Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Graduate Programs – Admissions Information

for the MA in the Medical & Biological Illustration

Program Admissions Details:

The Medical and Biological Illustration (MBI) graduate program provides broad interdisciplinary

education and training in medical illustration. Effective medical illustration can teach a new surgical

procedure, explain a newly discovered molecular mechanism, describe how a medical device works, or

depict a disease pathway. Through their work, medical illustrators bridge gaps in medical and healthcare

communication.

The integral connection between the MBI program and the faculty of the Department allows students to

mentor with practicing Certified Medical Illustrators (CMI), to use the most technologically advanced

production equipment, and to observe faculty members as active illustrators in the Hopkins community.

Student projects in illustration, animation, 3D modeling, interactive design and a research thesis prepare

graduates as professionals in the field of visual communication of science and medicine. Students in this

program work on the East Baltimore campus.

Program Details:

Application to the MBI program occurs one time each year and begins with the submission of an Art

Portfolio, due January 10

of the admissions year. Information on the Art Portfolio requirements is

Following review of all Art Portfolios, select candidates are invited by the MBI faculty to complete the

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (SOM) Graduate Program Application. SOM Graduate Program

Applications submitted without the separate Art Portfolio website submission will not be considered. In

the time before the application is open, applicants may log in and begin their applications. The

application can only be submitted in the period when the application is open.

Academic History:

Applicants will need to list all colleges and universities they attended. A transcript will need to be

uploaded from each school attended.

about this portfolio and the submission website here. SOM Graduate Program Applications

without the separate Art Portfolio submission will not be considered.

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- Applicants must identify three people who are familiar with the applicant’s work and provide

contact info for these references. The contact info will be entered into the application, and SOM

will contact the references and ask them to submit letters of recommendation on behalf of the

applicant.

official scores be reported to Institution Code 5316 (the Department Code is not necessary). To

report official IELTS test scores, please include the Test Report Form (TRF) verification number

on the application. Scores must be received before the application deadline.

- The TOEFL requirement will be waived if the applicant has completed their degree in a U.S.

institution, or is currently enrolled and will receive a degree from a university within the U.S.

prior to matriculation at JHU-SOM.

- All transcripts, letters of recommendation, and parts of the Admissions application must be in

English. The approved transcript service for use by international students is WES.

- International students are not eligible for waivers of the Admissions Application fees.

The term family is determined by your definition. Families may involve adoptions, separations,

and many other variations.

Admissions fees:

- An admissions fee of $115 dollars is required and must be submitted using a credit card

- For a complete description of the fee waiver process, please see the Application Fees and Fee

Waiver Instructions on the Admission website. Fee waivers are only available for U.S. citizens.

Application status website:

- Once their application is submitted, applicant may follow its progress on the Application Status

candidates who qualify for final consideration, provides access to the online SOM application

web site, and invites them for interview.

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- Letters describing acceptance, wait list status, or rejection will be sent by email. This information

will also be available on the Application status website.

- A class of seven students is selected each year to matriculate in early August.

- Accepted students will undergo a criminal background check.

- Accepted students must submit official transcripts to the School of Medicine Registrar. This may

be in the form of a digital transcript, which is submitted through a transcript service approved

by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Registrar. The approved transcript service for

international students is WES. Transcripts may also be mailed directly from the Accepted

student’s school to the School of Medicine Registrar. Detailed instructions will be provided

upon acceptance.

https://medicalart.johnshopkins.edu/admissions-mbi/

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