Medical School Policies on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
In 2012, the Obama administration granted temporary relief from deportation for certain unauthorized
immigrants who entered the United States as children, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA). To date, more than 640,000 individuals have applied for DACA status, which confers lawful U.S.
presence, a social security number, and work authorization, allowing for participation in medical residency
training. Though still a small percentage of total applicants, the AAMC recorded an 8-fold increase in
2014 medical school applicants that identified a DACA status. Below is a partial list of medical schools
that have reported willingness to consider DACA applicants.
Institution
State
Link to School’s Policy
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
CA
All applicants who complete a
secondary application will be evaluated.
Stanford University School of Medicine
CA
N/A
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
CA
N/A
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
CA
N/A
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of
Medicine
CA
N/A
University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine
CA
N/A
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
CA
http://meded.ucsd.edu/index.cfm/
asa/admissions/application_process/
Applicants that are “DACA approved”
with AB 540 eligibility re: California
residency (AB 540 nonresident tuition
exemption) will be considered
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
CA
N/A
University of Colorado School of Medicine
CO
N/A
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
CT
N/A
Yale School of Medicine
CT
N/A
Georgetown University School of Medicine
DC
N/A
Florida State University College of Medicine
FL
N/A
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
FL
N/A
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
HI
N/A
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of
Medicine & Science
IL
N/A
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
IL
http://www.stritch.luc.edu/admission
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
IL
N/A
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The
Pritzker School of Medicine
IL
N/A
Association of
American Medical Colleges
Institution
State
Link to School’s Policy
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
KY
As Non US Citizens or Permanent
Residents, applicants holding
DACA status may be considered
for admission but are not eligible
for federal loans or institutional
scholarship to fund their medical
education at UKCOM.
University of Louisville School of Medicine
KY
http://louisville.edu/medicine/
admissions/policies/residencyrequirements
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MD
N/A
Boston University School of Medicine
MA
N/A
Harvard Medical School
MA
http://hms.harvard.edu/departments/
admissions/applying/requirementsadmission
University of Massachusetts Medical School
MA
Students must meet state residency
requirement
University of Michigan Medical School
MI
N/A
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
MO
N/A
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
MO
N/A
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
NH
N/A
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
NJ
in-state
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
NM
must be residents of New Mexico
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
NY
N/A
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
NY
N/A
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NY
N/A
New York Medical College
NY
ACA applicants should contact the
Office of Admissions directly for
additional information
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
College of Medicine
NY
No federal or state or institutional
financial aid is available. Financial
documentation of current funding for
the cost of education is required prior
to matriculation.
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
NY
N/A
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
NY
N/A
Weill Cornell Medical College
NY
N/A
Duke University School of Medicine
NC
N/A
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
NC
No federal or state or institutional
financial aid is available. Financial
documentation of current funding for
the cost of education is required prior
to matriculation.
Association of
American Medical Colleges
Institution
State
Link to School’s Policy
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania
PA
N/A
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson
University
PA
N/A
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
RI
N/A
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
SC
N/A
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
TN
N/A
University of Utah School of Medicine
UT
http://admissions.utah.edu/apply/
residency/scholarships.php
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
VA
only Virginia residents
University of Vermont College of Medicine
VT
N/A
University of Washington School of Medicine
WA
Washington residents with DACA
status are eligible for consideration
The AAMC cautions that this is not an up-to-the-minute nor comprehensive list of medical schools that
consider applicants with DACA status. We encourage students with DACA status to directly contact
admissions offices at medical schools to learn more about application policies and resources for DACA
applicants.
To add your Medical School to this list of schools accepting students with DACA status, please email
coa@aamc.org.
Association of
American Medical Colleges