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University of Louisville School of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
  • Year founded: 1837
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University of Louisville School of Medicine
Allopathic Medical School
Louisville, KY
  • SDN RANKING 3
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 4 100 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 4 1 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $44,216
  • Non - Resident Tuition $66,404
  • Application Fee $75
  • AVG MCAT 508
  • AVG GPA 3.8
  • LIZZYM Score 67.7
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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admissions
  • Abell Administration Center, Room 413
  • 323 East Chestnut Street
  • Louisville, KY 40202
  • United States

School Overview

University of Louisville School of Medicine Fast Facts

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School Info

OUR MISSION: to be a vital component in the University of Louisville's quest to become a premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research university, to excel in the education of physicians and scientists for careers in teaching, research, patient care and community service, and to bring the fundamental discoveries of our basic and clinical scientists to the bedside.

Curriculum

ICM 2 is a cumulative two-year course concerning the clinical application of medical sciences. The course is intended to improve upon student skills in the patient encounter and doctor/patient relationship. The course also provides a study in formal decision analysis, culture, belief systems, ethics, clinical information management, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences. The student must complete a standardized patient examination assessing focused physical examination skills and abilities in eliciting patient histories at the end of the year. This course contributes to the student`s capacity for completing Step 1 of the USMLE board examination through testing modeled in a similar format. This course is divided into two sections that are graded separately.

Facilities

Five teaching hospitals are available to our students on the Health Science Campus. Students are able to take advantage of five different facilities to do their rotations in and a patient base of over 2000 hospital beds. We also have one of the largest Simulation Centers in the country - A Simulation Center for the 21st century with four programmable human patient simulators, four fully equipped patient simulation labs, six video cameras, full audio-visual broadcast and education capabilities and two observation/control rooms and four classrooms.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 79
Negatively 4
No change 14

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
2.63 99

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
8.38 71

0 = low, 10 = high

Select Questions & Recent Responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None. The admissions office was incredibly friendly, helpful, and prompt. It was nice to walk in on interview day and see smiling faces with casual personalities." More from this Member | Report Response

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response

"You should update your application software. Having to download documents for the residency form was simply a pain. There are application portals where you can upload information easier. Also, ensure the people you have interviewing are actually the people you want representing the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"They are fantastic. I have no suggestions." More from this Member | Report Response

"The wording of the interview invitation was very confusing. Didn't understand if I was in the morning or afternoon group. Never received any confimation emails or emails asking if I would like to stay with a student. The whole day felt very unorganized. The student that was supposed to take me around never showed up. We couldn't go to a class and ended up waiting for 40 minutes in the room doing nothing. My interviewer had not reviewed my file while the other had." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. They're incredibly friendly and helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"None! Very nice and responsive." More from this Member | Report Response

"Do not let phones be answered by someone with an exceptionally thick accent; I'm sure she does wonderful work in your office, but I was unable to get answers to questions on the phone because I could not understand her." More from this Member | Report Response

"Have an introduction to the school talk for the students in the afternoon session." More from this Member | Report Response

"Make application payment online, rather than having to mail in a check." More from this Member | Report Response

"It would be nice if they would email any decision that is made regarding application instead of wait" More from this Member | Report Response

"everything went smooth and the staff was amazing. look into student host program for interviewees." More from this Member | Report Response

"could have had a more in depth presentation on the school's attributes and a better organized tour" More from this Member | Report Response

"none..these ladies and men are great..i love them all. I am impressed with how at ease they make ev" More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What would you do if you caught a classmate cheating during an exam?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a bad habit that you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Why UofL?" (Although my interviewer phrased it strangely. I sat down and the first thing she said was "so what brings you to Louisville?" and that threw me off a bit.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about my shadowing experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you add to the entering class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The first guy was rather rude and checked his phone throughout the entire interview. He introduced himself, said it wasn't actually a doctor and then said: "now you have the floor". He then interrupted to ask questions about things that I had said. Nothing specific about the school, just clarifying questions about things I said. I think he was trying to be rude to see if he could get a response out of me. IF this happens to you, just know what it is you want to say and say it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you see yourself fitting in/engaging as a student at UofL?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the last book you read or are currently reading?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What medical specialty are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a mistake you have made and what did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why U of L?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun/to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your community service experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Given that doctors get sued, what are your justifications for continuing to want to become a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are 5 words that describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine/why UofL?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were the specialties of the physicians you shadowed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did I get interested in medicine (both interviewers)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of medicine interests you most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can you make the pages of this black and white app come to life? (In other words, tell me about yourself)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were unable to get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are three words your friends would use to describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you as?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Louisville?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"WHat solidified your desire to go to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. 1st guy hadn't looked at my file at all yet. From there a fairly conversatational interview. specific questions didn't stand out." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little bit about yourself like where you grew up, where you went to school, your family, etc. Nice way to start the interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about NPs and PAs increased role in primary care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you were a cell, which one would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"3 people you could meet, dead or alive..who, why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I went up to your friends after this interview and asked 'Okay, now what is he REALLY like?' what would they say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What took you so long to get here? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"General questions: Tell me about yourself, strengths/weaknesses, why medicine, etc" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above: question about prescribing birth control to a 15 year old." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strengths/Weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?/ How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. (Both interviewers asked this. One specifically asked about my family/education/etc. The other just stared at me...be prepared to act normally if that happens.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are the main issues in the media confronting doctors. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why would you be a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I minored in music, so my interviewer pursued this and asked about my interest there, including who some of my favorite Jazz artists are." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Other than the above two... " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Worst thing to ever happen to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Major problem in medical practice today" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like me to tell the admission committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Of course the infamous, "Why medicince?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. (I liked the way this started, and it turned into a laid-back, conversation-type interview.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions related to my U of L secondary application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something about yourself that's not in the file in front of me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The same questions: why you want to be a doctor, why louisville, etc. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor? I was asked this in both interviews." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So why do you want do be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why come to KY? (I'm from out of state)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself - be prepared to talk yourself up and not be asked too many questions. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Of course...Why do want to be a doctor? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you Shadowed a Physician? (This seemed very important to both interviewers)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talked about my background, interest in medicine, medical experience, why I would be a good doctor, and what I want to do." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What 3 things need to be changed in the health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you interview at UK? (I hadn't done so at the time)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In what type of social experiences do you expect to engage if you move from a the city to a rural area? How will those differ from what you experience now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(I was an out-of-state app) Do you have any ties to KY? If so, what are they? (Note: you better have some sort of tie!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you be most afraid of in medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how do you feel about dr. kervorkian?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you happy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any cell in the human body, what would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I am interested in primary care, why did I not apply to any of the osteopathic medical schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Asked about specific experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many siblings and what they do." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All pretty par for the course." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing too interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Being a doctor is stressful and there are high burnout rates. What do you do to relax yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some of your favorite bands?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An attending physician tells you to stay with a dying patient that is unconscious and intubated. You are to wait with the patient until they die, and then come tell the attending physician. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"General questions about my Shadowing experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other medical school did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a mistake you have made and what did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think healthcare should be expensive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything in your 4 years of undergrad that you feel you could have done better at? Explain." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some good things and bad things about the Affordable Care Act?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Given that doctors get sued, what are your justifications for continuing to want to become a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of medicine do you see yourself practicing? (both interviewers)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you didn't pursue medicine, what other career path would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you exercise?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Probably the autobiographical sketch of my life question. It wasn't so much interesting, but it gave me a lot of chances to talk about why medicine, why Louisville, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is most important to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you cant be a doctor" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever had a major revelation? (Interviewer noted that it was ok if you hadn't)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you are exactly like all other applicants, how can I remember you? Why should I pick you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What in medicine sparks your interest?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most proud of / least proud of." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you prepare for the MCAT? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most important decision you have made so far in your life? and What has been the best experience in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One interviewer asked me some questions about my childhood which was a nice way to start the interview. Very casual to start off with." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a cell what cell would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any cell in the body, what cell would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too surprising during the interview. Many questions such as: ''What would you like me to say about you to the admissions committee?'', ''How would your friends describe you?'' and things like that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Besides you being a nurse, how else are you caring? (Another girl I interviewed with was also asked how she was caring)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should abstinence be taught in the classroom? (I was very vocal about my faith, so this came up)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a practicing pediatrician and a 15 year old girl came to see you for strep throat, at at the end of the visit asked you for birth control what would you do? Would you feel the need to consult her mother? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mostly general interview questions. Why Louisville? Why Medicine? Strengths/Weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I wasn't really asked an interesting question. The interviwer asked me a lot of questions about my personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None was out of the ordinary. Just the usual why medicine, why louisville, e.t.c." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you read for pleasure? What do you like to read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, really. One interviewer asked me what I did when I was feeling depressed/down on myself to make myself feel better." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the unique health concerns facing Kentuckians? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you use your economics degree to fix the healthcare system? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could meet any 3 people, dead or alive, who would they be? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself? Why Louisville? What in your application reflects a commitment to service?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"questions were pretty standard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you in a sentence? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had 2 million dollars to donate for some medical/healthcare cause, what would the cause be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You seem to be under the big-blue umbrella (UK) why UofL?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The infamous, "Why medicine?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be one cell in the body which one would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"most were pretty straightforward" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you guess the life expectancy to be in Kentucky compared to other states?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were given an MD degree right now, what would I do with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most trying obstacle you have had to overcome? What do you want me to tell the committee (both interviewers asked this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can't remember the exact question, but we talked about healthcare professionals who smoke, esp in Kentucky, where tobacco is such a big industry" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you expect to deal with death?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What healthcare issue have you been following?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why you want to be a doctor" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about a doctor saying that due to stress, HMOs, and etc that if he had to do it all over again he would not choose to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be a cell in the body, what would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Given that there is a good chance that a physician will be sued during his/her career, why would you take that risk?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were given a grant to fund four areas of reasearch (cancer, AIDS, infertility, child immunizations) how would you distribute/prioritzie the money?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do u think about health care in the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about my musical background." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were accepted, what would you contribute to the matriculating class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you fear?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How well run do you think the Kentucky health care system is run?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can I do to help you get into UL?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of my interviewers asked me what I would fix in the health system if I had a million dollars." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All were pretty basic: Tell me about you childhood? Any hardships? Why did you choose you undergraduate institution? . . . " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about what the biggest impact on health care would be within the next 10 years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there a cutoff for MCAT scores here? On that one interview, someone said less than a 25 is subpar. So does that mean that above a 25 is good? Please send any information that you might have, if you have talked to the admissions director, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your dancing background." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was more conversational. I did not have any questions regarding ethics or any of that stuff." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I wasn't really asked any "interesting" questions...except that if I had any children! (Is that allowed?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who was your greatest influence?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a magic wand, what would you do to change the healthcare system" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you know who the "weeping prophet" was in the Bible?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How should I describe you to the admissions committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I could wave a magic wand what would I change about healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would be your personality in the entering class of 2002?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do to change the current health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

Response Avg # Responders
8.00 1

0 = Terrible, 10 = World Class

What do you like most?

"The support of the staff throughout the school, they truly care about us as people and not just as numbers on a sheet." | Report Response

What do you like least?

"The way the study spaces were arranged, this has been remodeled since I attended the school though." | Report Response

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