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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