MSTP Interviews
Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted via email (or via phone secondarily).
The secondary application fee of $60 will be refunded for interviewed applicants.
Questions should be directed to the MSTP office by e-mail to mstpadmissions@uiowa.edu or by phone to 319-335-8303.
For full consideration, please complete your MD/PhD application by October 1st.
All interview slots are typically filled by mid October.
2020 Interview Cycle Dates
- Friday, September 20, 2019
- Friday, November 8, 2019
- Friday, December 13, 2019
- Revisit Weekend - late March or early April 2020
Below is the MSTP admissions process timeline:
| May 2019 | AMCAS application for 2020 cycle opens |
| June 2019 | AMCAS Application Submission Begins |
| July 2019 | Secondary Applications Open |
| Mid July-Mid Oct | Completed MD/PhD applications are sent to be reviewed by MSTP Admissions Committee Members |
| Mid August | First interview offers sent for September and November interview dates |
| Sept 20, 2019 | MSTP Interview #1 |
| Early Oct | MSTP Admission Committee meets to review September candidates |
| Mid Oct | Remaining interview offers are sent for slots in November and December |
| End Oct | MSTP meets with the CCOM who determines which of our candidates are admissible The first admissions offers are made to four or five applicants |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Completed AMCAS Applications must be submitted to AMCAS |
| Nov 8, 2019 | MSTP Interview #2 |
| End Nov | MSTP Admissions Committee meets to review November candidates |
| Early Dec | Carver College of Medicine determines who is admissible The second group of admissions offers is made (4-5) |
| Dec 13, 2019 | MSTP Interview #3 |
| Dec 15, 2019 | Secondary Applications must be submitted |
| End Dec | MSTP Admissions Committee meets to review December candidates |
| Mid January | Final meeting with Carver College of Medicine to determine admissibility Four to five more admissions offers are made |
| Late March/Early April | Revisit |
| April 30, 2020 | Last date to hold multiple offers |
| May & June | New offers are made as people drop until we get to a class of 8 incoming students |
What questions do you have about MD/PhD training at Iowa?
We want to make sure we answer all your questions about dual-degree training in the Iowa MSTP, so we’ve provided you a link where you can enter questions that you would like us to address about our Program, the University of Iowa, or the Iowa City community. Please feel free to enter questions anytime during the 2020 admissions season.
Typical MSTP Interview Schedule
Thursday
Arrive in Iowa City (by 5:30 pm)
6:30-9:00 pm - dinner with the Directors & several students
Friday
8:00 am - Breakfast with the MSTP Directors, representatives from the College of Medicine, and several MSTP students
9:15 pm - Introduction & Information about College of Medicine Interviews
9:30 - 11:00 am - College of Medicine Interview
11:00 - 12:50 pm - Lunch with MSTP students
1:30 - 4:00 pm - Interviews with MSTP faculty (typically 4)
4:15 pm - Regroup at MSTP office & return to hotel
6:30 pm - MSTP Open House dinner at a student's home
Saturday
8:30 am - Breakfast & Graduate Program Information Fair
10:45 am - Wrap up with the Directors Pam & Steve
11:00 am - Depart or wait for airport shuttle
What is the "Graduate Program Information Fair"?
The Graduate Information Fair on Saturday is attended by faculty and students from MSTP-affiliated graduate programs. Applicants have the opportunity to ask questions of the representatives of the graduate training programs. Many department heads personally attend the Graduate Information Fair to meet Iowa MSTP applicants. Past applicants have indicated that this is an effective method for them to learn about research opportunities and structures of the graduate programs at Iowa.
Click here for more information specific to the Carver College of Medicine Interview.
Specifically look at these sections:
- What happens on interview day?
- What is the interview like?
- How do I dress?