The Medical Minority Applicant Registry (Med-MAR)

Med-MAR was created to enhance admission opportunities for groups currently underrepresented in medicine. Students applying to medical school who self-identify they are from groups underrepresented in medicine or who are economically disadvantaged and have taken the most recent MCAT can register for the Med-MAR.

The program's registry distributes Web-based basic biographical information about the examinee and the examinee's MCAT scores to minority affairs and admission offices of AAMC member schools and certain health-related agencies interested in increasing opportunities for students who self-identify as underrepresented or economically disadvantaged individuals.

You are eligible for Med-MAR if you meet the following criteria:

1. You are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident visa holder, and;
2. You self identify as a member of a racial or ethnic group currently underrepresented in medicine and/or economically disadvantaged.

If you meet the eligibility requirements and ask to be included in the registry, the following computerized information is made available to U.S. Medical Schools and other health-related agencies: state of legal residence, AAMC ID, test date, name, address, email, sex, age, undergraduate college, major, racial/ethnic self-description and MCAT scores.

A medical school, wishing to increase its applicant pool of students from groups who self-identify as a member of a racial or ethnic group currently underrepresented in medicine or who are economically disadvantaged, uses the registry to mail information about the school directly to registrants. Med-MAR registrants are also encouraged to apply directly to medical schools they wish to attend.

Med-MAR serves only as a means of identifying and communicating the availability of applicants from groups who self-identify as underrepresented in medicine and/or as economically disadvantaged. No attempt is made by the Med-MAR to advise students where to apply or to influence any admissions decisions.

How to Register for Med-MAR

The registration to participate in the Med-MAR is during the MCAT exam registration. During the registration process, the candidate will be prompted to accept or reject this offer. Registration is the only time the candidate will be asked about these releases.
Please read the "Score Release Options" section in the MCAT Essentials to learn more about releasing scores and biographical data to Med-MAR.