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Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine is a US MD program in Nutley, NJ that takes 2027-entry applications through AMCAS. Its published class profile lists a median MCAT of 513 (range 509–520), a median GPA of 3.77 and a class of 162. The school holds a traditional interview: October 2026–February 2027.

Location
Nutley, NJ, United States
Established
2018
Interviews (2027 entry)
October 2026–February 2027
Decisions (2027 entry)
Rolling; most decisions by March 30, 2027
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Overview

About Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD)

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine was established in 2018, making it one of the youngest US allopathic medical schools. It was built on a health system science model. Deep integration with Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest healthcare network, means students learn clinical medicine and also how large health systems function, improve, and fail.

The Nutley campus has extensive simulation facilities and a collaborative interprofessional education program. Graduates are trained to lead health system transformation as well as to work as frontline clinicians.

What makes Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) different

Among the newest US medical schools (opened 2018); fully embedded within the Hackensack Meridian Health network — New Jersey's largest. Designed around the concept of health system science, training physicians to be as competent in systems-thinking as in clinical medicine. Partnerships with Seton Hall University and a distinctive innovation and entrepreneurship focus.

Strong interprofessional education with nursing, pharmacy, and PA students.

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) course & teaching

Integrated curriculum. 4-year MD structured around Health System Science alongside traditional clinical science. Year 1–2: integrated foundational curriculum including early clinical immersion in HMH network sites. Year 3–4: core and advanced clerkships across Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals with structured health systems leadership experiences. Innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum thread runs all four years.

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) research strengths

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) is strong in these research areas:

  • Health system science
  • Population health management
  • Medical education innovation
  • Digital health and AI in medicine
  • Cancer and cardiovascular medicine

How the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) interview runs

Format: Virtual, open-file interview: about 30 minutes with an Admissions Committee member who has reviewed your application

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine holds a virtual, open-file interview of about 30 minutes with an Admissions Committee member who has reviewed your application beforehand. Expect questions that draw on your file — your experiences, motivation, and readiness for health-system-embedded medical education.

The school's integration with Hackensack Meridian Health — one of New Jersey's largest hospital networks — means you should be ready to discuss real-world health system challenges, leadership, and inter-professional collaboration.

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) intake

Approximately 160–165 students per year (~162 matriculants, 2024–25).

Where Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) is

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine was founded in 2018 and is based in Nutley, NJ.

Programmes offered:

  • Health System Science
  • Interprofessional Education
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Internal Medicine
  • Population Health
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Entry requirements

What you need to apply to Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD)

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) at a glance

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Medicine — 2027 entry at a glance
MCAT / GPA (medians)513 · 3.77 (MCAT range 509–520)
Class size162
In-state matriculants50.6%
Interview formatTraditional interview
IntakeApproximately 160–165 students per year (~162 matriculants, 2024–25)
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Medicine admissions profile — 2027 entry
Admission overviewBachelor's degree and MCAT required. NJ residents preferred. Prerequisites include standard pre-medical requirements: biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, English, and statistics. Applications via AMCAS; secondary required. HMSOM values leadership, systems thinking, and demonstrated interest in healthcare innovation alongside traditional academic credentials.
MCAT median513 (range 509–520)
GPA median3.77 overall / 3.79 science (BCPM)
Class size162
In-state preferenceModerate — some OOS consideration
In-state matriculants50.6%
CASPerNot required
AAMC PREviewRequired
Holistic review emphasisSystems thinking, leadership, NJ preference, innovation mindset, communication skills, MCAT/GPA.
NotesChecked 2026-09-13 against the school's own published figures (class entering in 2024): mean MCAT 513; mean GPA 3.77; class of 162; 82 of 162 in-state. Where a figure is marked mean, the school publishes a mean rather than a median. Not confirmed from the school's own pages: science GPA. The acceptance rate previously shown (1.8%) was removed: the school reports 459 offers of admission for the fall 2024 class, which that rate could not produce from any realistic applicant pool. The school’s own 9.3% figure divides offers by completed applications only, so it is not comparable with other schools’ rates and is not shown either. Interview format checked 2026-10-07 against https://www.hmsom.edu/en/faculty/faculty-resources (interviewers prepare from the applicant file, then hold a 30-minute virtual interview) and https://www.hmsom.edu/en/admissions/admission-process-and-procedures.
Specialities offeredHealth System Science, Interprofessional Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Internal Medicine, Population Health

MCAT, GPA, acceptance-rate and class-size figures are taken from Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine's published admissions data. Class profiles are republished each year — confirm which entering class these numbers describe before you rely on them.

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Interview

How Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) interviews applicants

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Medicine interview — 2027 entry
FormatVirtual, open-file interview: about 30 minutes with an Admissions Committee member who has reviewed your application
Interview window (2027 entry)October 2026–February 2027
Decision date (2027 entry)Rolling; most decisions by March 30, 2027
Post-interview chancesEstimated 25–35% of interviewed candidates receive an offer. The school is young but growing in selectivity. Estimates approximate — verify with HMSOM admissions.
Tutor insight
HMSOM's health system science model is genuinely distinctive — prepare to articulate what "health system science" means and why training within a large integrated health network appeals to you. Because your interviewer has read your file, prepare to expand on specific experiences in it, with structured reasoning and authentic communication rather than scripted answers. The innovation and entrepreneurship track will appeal to applicants with technology, business, or design backgrounds — if this is you, weave it into your narrative explicitly. As a newer school, HMSOM is actively building its reputation; applicants should show they are excited about contributing to an institution still defining itself rather than seeking an established brand.
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Should the US adopt single-payer healthcare?

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Where Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD)'s figures come from

Checked against Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine's own website on 13 September 2026: our record for the school was reconciled with what it publishes there. For most US schools that is class size and interview format only, so MCAT, GPA and acceptance-rate figures remain unconfirmed.

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) — official course page →Entry requirements, interview format and deadlines published by the school itself. The primary source for everything on this page.Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) — published admissions data →The class profile and admissions statistics this record's MCAT, GPA, acceptance-rate and class-size figures were taken from.
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Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) — frequently asked questions

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) matriculants have a median MCAT of 513. The middle range of matriculants is 509–520. US schools publish medians rather than cut-offs, and committees review holistically — the MCAT is weighed alongside GPA, clinical and research experience, letters of recommendation and secondary essays.

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