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Required Courses

• General Biology – Two academic terms or equivalent.
• General Chemistry – Two academic terms or equivalent.
• General Physics – One academic term or equivalent.‍
• Behavioral Science  –One academic term.  An Introduction to Sociology or Psychology would fulfill this requirement. Other Behavioral Science courses may fulfill this requirement.‍
• Mathematics – One academic term of college-level mathematics (trigonometry, analytic geometry, precalculus, or statistics is highly recommended).‍
• English Composition– Two academic terms or equivalent. Courses other than composition with significant expository writing experience will fulfill this requirement. ESL or TESOL courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

Advanced placement credits can be used to satisfy some of these requirements.

Prerequisite science and math courses should be completed no more than 10 years prior to the date of application, courses taken more than 10 years prior to the date of application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) scores are required for all U.S. citizens, nationals, and eligible permanent resident applicants and encouraged for everyone else. Scores must be from exams taken within the last 10 years. MCAT results can be released to the admissions department directly from the AAMC website.

The following items must be provided for admissions consideration:

• Completed Application for Admission – Applicants may submit Trinity’s Online Application or a current and processed AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS, or OMSAS Application in PDF form.
• Application fee of $50 (USD)
• 2 Letter(s) of Recommendation – Must come directly from the letter writer. Recommended sources are your university pre-health advising office, professors, physicians, or supervisors who are not family members and who can confirm the applicant’s academic ability and/or provide evidence of positive character traits. A committee that prepares such letters may satisfy this requirement with one packet; otherwise, two letters must be provided, one of which must be from an academic source.
• Transcripts – Must be submitted from all undergraduate colleges as well as graduate and/or professional programs attended. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable to initiate the admissions process. Prior to matriculation, however, official transcripts must be submitted to the Office of Admissions.

Applicants with college credit at institutions outside the U.S. or Canada, or institutions teaching in a language other than English, must submit official foreign transcripts to one of the evaluation services below as part of the admissions processes.

Trinity will consider credit only if a review or evaluation service has indicated the coursework taken was similar to coursework taken at an institution that is comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. institution of higher learning.

Evaluation Services:

• ‍Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
• Josef Silny and Associates International Education Consultants
• World Education Services, Inc.

Candidates for the M.D. degree must be capable of completing core educational requirements and achieving the TSOM competencies and trustable professional activities essential for the delivery of high quality medical care. Trinity has an ethical responsibility for the safety of patients with whom students and graduates will come in contact.

Although students learn and work under the supervision of the faculty, students interact with patients throughout their medical school education. Patient safety and well-being are therefore major factors in establishing requirements involving the physical, intellectual, and emotional abilities of candidates for admission, promotion, and graduation.

All students are expected to meet the standards described below for admission, retention, promotion, and graduation.

• Observation
  A candidate must be able to acquire information from demonstrations and participate in laboratory exercises. A candidate must be able to assess and comprehend the condition of all patients assigned to him or her for examination, diagnosis, and treatment. These skills require the use of vision, hearing, and touch or the functional equivalent.
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• Communication
  A candidate must demonstrate proficiency in the English language such that he or she can communicate in both oral and written form effectively and sensitively with patients and members of the health care team. This includes the ability to speak, to hear and to observe patients by sight in order to elicit information, describe changes in mood, activity and posture, and perceive nonverbal communications. In a case where a candidate’s ability to communicate is compromised, the candidate must demonstrate alternative means and/or abilities to communicate with patients and members of the health care teams.
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• Motor
  A candidate must be able to attend and participate in classes and activities which are a part of the curriculum. A candidate’s motor and sensory functions must be sufficient to diagnose and deliver patient care consistently, quickly and accurately. A candidate must be able to perform physical exams and diagnostic procedures using techniques, such as: palpation, auscultation, percussion, and other diagnostic maneuvers. A candidate must be able to respond in a timely manner and safely execute motor movements reasonably required to provide general care and emergency treatments to patients. A candidate must be able to participate in physically taxing duties over long hours.
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• Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities
  A candidate must have sufficient cognitive abilities and effective learning strategies to assimilate the detailed and complex information presented in the medical school curriculum. A candidate must be able to learn through a variety of modalities, such as: class instruction, small group, team, and collaborative activities, and independent study. A candidate must have the ability to learn, memorize, measure, calculate, reason, organize, analyze, and synthesize complex information in a coherent manner. A candidate must be able to comprehend three-dimensional relationships and understand the spatial relationships of structures. A candidate must be able to formulate a hypothesis, investigate the potential answers and outcomes, and formulate appropriate and accurate conclusions in a timely manner.
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• Behavioral and Social Attributes
  A candidate must demonstrate the maturity and emotional stability required for full utilization of his or her intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, and the timely completion of all responsibilities attendant to his/her academic work, team work, and patient care. A candidate must demonstrate the ability to develop mature, sensitive, and effective professional relationships with faculty members and peers, patients, and all members of the healthcare team. A candidate must be able to function effectively under stress and proactively make use of available resources to help maintain both physical and mental health. A candidate must be able to adapt to changing environments, display flexibility, and function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the educational and patient care setting.
  
  Professionalism, compassion, integrity, concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest, and motivation are expected throughout the education process. The candidate must be willing to interview, physically examine, and provide care to all patients regardless of their race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or disability.