Rush Medical College — MD

Medicine (MD) · Chicago, IL

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LCME: Full · Application cycle: 2027–2028

Mandatory criteria

Biology, one academic year, including a course on cell biology
Required
AP not accepted. Must be on your AMCAS transcript before you submit. They don't expire, and can be in person or online.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biochemistry, one course
Required
AP not accepted. Must be on your AMCAS transcript before you submit. They don't expire, and can be in person or online.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Chemistry, one course (organic chemistry is recommended)
Required
AP not accepted. Must be on your AMCAS transcript before you submit. They don't expire, and can be in person or online.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biology or chemistry lab, one academic year
Required
Lab required · A full year of one subject, or one lab in each. AP not accepted. Must be on your AMCAS transcript before you submit. They don't expire, and can be in person or online.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physics, one course
Required
AP accepted. Must be on your AMCAS transcript before you submit. They don't expire, and can be in person or online.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Math, one course at algebra level or higher
Required
Statistics doesn't count. AP accepted. Must be on your AMCAS transcript before you submit. They don't expire, and can be in person or online.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Writing-intensive reading comprehension, one academic year
Required
Any subject. AP not accepted. Must be on your AMCAS transcript before you submit. They don't expire, and can be in person or online.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Basic science coursework within five years of applying
Required
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year U.S. or Canadian school
Required
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
MCAT
Required
For fall 2027, tests from January 2024 to September 2026. All scores are reviewed, with emphasis on the highest.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
A premedical committee letter, a letter packet, or three letters through AMCAS
Required
Three letters means one from science faculty, one professional and one personal, from people who know you well. No friends or family.
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
AMCAS application and Rush secondary application
Required
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or asylee, refugee or DACA status
Required
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

Anatomy
Recommended
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physiology
Recommended
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Social determinants of health (sociology, public health, bioethics, history, economics and similar)
Recommended
Rush Medical College MD admission requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Deadlines

None recorded. Check the official site.

What this path usually involves

General to Medicine (MD). Each program sets its own rules.

MCAT
AMCAS
TMDSAS
Clinical exposure
Service
Research
Letters
Essays
Interviews