Instructions for Completion of the VMD-PhD Program Application
Thank you for you interest in the VMD-PhD Program. Please read the following instructions carefully.
Please note that a separate application to the School of Veterinary Medicine must be submitted.
If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact:
Anastasia Brown, VMD-PhD Coordinator
215-898-3800
vmstp@vet.upenn.edu
Fill in all fields unless indicated as optional.
Recommendation Form and Letters of Recommendation
Send the VMD-PhD Recommendation Form to three people who can comment, from close contact with you, on your ability to perform research and your potential to make a contribution to the medical sciences. This form must be completed and emailed as an attachment, along with letters of recommendation, to vmstp@vet.upenn.edu.
Please be sure all letters are received by the Program by November 1.
If you wish to send letters by mail, please address to:
Dr. Michael Atchison
Director, VMD-PhD Program
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Letters sent to the School of Veterinary Medicine through VMCAS do not reach the VMD/PhD Admissions Committee.
- Letters must be sent separately to the VMD-PhD Program.
- While you may use the same referees and/or letters for both, letters from persons who are familiar with your research interests, experience and abilities are most strongly weighted in the VMD/PhD admissions process.
You do not need to send transcripts with your application to the VMD-PhD Program. The Program will obtain these documents from the Vet School Admissions Office.
You will receive an email confirmation of your application submission with 3 business days. If no confirmation is received, please contact:
Anastasia Brown
vmstp@vet.upenn.edu
215-898-3800
The deadline for applications is November 1.
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