ve applied and been accepted, you may be able to offset a substantial chunk of the cost by applying for this one.
If you’re interested in applying to MD-PhD programs as an international student, you’ll be in a similar boat as your peers on the traditional MD path. This is especially the case in the subset of programs known as Medical Scientist Training Programs (MSTP), which are federally funded by the National Institute of Health. That said, some MD-PhD programs—including MSTP programs—do fund international students through other sources. Others don’t offer funding to international students but may still accept you provided you can pay your own way or secure outside funding.
(Suggested reading: MD-PhD Programs: The Ultimate Guide)
Scholarship application strategies
When it comes to applying for scholarships, you will need a strategy for the best chance of success. Since the costs of attending medical school are always increasing, and you’re not eligible for Federal student loans as an international student, you’ll have a higher barrier to entry than your American counterparts.
The process of applying for scholarships can vary with each opportunity, so be sure to check the requirements for each scholarship thoroughly. After you’ve identified a few possibilities, the following general tips can help you put forward a convincing application.
Create a diverse scholarship list Similar to the process of applying to medical school, you’ll want to create a list of scholarships that reflects a diverse range of types. For example, we often refer to different medical schools on students’ applications as “reach,” “target,” and “safety,” schools. This means a “reach” school requires slightly higher stats than a student has, a “target” school is a good balance between the stats required of applicants and the quality of the program, and a “safety” school is one in which the admissions process highly favors the applicant’s stats profile. Like this, you will come across scholarships that offer a full ride, ones with varying levels of prestige, and ones that offer only smaller amounts of funding. You’ll need to remember that opportunities that provide full funding, as well as prestige for the recipient, are also being applied to by other ambitious students. On the other hand, opportunities that offer smaller sums will likely have smaller applicant pools. Organize your list similarly to how you organize your school list with “reach,” “target,” and “safety” scholarships.
Manage your time wisely One of the most important aspects of crafting any application is time management. When applying for multiple scholarships, you’ll have to write multiple essays and each one takes time. As an international student, you’ll have a lot on your plate writing personal statements, completing your AMCAS Work and Activities section and even writing secondary essays. Make sure you create a schedule that allows you to get all of this done without overloading yourself.
Familiarize yourself with the essay requirements The majority of scholarships require an essay explaining why you are the best candidate for their funds. Sometimes essays ask for a personal backstory detailing your experiences and interests, and other times they’ll want to know exactly how you intend to use the scholarship. Whatever the topic, pay close attention to what it is asking of you. Read through the question and description, highlighting key words and making notes about which ideas to include in your essay. This helps ensure your writing will touch on the topics most relevant to a particular scholarship.
Ask friends and family for help As the saying goes, no one is an island. This is especially true when writing scholarship essays. Make sure that you let someone else read your work before sending it off. An extra pair of eyes can help spot typos and grammatical errors you may have missed. Furthermore, your wording or explanations may seem crystal clear to you, but could leave a reader with a muddled view of your meaning. It’s important to iron out these kinks before applying to put your best foot forward.
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Part 5: Strategies for applying to medical school as an international student
In addition to having your ducks in a row financially, be prepared to make a case for why you need to attend medical school in America or Canada rather than in your home country.
Perhaps you already got your BA or BS in the U.S. and you plan to build your professional future here; maybe you even attended other graduate programs here already. In that case, you’re well-positioned to argue that you have been shaped by an American educational environment and to explain that your clinical career will be in the U.S.
But don’t assume that your interest in practicing medicine and contributing to your new country are a given just based on your educational background. Explain what has drawn you away from your home country and to a future in North America, taking care to convey your personal interest, enthusiasm, and reasons for making a life away from home.
If you don’t plan on staying on in the U.S. but wish to take your medical education back to your home country, make a case for why the American educational system is crucial to those plans. Perhaps you can’t train the way you want to in your home country, or there are research opportunities available to you in the U.S. that you can’t access elsewhere. Top universities in the U.S. aren’t necessarily set on training doctors who will stay in the U.S.—some are happy to prepare the next generation of medical leaders worldwide, and if you hope to belong to that cohort, tell the story of how you see your professional career playing out.
You might see your career following still another direction—perhaps you hope to be a global health leader with the WHO or lead Médecines Sans Frontiers missions worldwide. In that case, you may be interested in seeking out American programs that offer concentrations in global health, like USC, which offers Master’s programs to combine with your MD, or in applying to something like Harvard’s Kennedy School to pursue an MPP or MPA alongside your MD.
Since medical school secondaries don’t usually have a designated space allotted to explain your international background, you should expect to bake this information into your personal statement and secondary essays. You should also ensure that your recommenders are tuned into the narrative of your application and that they can confirm and endorse your plans—whether they’re to stay on in the U.S., to bring your new MD back home, or to do something else entirely.
Final thoughts
The medical school application process is already demanding, yet international applicants to American and Canadian medical schools must jump through even more hoops. To be a compelling applicant, you’ll not only need a strong GPA and MCAT score, you’ll most likely also need some amount of education from an American or Canadian university, plus proficiency in English.
If you’re able to meet these criteria, aim to stand out in your applications by devoting significant time and energy into your AMCAS personal statement and secondary essays. Your essays are where you’ll convince adcoms that an American or Canadian medical education will help you become an excellent physician and give you the tools you need to fulfill your career goals.
About the Author
Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is the Founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting and one of the world's foremost experts on medical school admissions. For nearly 20 years, he and his team have helped thousands of students get into medical school using his exclusive approach.
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Appendix A: Concerns for international students who completed their undergraduate degree outside the USA
International students who completed an undergraduate degree outside of the USA will have a tougher time getting accepted into medical school. While it’s not impossible, there are a few more considerations briefly discussed below.
Converting your country’s grading system to U.S. GPA
GPA and MCAT scores weigh heavily on your acceptance into a medical school in the United States. Determining how your grades match up to the U.S. grading system can be an extra challenge but is one that can be overcome.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Education does not provide a handy conversion chart and there is no other central authority or resource where you can quickly determine this information. You will have to contact the schools you wish to attend for specifics.
That said, there is a handy online conversion tool from Scholaro for getting an approximate GPA. Keep in mind that U.S. schools will only accept an official conversion, usually from World Education Services (WES). They offer a free GPA calculator and credential equivalency service but it will require signing up. However, many medical schools will verify your credentials with WES as part of their application process.
Taking the MCAT outside of the USA
One requirement for all U.S. medical schools is taking the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Your scores on the MCAT are crucial to your acceptance into a medical school program.
Most students in America take coursework that covers the material on the exam as part of their premed science classes and introductory psychology or sociology courses while an undergrad. If you already have an MBBS degree or are in an MBBS program, you should have already been exposed to this information and there are no additional requirements to registering for the test. However, you should contact the MCAT Program for specific queries regarding your situation before registering for the test.
Once you have registered to take the MCAT by signing up, you can choose which testing center in your country to take your test. Currently, international MCAT testing centers are located in the following countries:
Australia
Canada
China
France
Germany
Israel
Japan
Lebanon
Qatar
Singapore
South Africa
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
And in the following U.S. Territories:
Guam
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Keep in mind that if there is no testing center in your country, you will have to travel quite far in order to sit for the exam.
Completing USA accredited coursework
An additional step for international medical school hopefuls is completing coursework at a U.S. institution. The majority of U.S. medical schools will not accept an undergraduate degree from another country as equivalent to a U.S. degree because the curriculums are different. Usually, they want to see that you can perform within the U.S. system.
This typically breaks down into two situations:
The school requires a year of coursework to be done in America beforehand.
The school only accepts students who have completed an undergraduate degree in the United States.
Be sure to check with each school you wish to apply to about their requirements. A complete list of where schools accept applications from can be found here, which includes some of this information.
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Appendix B: List of medical schools that accept international students
Below, you’ll find complete lists of all American-accredited medical schools—MD and DO—that accept international applicants.
Allopathic (MD) medical schools that accept international students
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences*
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Osteopathic (DO) medical schools that accept international students
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Western University of Health Sciences–College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Pomona campus)
Notes:
* Denotes medical schools that require international students to have completed all or the majority of a bachelor’s degree at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college.
^ Denotes medical schools that only accept international students who have pending U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.
§ Denotes medical schools that only accept international students who hold a bachelor’s degree from the same university or a university in the same system, or who have specific geographic ties to the state.
† Denotes medical schools that accept international students on a case-by-case basis.
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Appendix C: List of MD-PhD programs that accept international students
In this section, we’ve compiled MD-PhD programs that accept international students, divided into two categories. The first list is comprised of MD-PhD programs that we know to routinely accept international students, based on our advising experience as well as available admissions data.
Below that we’ve listed other MD-PhD programs that are open to international students and are thus worth considering as you decide where to apply. While these programs may not be, to our knowledge, as “international-friendly” as the programs on the first list, some do have a track record of interviewing and/or matriculating small numbers of international applicants.
MD-PhD programs that routinely accept international students
Other MD-PhD programs that accept international students
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University*
Stanford University School of Medicine (only through the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program)
Texas A&M College of Medicine (Canadians only)
Notes:
* Denotes MD-PhD programs that require international students to have completed all or the majority of a bachelor’s degree at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college.
† Denotes MD-PhD programs that accept international students on a case-by-case basis.
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| Medical Schools that accept international students | |
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| Alabama | |
| University of South Alabama College of Medicine * | |
| California | |
| Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California | |
| University of California San Diego School of Medicine* | |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | |
| University of California Davis School of Medicine | |
| California Northstate University College of Medicine | Premed coursework must be completed at US institution or its equivalent abroad, verified by WES |
| Loma Linda University School of Medicine | |
| University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine | |
| Colorado | |
| University of Colorado School of Medicine | |
| Connecticut | |
| University of Connecticut School of Medicine | |
| Yale University School of Medicine | |
| Florida | |
| USF Health Morsani College of Medicine | Only accepts international students on a strict case-by-case basis. International students with F-1 visa do not qualify but exceptions may be considered. |
| Georgia | |
| Emory University School of Medicine | |
| Hawaii | |
| University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine | |
| Illinois | |
| University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine | If your premed requirements were taken outside of the US or Canada, you should take a year of upper-level science courses in the US or Canada. |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine | Must also have a bachelor's degree. If bachelor's degree is from a university outside the US, it will be evaluated for equivalency by WES. |
| Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine | Bachelor's degree required upon matriculation. May make an exception to US or Canada rule for institutions in the British Isles or Australia. |
| Kentucky | |
| University of Louisville School of Medicine* | Must have completed at least 24 semester hours from an accredited US university. |
| University of Kentucky College of Medicine | |
| Louisiana | |
| Tulane University School of Medicine | US bachelor's degrees are highly recommended. |
| Massachusetts | |
| Boston University School of Medicine | US or Canadian bachelor's degrees are highly recommended. Premed requirements should be completed while at a US or Canadian institution. |
| Harvard Medical School | US or Canadian bachelor's degrees are highly preferred. |
| Tufts University School of Medicine | Prerequisites must be taken at US university. Coursework taken outside the US is considered. |
| Maryland | |
| Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Must have completed 1 year of study at a US institution (Does not apply if degree earned in Canada) |
| Michigan | |
| Wayne State University School of Medicine | Only accepts applications from Canadians and students who completed a bachelor's degree at Wayne State University |
| Missouri | |
| Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine | Only accepts coursework from US, Canadian or American College Overseas institutions |
| Saint Louis University School of Medicine | |
| North Carolina | |
| Duke University School of Medicine | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine | If obtained from outside the US, prerequisites must be taken at a US institution prior to applying |
| Nebraska | |
| Creighton University School of Medicine | |
| University of Nebraska College of Medicine | |
| New Hampshire | |
| Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth | |
| New Jersey | |
| Rutgers New Jersey Medical School | |
| Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | (Amount of coursework not specified) |
| New Mexico | |
| University of New Mexico School of Medicine | Must have resided in New Mexico for 12 consecutive months when applying Prerequisite coursework taken outside of the US will not be accepted |
| New York | |
| Stony Brook University School of Medicine | Does not apply to Canadian applicants |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | |
| New York University Grossman School of Medicine | |
| New York University Long Island School of Medicine | |
| Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons | |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | If degree earned outside the US, taking coursework within the US such as such as post-baccalaureate or graduate-level is highly recommended |
| State University of New York Upstate Medical University | |
| Ohio | |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | For the University Program: If graduated from a school outside of the US, must have 1 or 2 undergraduate or graduate years of science coursework at a US university For the College Program: One degree (bachelor's, master's or PhD) must be earned at US or Canadian university Applicants must have resided in the US or Canada for 1 to 2 years |
| Pennsylvania | |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University | |
| Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | |
| Rhode Island | |
| The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University | |
| Tennessee | |
| Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | Minimum of 1 year of higher education at a US university highly recommended |
| Texas | |
| TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine | |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Only accepts international students into its MD/PhD program |
| Utah | |
| University of Utah School of Medicine* | Only accepts international students into its MD/PhD program |
| Virginia | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Must have completed prerequisites Bachelor's degree from an accredited university is recommended (Does not specify if this university must be in the US or Canada) |
| University of Virginia School of Medicine | Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred |
| Washington D.C. | |
| George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
| Howard University College of Medicine | |
| West Virginia | |
| West Virginia University School of Medicine |
NA: Not available
WES: World Education Services