The information you desire is generally available in the subsection
"The Undergraduate Institution" in the section on "The Competitive
Applicant" in the Seventh Edition of the Premedical Advisor's
Reference Manual. There are only six states that do not have an
allopathic medical school, and their residents are accommodated in
the following way. There is a commitment of 10 seats at the
University of Vermont and five seats at Dartmouth for applicants from
Maine. There is a commitment at Jefferson Medical College for 20
residents of Delaware through the Delaware Institute of Medical
Education and Research and for an additional 15 undergraduates from
the University of Delaware. There is a commitment on the part of the
University of Washington to treat residents of Wyoming, Alaska,
Montana, and Idaho the same way as residents of Washington itself.
This is important since over 90% of its accepted applicants must be
from this group of five states, called WWAMI. Since New Hampshire
has a medical school at Dartmouth, residents of New Hampshire receive
no preferential treatment from Massachusetts or anywhere else.
University of North Dakota provides up to 10 of its 50 openings to
residents of northwestern Minnesota as well as to those from WICHE
(Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education), of which it is
a member. The 15 states that are part of WICHE are Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming,
and they do have reciprocal agreements.
Ed Trachtenberg
Edward N. Trachtenberg, Editor, Seventh Edition
Premedical Advisor's Reference Manual
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From the Columbia Preprofessional office at http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/preprofessional/health/about_applying/choosing_schools.php
There are some states which do not have medical schools which have made special interstate agreements to provide special opportunities for their residents. They are:
WICHE: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education operates a professional student exchange program enabling students in 13 western states to enroll in selected out of state professional programs, usually because those programs are not available in their home states. Exchange students must be certified by their home states. Exchange students will receive preference in admission and usually reduced tuition. WICHE has exchange programs for the following professional fields, Allopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Physician Assistant, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Pharmacy, and Optometry.
WWAMI The University of Washington School of Medicine serves as the public medical school for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI). Students from these states will all be considered in- state students for purposes of admission and tuition. Through this program, students from these states complete their first year of medical school at participating universities in their home state.
FAME: Finance Authority of Maine’s Maine Access to Medical Education Program has entered into contracts with three medical schools (Dartmouth, Vermont & UNECOM) to provide PREFERRED ACCESS seats at each school for a total of twenty incoming, certified Maine residents each year. Essentially, this program removes Maine applicants from the national pool of applicants and allows them to compete for medical school acceptance in a pool consisting solely of Maine residents. The probability of being invited to interview at any of the schools participating in the Access Program is greatly increased if you apply under the auspices of the Maine Access Program.
DIMER: Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research Through DIMER, Delaware has a relationship with Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, resulting in Jefferson Medical College functioning as Delaware’s medical school. Through the program, the state of Delaware provides payment to Jefferson Medical College to reserve at least 20 admissions places each year for Delaware residents. In addition, DIMER has a relationship with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Philadelphia, PA. Through that program PCOM reserves at least 5 admissions places each year for Delaware residents.
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