- If you have submitted an AMCAS application to schools participating in the Criminal Background Check Service, you may obtain a preliminary background report before the report is requested by and released to participating institutions by visiting Application Station at applicationstation.certiphi.com and using this code: CERTAP2025. Applicants are responsible for the discounted cost of the preliminary background report, which is $71, plus any fees for international background check research. For more information, please contact Certiphi Screening’s Applicant Services team at 800-803-9582 or ApplicantServices@certiphi.com.
- The preliminary background report is for your information only and will not be made available to any school participating in the AAMC-facilitated Criminal Background Check Service.
- Upon your initial, conditional acceptance to an additional participating medical school, the background check report will be made available to other participating medical schools offering a conditional acceptance after Jan. 1.
- The background check will not be released to any party other than the medical school(s) requesting it.
- History in the background check report that may include infractions and juvenile records will be displayed to you, but medical schools’ policies vary in the content their reviewers can and will view.
Please review the Felony and Misdemeanor section of this AMCAS Applicant Guide for further details.