University of Louisville School of Medicine

Each applicant is required to submit a pre-med advisory committee report. If your college/university does not have a pre-med committee, we require three (3) letters of recommendation. These letters must be on college letterhead and should include at least one letter from a faculty member who taught the applicant in an area of biology, chemistry, physics, or mathematics (BCPM); one letter from a faculty member in a course of the applicant’s choosing; and one professional letter, which may include a third academic letter, supervisor or a physician whom you shadowed. Applicant’s who have not been continuously enrolled for more than three (3) years may substitute one academic letter for a second professional letter if desired, but must have at least one faculty/academic reference. If you have been enrolled in a post baccalaureate or graduate program for one year at the time of application, one of your letters should come from a faculty member at your current institution.