Welcome, First-Year Medical Student!
Your Future, Our Goal
We know that our students attend our college to launch a satisfying career in medicine. Here are resources and links to help you prepare for your future at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences.
**Please refer back to this page for important updates for the Class of 2029!**
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Dates & Deadlines
April 26, 2025
Second Look Saturday for accepted students and guests. (Registration is required--check
your email for the RSVP link. Please see the Second Look websitefor more information.)
April 30, 2025
If you have, by April 30 choose The University of Toledo as the medical school where you plan
to enroll. (The AMCAS "Plan to Enroll" option opens on February 19. Seefor more information.)
May 31, 2025
application is due.
application is due. July 2025
Registration for M1 Classes Note: It is to your advantage to submit all scholarship forms early.
July 2, 2025
Toledo "Commit to Enroll" Deadline
Select The University of Toledo as your final medical school by selecting "Commit
to Enroll" for The University of Toledo in the AMCAS Choose Your Medical School tool.
By selecting Toledo, you are indicating your final selection and agree to withdraw
all other applications you may have at other medical schools, including waitlist applications.
(Seefor more information.)
July 2025
Student Affairs' Requirements for Orientation
CLASS OF 2029 TO DO LIST
July 15, 2025
All pre-matriculation requirements (program degree, prerequisites, transcripts, authorization
of criminal background report, and health forms) are due.
July 23-24, 2025
New Medical Student Orientation
In-person attendance is mandatory. The 2025 Orientation details will be finalized by mid-July. For further information, please contact the Office of Student Affairs atOSAMed@utoledo.edu
July 25, 2025
White Coat Ceremony
Complete the by June 7, 2025.
The 2025 White Coat Ceremony will be held on Friday, July 25, 2025 from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon at Nitschke Auditorium. Students are limited to up to four (4) guests and tickets will be required to enter the event. More information to be given during Orientation Week.
July 28, 2025
First day of M1 classes.
Thing you need to do:
Watch for important things to do here.
- No deposit fee is required to secure your seat in Medical School.However, if you decide to withdraw your acceptance, please notify us in a timely manner.
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-The University of Toledo School Code is003131.Filling out the FAFSA isFREEand it is the best way to find money to pay for medical school. Refer to theFAFSA section belowthe six reasons why you should file your FAFSA now.For more information, please visit ourFinancial Aid page.
- Authorize Certiphifor Background Check Request.
- Update your email addressin AMCAS so you do not miss any important emails.
- Request to have official transcriptsfrom all the schools you listed on your AMCAS application and have attended (excluding
high school) with the degree posted on it.
*Note: If you havenotgraduated yet, please do not have the transcripts sent.
See more information below. - Please complete and return yourHealth Requirement Form (PDF) electronically to StudentHealthRequirements@utoledo.edu. Direct any health-related questions to this email address.
*Note: Paper forms mailed or dropped off at the Medical School Admissions Office or Student Services willnotbe accepted. -
You must activate yourUToledo Student Accountto be recognized as a student. Please refer toStudent Account section below.
*Note: We'll notify you when you may activate your account. - White Coat Ceremony- Attendance is mandatory. You will need to order your White Coat. Please direct any Orientation or White Coat Ceremony-related questions toOSAMed@utoledo.edu.
Resources:
- Connect and Engage with Current and Incoming Students -
- → page is a great resource to find a place to live or a roommate.
- →with our COMLS Ambassadors
- → Connect with a current student through the COMLS Ambassadors
- 2024-2025 M1 Important Dates (Available Spring 2025)
- UToledo Health Science Campus-Student Financial Aid Opportunities–Contact info:hscstudentservices@utoledo.edu
- Financial Aid→
- The Academic Enrichment Center— First come, first serve -AEC has free textbooks and binders.
→Take advantage of the valuable resources that AEC has to offer.
UToledo Medical School Survival Guide – Class of 2029
Download a medical school survival guide, created for students by students:
Download medical school survival guide (PDF)
What you need to know
Sections: Requirements| FAFSA | Scholarships | Transcripts | UT Student Account| Curriculum
To matriculate into medical school you must have successfully completed your academic degree programat an accredited institution of higher educationand completed the prerequisites outlined below.
- One year of Biological Sciences
- One year of Organic Chemistry with Labs
- One year of Physics
- One semester of Biochemistry
Reasons why you should file your FAFSA now:
- Filing your FAFSA early assures that you will receive a financial aid package in a
timely manner once we begin awarding financial aid for next school year.
- You may list up to 10 colleges on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- The U.S. Department of Education uses the information provided on the FAFSA to determine
eligibility for federal student aid.
- To complete the FAFSA, you will need your tax information from 2 years prior. This
means you do not need to wait until your current taxes are complete in order to file
your FAFSA. Please see fafsa.gov for specific tax year requirements.
- As Graduate/Professional students, FAFSA does not require you to include your parent's
income and tax information on your application, however, if you plan on applying for
need-based scholarships; it is a requirement for some scholarships to have that information
included on your FAFSA to determine financial need. Including your parents information is optional but encouraged for scholarship purposes
and will not impact the amount of unsubsidized loans that you are offered.
- For more information please visit ourFinancial Aid page.
The 2025-2026 UT College of Medicine & Life Sciences MD Scholarship Applications are now available.
To SEARCH: Search for College of Medicine Scholarships by navigating to this site and click the “EXPLORE SCHOLARSHIPS” button. You can search “College of Medicine” in the Keyword(s) Search for a listing of potential award applications.
To APPLY: Navigate to this site and click the “STUDENTS” button: then login with your UTAD@rockets.utoledo.edu credentials. Only apply for COMLS MD scholarships that you are eligible for such as the COM NEW MD Student Scholarship application or the David Hamilton Ryerson Memorial Scholarship application.
A 2025-2026 FAFSA must be filed by May 31, 2025 to be considered for financial need based scholarships that are pooled in the New Medical Student Scholarship Application. A FASFA is not required for academic merit based scholarship consideration. Note that you may apply for scholarships and then complete your FAFSA later as the new FAFSA recently opened for the next academic year. The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences FAFSA Title IV School Code is 003131.
UT COMLS MD Scholarships are highly competitive with limited funding opportunities. As a result, we also encourage you to expand your search to include general scholarship applications if you qualify as well as external scholarship opportunities. A listing of various external organizations is available here: in the “Scholarships” box –> External Scholarship List.
Please be advised that AMCAS does not forward on transcripts.
It is very important that you request to have official transcripts from all the schools you listed on your AMCAS application and have attended (not high school) with the degree posted on it to be sent (electronically or U.S. mail) directly to our Medical School.
Electronic Address:
medadmissions@utoledo.edu
Mailing Address:
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
ATTN: Danielle Dougherty
Mulford Library Building, MS #1043
The University of Toledo
3000 Arlington Avenue
Toledo, OH 43614
If you are not a University of Toledo student, you will need to .
It important to know that once you have activated your UTAD account, you will have to wait approximately 24 hours before you may login to .
Your Rocket Number (R ----Student ID number) is located in the (Portal – ; Prematriculation tab, first bullet point). To access your UT email, please and click on the UT Rockets Email (Students).
The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences implemented a major curriculum change with emphasis on competency-based curriculum with early clinical experience and seamless integration of foundational and clinical sciences.
Learn more about Rocket Medicine: Launching into the Future of Medical Education and see example timelinesof the Integrated Systems-Based Science Curriculum, along with curriculum schedules and breaks.
Learn more about the College of Medicine and connect with Students Affairs for more information.