Application

Admissions is competitive. Successful applicants will generally have GPAs ≥ 3.0. For questions or transcript evaluations, please contact either:

Lorraine Doucette, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM
ldoucette@som.umaryland.edu

Eileen Patton, MS, MT(ASCP)RM(AAM)
epatton@som.umaryland.edu 

DMRT Spring and Fall 2023 Applications

DMRT applications must include the following items:

Application:

Completed preliminary online application for admission

Completed online application for in-state status classification
For further information please see the Policy on Student Classification for Admission and Tuition Purposes

Completed supplemental application to be emailed back to DMRTadmissions@som.umaryland.edu.

• The Courses in Progress section should include the semester when, and the location where, all remaining requirements will be completed. You must notify the DMRT in writing if there are any changes to the Courses in Progress content.

Personal Statement:

Personal statement of academic goals (Microsoft Word, not to exceed two typed pages double spaced) to be completed and emailed. Applicants should discuss:

• Academic goals and objectives
• Reason(s) for wanting to enter the field of medical laboratory science
• Strengths and weaknesses in coping with a rigorous science-based curriculum
• Any other information you believe is important for the Admissions Committee to know about you.

References and Evaluation Form:

All applicants applying to the DMRT must submit two references as follows:

1. Professional Reference #1 should be a letter of recommendation from an instructor of a science-based laboratory course (institutional letterhead preferred), together with a completed Recommendation and Evaluation Request Form.
2. Professional Reference #2 could be a letter of recommendation from a second instructor of a different science-based laboratory course (institutional letterhead preferred) OR from an employer on business letterhead together with a completed Recommendation and Evaluation Request Form.

Reference letters & evaluation forms should be emailed to DMRTadmissions@som.umaryland.edu. Please Note: If the evaluation form is not included with the reference letter, the application is not complete.

Reference letters must be: 

1. On official letterhead
2. Sent via an official email account (college/university/workplace) 
3. Emailed to DMRTadmissions@som.umaryland.edu

Evaluation Form:

1. Must be completed directly by the individual providing the reference.

Transcript:

An official transcript from every institution where college-level credit was earned must be submitted to the DMRT from the Registrar’s Office.  Official transcripts for courses completed after your application has been sent must be submitted either electronically or by mail within one month of the conclusion of the course.

Official electronic college transcripts (sent directly from the Registrar’s Office) may be submitted by email to DMRTadmissions@som.umaryland.edu or Official college transcripts (original paper copies in an envelope sealed by the College Registrar’s Office) may be submitted by mail to:

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Medical and Research Technology
100 Penn Street, Allied Health Building, Room 435
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Submitting Your Application

In order to complete your application a non-refundable application fee of $63.00 is required. 

Submit Application Fee Online

Submit Application By Mail:

If payment is made by personal check, money order or bank check, please make it payable to the UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND/DMRT and, at the time of application, mailed to:

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Medical and Research Technology
100 Penn Street, Allied Health Building, Room 435
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Qualified applicants (with complete portfolios) will receive an invitation for a personal interview.

Additional Information