The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) invites prospective applicants to their early acceptance program, FlexMed, to attend upcoming info sessions about the program.
FlexMed is the first program of its kind in the nation, offering college sophomores from any major early acceptance. Students submit their application to FlexMed in the winter of their sophomore year of college and learn of acceptance to the ISMMS MD Program by the summer of that year. Once accepted, students will be free to pursue their area of study, unencumbered by the traditional science requirements and the MCAT.
What are the benefits of applying and being accepted into FlexMed?
All Majors Welcome!: You do not need to be a science major
Early Acceptance: end of your sophomore year in college
No MCAT: accepted students are not permitted to take the MCAT
Revised pre-med requirements: eliminating Organic Chemistry
Flexibility: “Flex” intellectual, creative, humanistic and scientific muscles
Academic Freedom: you will be free to pursue the area of study you want, unencumbered by the traditional pre-med science requirements
What are the eligibility requirements?
- You must be a sophomore enrolled at an accredited 4-year US/Canadian College/University
- You must have completed a year of one of the following three courses: one year of college Biology, one year of college Chemistry, or one year of college Physics by January 15th of the year you apply
- You must have taken your SAT or ACT exams
What are the pre-matriculation requirements
(following acceptance to FlexMed and prior to matriculation at ISMMS)?
When should I apply?
For the AY’20-‘21 cycle the application is currently open and must be submitted by January 15, 2021.
How can I learn more?
Sign up here for one of the upcoming online info sessions on November 17, December 8, or January 5.
