Application Process

Congratulations on taking the first step to specializing your medical education.

There are two application cycles for the Distinction Track Program. Applications for tracks in Business & Leadership (DIBL), Global & Public Health (DIGPH), Medicine & Social Impact (DIMSI), Medical Education (DIME), Physician-Scientist Development (DIPSD) and Urban Primary Care (DIUPC) are accepted in the spring semester of the M1 year.  Applications for the track in Research (DIR) are accepted in the summer between the M1 and M2 years.

You MUST meet the academic standing requirements detailed in SOM Policy 4.8.

If you have any questions, concerns, or experience problems with the application process, please contact Emily Noonan, in Undergraduate Medical Education.

Spring 2026 application cycle

DIBL, DIGPH, DIMSI, DIME, DIPSD, & DIUPC Tracks

Timeline

• Information session (Lunch & Learn): Thursday, January. 8, 2026, 12noon, B215 (see email to RSVP for a lunch)
• DT Student panel (virtual), Friday, January. 9, 2026, virtual, see RedMed for link
• Application portals open: Monday, January. 12, 2026
• Applications due (portals close): Sunday, February 1, 2026 (11:59pm)
• Directors review applications & interview applicants: February. 4-27 (note that not all tracks conduct interviews)
• Decisions announced: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
• Accepted students must commit: Friday, March 13, 2026

Application Instructions

Will be available by January 8, 2026

Application Portals

Will open January 12, 2026

CV Template

All tracks require a current CV.  Please use  this template to format and organize your CV.

If you have any questions about the application process, please direct them to Emily Noonan, Undergraduate Medical Education.