The applications are reviewed by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center faculty and staff, state health and education officials, representatives of health care industries, and the program's administrators. Applications are sorted into Intermediate Unit region groups (geographic). Applications are only compared to others in the same group and not to the entire pool. If a region does not have applications that meet basic or competitive criteria, no one from that region will be taken (however, that is a rare occurrence). A strong performance in the essays is critical to selection; a strong transcript and/or high test scores will not off-set sloppy, indifferent writing.
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