The University of Miami’s Health Professions Mentoring (HPM) Program is designed to prepare and strongly position students for admission to medical school through an enriched curriculum and academic and professional mentoring throughout their four years of college.
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.
- Multigenerational mentoring by faculty, medical school students, and advanced undergraduates
- Professional development activities
- Monthly meetings with special guest speakers in the medical profession
- Enriched academic curriculum:
- HHMI Integrative Biology/Chemistry Research Lab course: HPM Program students in their first year are enrolled in these labs and will do authentic research
- 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 at no additional cost: this course will be part of the curriculum
- The Miller School of Medicine will select a group of HPM Program students in their junior year of undergraduate studies at UM for early acceptance based on their overall GPA, cumulative GPA in science courses, extracurricular activities, clinical experience, recommendations from HPM Program staff, MCAT score required by Miller at that time, and an interview with the Miller School of Medicine by invitation
Visit our HPM Program FAQs for additional information.
Eligibility Criteria
In addition to the Common Application and supporting application documents, students must complete the HPM Supplemental Application, 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 application deadline should match the application deadline for your Common Application. If you are applying:
- Early Decision I or Early Action: Your complete HPM Program supplemental application is due by November 1
- Early Decision II or Regular Decision; Your complete application is due by January 1
Please note that you must complete both the Common Application and the HPM Program supplemental application in order for your HPM Program application to be evaluated.
Please have your Common Application ID available.
Contact Us
Melissa Collins
Pre Health Mentoring Program Coordinator
Office of Pre-Health Advising and Mentoring
mas654@miami.edu
305-284-3262
