Health Professions Mentoring Program FAQs

In addition to the Common Application and supporting application documents, students must complete the HPM Supplemental Application available in the applicant portal, which includes the following:

• Personal history essay
• List of extracurricular activities, awards, and/or personal achievements
• Optional but highly recommend one additional letter from either a physician or a research mentor in the medical field. If you have never shadowed a physician or done research, this will not be necessary. 

Please note that the HPM Program is currently limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

The University employs a holistic review process to assess applicants’ readiness for the HPM Program. Factors influencing admission to the HPM Program include:

• Personal/life experience within diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and neighborhoods
• Time and service to disadvantaged populations
• Excellence in community service and leadership ability
• Specific interest in health disparities

Strong achievements in science and math courses, strong letters of recommendation, a compelling essay, extracurricular activities, and awards/achievements are also reviewed.

The HPM Program will prepare students to be competitive applicants to any medical school of their choice upon completion of their bachelor’s degree. The Program provides an enriching curriculum, where students participate in exclusive, hands-on and engaging courses.

Some of the benefits include:

• Multigenerational mentoring by faculty, medical school students, and advanced undergraduates
• Professional development activities
• Monthly meetings with special guest speakers in the medical profession
• Early access to course registration
• Enriched academic curriculum:
  • Enrollment in an HHMI Integrative Biology/Chemistry Research Lab course through the Office of Undergraduate Research and Community Outreach during the first year of the program
  • Clinical Medicine course, taught by medical school faculty: HPM Program students are introduced to the art of diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and understanding of disease etiology via shadowing physicians in various departments, through case studies, and in simulation labs
• MCAT course: If eligible, students will enroll in the prep course in the third year of the program

The HPM Program enriches the traditional pre-med track with its focus on mentoring, professional development opportunities, and unique courses, which will be made available ONLY to students in the HPM Program.

Yes, a student can choose any major as long as they complete the pre-requisites for medical school admission. The Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR) should be used as a guide for all medical school pre-requisites and application processes.

Yes, students can be in more than one of UM's Honors & Scholars Programs.

Applicants do not need to resubmit letters of recommendation sent along with their Common Application.

You can submit the optional, but highly recommended, letter from a physician or a research mentor in the medical field, multiple ways. The letter can be uploaded via Naviance, emailed to mydocuments@miami.edu, or mailed:

University of Miami 
Office of Undergraduate Admission 
P.O. Box 249117 
Coral Gables, FL 33124-9117

If sending via FedEx, DHL, UPS, or courier: 
University of Miami 
Office of Undergraduate Admission 
1320 S. Dixie Highway 
Gables One Tower, Suite 945 
Coral Gables, FL 33146

If you email us, please put “HPM Program” in the subject line and be sure you include your first name, last name, and date of birth in all your correspondence.

Please note that you must complete both the Common Application and the HPM Supplemental Application in order to be considered for the HPM Program.

Your complete HPM Supplemental Application is due by:

• November 15 if you are applying under Early Decision I or Early Action
• January 1 if you are applying under Early Decision II or Regular Decision

Supplemental applications are available in the applicant portal. Access to the portal will be granted once your admission application is received.

Please contact the Office of Pre-Health Advising & Mentoring at prehealth@miami.edu to discuss further.

If there is an update to your HPM Program application after submission, you may submit it electronically to our Pre-Health Advising & Mentoring office at prehealth@miami.edu.

All final decisions will be released by April 1 and students admitted to the HPM Program will be notified via the applicant portal.

Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA and participate in all program co-curricular activities.

No, students are not guaranteed acceptance into Miller School of Medicine.

No, students may apply to any medical school of their choice. 

The minimum MCAT score for admission into the Miller School of Medicine will be determined annually based on the average MCAT score of the previously matriculated medical school class.