MD Medical Schools in North Dakota
1 allopathic MD program in our catalogue for North Dakota. Use the profiles below to compare MCAT medians, GPA ranges, in-state preference, and AMCAS strategy.
About North Dakota: Pop. ~780K; Bismarck and Fargo are the largest cities. University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences serves a large geographic area including regional Native American communities.
In-state preference: UND SMHS has a strong preference for North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wyoming residents through the WWAMI-style regional consortium. Out-of-state applicants outside the consortium states face very limited availability.
Major health systems: Sanford Health · Essentia Health · CHI St. Alexius Health · Trinity Health (ND)
1 MD Program in North Dakota
- University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (MD)
Grand Forks, ND
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, established in 1905 and headquartered in Grand Forks, is the only medical school in North Dakota and one of the few US medical schools with an explicit mission to train physicians for rural Great Plains communities and Native American populations. The school trains approximately 78 students per year in a distributed model, with preclinical education in Grand Forks and clinical clerkships dispersed across communities throughout North Dakota and the upper Midwest. UND SOM has a strong commitment to Indigenous health, operating programmes in partnership with tribal health services and the Indian Health Service. Graduates have a strong track record of remaining in rural and underserved practice.
MCAT 508GPA 3.755.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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