Eastern Virginia Medical School

What is the accreditation of Eastern Virginia Medical School?

EVMS now operates within Old Dominion University, which is institutionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The transition from an independent medical school to part of ODU makes it important to consult current ODU accreditation information rather than rely on an older EVMS institutional listing.

Institutional accreditation concerns the university as a whole. The M.D. program has a separate, profession-specific accreditation relationship with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Other health professions programs may have their own specialized accreditors; applicants should verify the status of the particular degree they intend to enter.

Accreditation matters for institutional eligibility to participate in federal student aid programs, but it does not by itself establish an individual student's aid eligibility. Nor does it guarantee that another school will accept transfer credit or that a graduate will receive a professional license. Licensing depends on the relevant program, examinations and state board requirements.

What are the admission requirements at Eastern Virginia Medical School?

Admission requirements depend on the EVMS program. Applicants to the M.D. program apply as prospective medical students, not as first-year undergraduates: they generally need substantial college coursework, an undergraduate degree before matriculation, required premedical preparation and an MCAT score.

The M.D. application begins through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Applicants may then be asked to complete an EVMS secondary application and provide supporting materials, including college transcripts, recommendations and information about their experiences and motivation for medicine. Interview invitations and subsequent requirements are determined through the medical school's admissions process. Current prerequisite-course, test-date and deadline rules should be checked for the intended entry year; an older admissions checklist may not reflect the post-integration organization.

Physician assistant, public health and other graduate programs use their own application systems and criteria. Depending on the program, these may involve a specified degree, prerequisite courses, experience, references or English-language proficiency documentation. An applicant should use the requirements for the exact credential and applicant category rather than applying undergraduate SAT or ACT assumptions to a graduate or professional program.

What are the application fees and waivers at Eastern Virginia Medical School?

There is no single EVMS application fee that applies to every program. The amount and payment process depend on whether an applicant uses AMCAS for the M.D. program or a separate application service or university application for another degree.

M.D. applicants should budget separately for the AMCAS processing charge and any applicable medical-school secondary charge; these are application charges, not tuition deposits. AMCAS offers a Fee Assistance Program with eligibility rules and an approval process, while an individual school may have its own policy for waiving a secondary fee. Applicants seeking assistance should check waiver instructions before paying or submitting a secondary application, because a waiver is not necessarily retroactive. Applicants to other EVMS-related programs should check that program's current application page for its fee and waiver procedure.

What types of ROTC programs are available at Eastern Virginia Medical School?

EVMS is not a conventional undergraduate ROTC destination. ROTC is primarily an officer-training pathway undertaken during undergraduate study, whereas the EVMS M.D. program is entered after substantial college preparation.

ODU has Army and Navy ROTC opportunities for eligible students in its broader university community, but their presence at ODU should not be taken as confirmation that an EVMS professional student can enroll in ROTC or receive an ROTC scholarship. Prospective physicians interested in military service should also examine the separate Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program and military medical training routes. Scholarship terms can include service obligations; eligibility and application questions belong with the relevant military program and the EVMS admissions or financial aid office.

What are the requirements for transfer students at Eastern Virginia Medical School?

Transfer into an EVMS program is not the same process as transferring between undergraduate colleges. A student hoping to enter the M.D. program with advanced standing should not assume that credits from another medical school will transfer or that a place is available in a later year of the curriculum.

Applicants considering any medical-school transfer should ask the M.D. admissions office whether it will consider their circumstances for the proposed entry year and, if so, what standing, accreditation, transcript and curricular documentation it requires. For other health professions degrees, the receiving program determines whether prior graduate coursework is eligible and whether a limit applies. Admission to a program and acceptance of particular credits are separate decisions; obtain a written program-level evaluation before planning around transferred credits.

Students who want to transfer into an undergraduate ODU degree should instead follow ODU's undergraduate transfer process. An undergraduate transfer admission decision does not constitute admission to the EVMS M.D. program.

What types of study abroad programs are available at Eastern Virginia Medical School?

EVMS students should expect international opportunities, where available, to take a different form from a traditional undergraduate semester abroad. A tightly sequenced medical or health professions curriculum may allow approved international clinical, public health or research experiences rather than a freely interchangeable year of overseas coursework.

Students interested in a particular experience need advance approval from their program, especially when an activity involves patient contact, academic credit or a clinical elective. They should establish who supervises the work, whether it satisfies degree requirements, what insurance and travel policies apply, and whether financial aid can be used. ODU's broader international education opportunities should not be assumed to be automatically open to, or credit-bearing for, every EVMS program.