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.
2022 Interview Cycle Dates (Virtual Interviews)
- Thur-Friday, October TBA
- Thur-Friday, November TBA
- Thur-Friday, December TBA
- Revisit Weekend: late March/early April
Below is the MSTP admissions process timeline:
| May | AMCAS application for 2022 cycle opens |
| June | AMCAS Application Submission Begins |
| July | Secondary Applications Open |
| Mid July-Mid Oct | Completed MD/PhD applications are sent to be reviewed by MSTP Admissions Committee Members |
| Mid Sept | First interview offers sent for October interview dates |
| Oct | MSTP Virtual Interview #1 |
| Oct | MSTP Admission Committee meets to review October interviewees |
| Mid Oct | Interview offers are sent for slots in November |
| Nov | Completed AMCAS Applications must be submitted to AMCAS |
| Nov | 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 | MSTP Virtual Interview #2 |
| Dec | MSTP Admissions Committee meets to review November interviewees |
| Dec | MSTP Virtual Interview #3 |
| Dec | Carver College of Medicine determines who is admissible The second group of admissions offers is made (4-5) |
| Dec 15 | Secondary Applications must be submitted |
| Dec | MSTP Admissions Committee meets to review December interviewees |
| Jan | 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 admissions season.
Example Virtual Interview Schedule
Thursday
- 4:00 - 5:30 pm - Overview & MSTP Orientation with the MSTP Directors, Faculty, & Students
Friday
9:15 pm - Virtual Introduction & Information about College of Medicine Interviews
9:30 - 11:00 am - Virtual College of Medicine Interview.
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Panel Q & A with current MSTP students
1:30 - 4:00 pm - Interviews with MSTP faculty (typically 4)
4:00 - 5:00 pm - Life in Iowa City & Medical School Panel
For information about the College of Medicine part of the interview, please visit https://medicine.uiowa.edu/md/admissions/applying/virtual-interview-faq.