Characteristics of a Student at Burnett School of Medicine at TCU
A Burnett School of Medicine student is compassionate, empathetic and prepared to discover the latest knowledge in medical care and equipped with the tools to ask and answer the medical questions of the future. Fitting to our mission, prospective students will be asked to demonstrate skills, knowledge and abilities in several core competencies, some of which are general for any entering student and others that are specific to our medical school, throughout the application process.
Application Portals
The Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine is not on the TMDSAS application site at this time. The AAMC has an applicant guide to walk you through the application process, view the AMCAS Application Guide here.
Application Process and Timeline
AMCAS® Application
AMCAS® Application Site
Apply through the American Medical College Application Service®, the AAMC’s centralized medical school application processing service. The deadline to submit is November 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
Applications open May 2, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to apply early as files are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Supplemental/Secondary Application
Applicants with four (4) attempts or less on the MCAT and those who have completed ninety (90) credit hours at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution may receive an invitation to complete the supplemental/secondary application. The deadline to submit is December 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST, including submission of Casper and Duet scores and the $100 submission fee. The submission fee is waived for verified AAMC fee assistance program recipients.
Applicants are required to submit Casper and Duet scores. AAMC fee assistance program recipients qualify for free support through Acuity Insights, the parent company of Casper and Duet. Additional essays are a component of the supplemental/secondary applications. These prompts are located on the How to Prepare a Competitive Application page.
Letters of Recommendation
Applicants must submit at least one letter of recommendation by December 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST. Three (3) letters are encouraged. Individual letters, letter packets and committee letters are accepted. Committee letters only count as one letter. The Burnett School of Medicine accepts letters of recommendation from any author(s) who can speak to your personal and professional readiness for medical school.
Screening
Applicants will undergo an extensive screening process that seeks to assess the non-academic and academic characteristics of a future Empathetic Scholar®. Due to the complexity of the screening and the individuals involved, an electronic notification will be sent at the conclusion of the review process; applicants may upload updates to their portal (e.g. letters of intent, letters of interest, professional updates, letters of support, etc.).
Applicants that wish to withdraw their application must e-mail mdadmissions@tcu.edu.
Interview Process
Selected applicants will be invited to a three-day virtual visit to learn more about the medical school.
- Sunday evening is an optional student ambassador led session on Zoom.
- Monday afternoon is when applications will complete multiple mini-interviews via the KIRA platform, then engage with our Founding Dean, Stuart Flynn, M.D.
- Finally, on Tuesday we will end with a mandatory open forum that includes a variety of deans and leaders throughout campus.
Admission Offer
The Admissions Committee meets regularly and decisions are communicated on a rolling-basis after October 15th until the class of 60 students is filled in the Spring. Applicants placed on the alternate list are notified in Spring. If needed, seats may be filled until the first day of class.