Admitted Students

Upon receiving an offer of acceptance from the Feinberg School of Medicine, please login to our Secure Applicant website and enter your decision. Once you have entered your "accept" decision, we will reserve your seat in the incoming class.

Secure Applicant Website

All matriculants must submit a final official undergraduate transcript no later than by July 1.  

If you are unable to meet our deadline, please contact Jessica Voth at jav@northwestern.edu or 312-503-8206.

Please request that your final official undergraduate transcript showing that you received your bachelor’s degree, and any other final college transcripts showing additional coursework/programs completed, be sent to our office as soon as they are finalized & available. Please note that the transcripts that AMCAS requested from you at the beginning of the application process were used for their application verification only and were not forwarded to our office.

Transcripts may be sent electronically from your school to our main MD Admissions e-mail address at: med-admissions@northwestern.edu (preferred). If necessary, students may submit transcripts by mail, though email is preferred:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Office of MD Admissions
310 E. Superior St. 
Morton Building 1-606
Chicago, IL  60611-3008 

Your NetID is your electronic identity at Northwestern. The most common format of a NetID is a combination of three letters (often related to your name) and three or four numbers. Once activated, use your NetID to login to Northwestern email, the student portal (CAESAR) and to access your financial aid packet and/or award.

Accepted students receive NetID activation instructions via email during the month of March (please check your spam and junk mail boxes). If you haven't received your NetID activation email by April 15, please contact Jessica Voth at jav@northwestern.edu or 312-503-8206.

You will receive a Northwestern email account when activating your NetID.

Yes, mandatory health entrance requirements must be completed by ALL medical students prior to matriculating at Feinberg in August.

It is strongly advised that newly admitted students begin completing health entrance requirements as soon as possible so that there is ample time to complete antibody titer testing and tuberculosis screening that is required in addition to vaccination history.  

The Admission Health Record Form can be downloaded from the Northwestern University Health Service Chicago Campus page. Submit the Admission Health Record and proof of immunizations by June 15 to:

Northwestern University Health Service
Health Information Management Services
633 Emerson St.
Evanston, IL 60208-4000

Any student who does not satisfy health entrance requirements before classes begin will not be permitted to participate in required clinical education activities that take place during the first week of classes. The university will also apply a late fee and place a subsequent registration hold on the student’s account if health requirements have not been completed by the Admission Health Record deadline of June 15.

Students must agree to comply with the requirements for student health, including immunizations and drug testing. Below are additional details about required vaccinations, as well as antibody and tuberculosis testing: 

1. Students must provide proof of positive immunity through a blood antibody titer test result for measles (rubeola), mumps, varicella, rubella (German measles) and hepatitis B. Proof of positive immunity is required in ADDITION to vaccination dates for these diseases.
2. Antibody blood titer testing for measles (rubeola), mumps, varicella, rubella (German measles) and hepatitis B should be completed well before the Admission Health Record deadline, just in case re-vaccination is needed prior to completing or a repeating an antibody test.
3. Most students were already vaccinated for hepatitis B during their childhood immunization years, but for those who were not; please allot extra time to complete the vaccinations. The hepatitis B vaccination requires three doses that are administered over a six-month period. Once the hepatitis B vaccination series is complete, a month wait period is required before the Hepatitis B surface antibody titer test can be completed.
4. Required Tuberculosis Testing – TB Quantiferon Gold Blood Test  - DATE SENSITIVE
   • Only TB Quantiferon Gold Blood Test results completed after June 1 of the year you enter Feinberg will be accepted.
   • A copy of the lab result must be submitted to the Northwestern University Health Information Management Services Office.
5. If your TB Quantiferon Gold Blood test is positive, a TB chest X-ray must be completed and attached to your result.
   • The TB chest X-Ray result must be completed on or after March 1 of the year you enter the program.
   • The TB chest X-Ray must be completed in the U.S.
   • If applicable, the TB chest X-Ray result must also include historical positive tuberculosis test result and, if applicable, treatment records.
   • Students with positive TB lab and/or TB chest X-Ray results are also required to meet with a student health services physician upon arriving to campus. Only TB Quantiferon Gold Blood Test results completed after June 1 of the year you enter Feinberg will be accepted.
6. Please pay close attention to the tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis section listed on the Admission Health Record Form, as the requirements for Tdap vary for domestic and international students.
7. All students are required to receive the influenza vaccine annually prior to participating in any clinical activities. Information about when and where to receive the influenza vaccine will be provided to students post-matriculation to Feinberg.

The Wildcard is the official Northwestern photo identification card. Once you have activated your Northwestern NetID, you are able to submit your Wildcard photo. Please review the criteria outlined on the link below to submit your photo. If you encounter issues while submitting your photo online, please contact the Evanston Wildcard Office at wildcard@northwestern.edu or call 847-467-6843.

Please note: Incoming medical students will receive their Wildcard on the day of matriculation. You do not need to visit the Wildcard Office to pick up your card if your photo is submitted before the deadline.

Submit your Wildcard photo here.

The Feinberg School of Medicine participates in the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Ventra U-Pass Program for student use of public transportation. The U-Pass fare card may be used on CTA buses and trains. All enrolled students are required to participate in the U-Pass program whether they choose to use the fare card or not. 

In order to prepare a Ventra U-Pass fare card for you, CTA/Ventra must receive a headshot photo of you in .jpg format. The photo must clearly show your face (no sunglasses/no hats), the background cannot be too dark and the photo cannot include other people. The ideal photo to submit would be a passport photo. You can use the same photo you submit for your Northwestern Wildcard.

Send your .jpg format photo via email to l-daniels2@northwestern.edu using the subject line "U-PASS Photo." The submission deadline is June 15.

Get more information about the Ventra U-Pass program.