Characteristics of School of Medicine Student
A TCU and UNTHSC medical 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 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, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Supplemental Application
Applicants with minimum Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) score in the 40th percentile and have a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 and who are a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident will receive an invitation to complete the supplemental application. The deadline to submit is December 15, 2021, including the $100 fee, waived for verified AAMC fee-assistance program recipients.
Letters of Recommendation
Applicants must submit at least three letters of recommendation by December 15, 2021. Individual letters, letter packets containing at least three letters and/or a committee letter with two additional letters will meet our requirement. We highly encourage submitting additional individual letters if your committee letter does not include additional letters of recommendation.
Screening
Applicants will be 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; updates during the review are not possible.
Applicant Visit Day and Overview
Applicants will be invited to spend a full day in Fort Worth to learn more about the medical school and our university partners, TCU and UNTHSC. During the visit, applicants will complete the multiple mini-interview (MMI), will engage in learning through a real-life, flipped classroom session based on our innovative Compassionate Practice communication curriculum, and will have lunch with our outstanding student affairs physician development coaching staff. The day will end with an open forum with the dean of admissions.
Admission Offer
The Admissions Committee meets often and admission decisions are sent on a rolling-basis until the inaugural class of 60 students is filled in mid-April. Applicants placed on the alternate list are notified in mid-April, and seats are filled as needed through the summer.
Commit to Enroll
By June 1, 2022, we hope that you have narrowed your medical school selection to a single school and if with us, great! If not, we encourage you to notify us as soon as possible so that another student can be contacted. There is no deposit required to hold a seat.
Pre-Matriculation Requirements
The months leading up to the start of medical school will be exciting as you transition into medical education and we will help guide you along the way to ensure you are successful and ready for your first day of medical school. An acceptance remains conditional until all requirements for admission have been successfully met, including any outstanding coursework, a successful criminal background check and drug test, in addition to other credentialing documentation that will come your way before arriving for Welcome Week.
Welcome Week
Mandatory for the entering class of 2022. Welcome Week will start on Monday, July 11, 2022 and ends on Friday, July 15, 2022. The week will be filled with social activities, learning and an overnight camp. There is no cost associated with Welcome Week.