Wednesday Aug 30, 2023

202. What Other Health Professions are Out There? Part 1

For this week on Medicine Talkers, we will be speaking with MD admissions advisor Becky Duffy and Academic Program Manager/Admissions Director Erin McCarthy Orth. Both guests will speak about the application process and program timelines for Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) students. This episode is the first in a two-part mini series.

Program Tracks for M.D:

Program Tracks for PA:

Admissions Advisor Contact Information:

Becky Duffy - Admissions Advisor

2132 Health Sciences Learning Center
750 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
608-263-8228
rlduffy@wisc.edu

Erin McCarthy Orth - Academic Program Manager/Admissions Director

emmccarthy@wisc.edu

Physician Assistant Program, HSLC 1270

School of Medicine and Public Health

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Additional Resources:

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) - “The AAMC leads and serves the academic medicine community to improve the health of people everywhere. Founded in 1876 and based in Washington, D.C., the AAMC is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health through medical education, health care, medical research, and community collaborations.”

The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) - “is the AAMC's centralized medical school application processing service. Most U.S. medical schools use AMCAS as the primary application method for their first-year entering classes.”

Admissions Timelines:

MD:

Oct. 15th: Last date to submit AMCAs application

Dec. 1: Secondary Application deadline

PA:

Aug. 1: The deadline to submit an application for the UW-Madison PA Program
CASPA opens the last Thursday in April each year.

If you want to connect with us:

Native American Center for Health Professions

uw_nachp

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Health Sciences Learning Center

750 Highland Ave.