PRE-MEDICAL Office of Health Professions, University of North Texas 2019-20 Texas Medical Schools Baylor College of Medicine Debrah A. Beck, Ph.D. Dell Medical School Assistant Dean for Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Health Professions Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine—Fall 2020 [email protected] Texas A&M University Health Science Center Todd Lang, M.S. Texas Christian University/UNTHSC School of Medicine Senior Academic Counselor Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNT HSC) [email protected] Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Mardreana Reed, M.Ed. UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine Academic Counselor University of Houston College of Medicine—Fall 2020 [email protected] University of Texas Health Science Center—Houston Medical School University of Texas Medical Branch —Galveston Hannah Snowberger Associate Academic Advisor University of Texas Health Science Center—San Antonio Medical School [email protected] University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center UNT Health Professions Program Hickory Hall, 256 Applying to Medical School 1155 Union Circle #311365 Application services include: Denton, TX 76203 Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service, www.tmdsas.com Phone: 940-369-8606 American Medical College Application Service, www.aamc.org Website: healthcareers.unt.edu (Baylor College of Medicine and allopathic schools outside of Texas) American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application To schedule an appointment, please visit appointments.unt.edu Service, www.aacom.org (University of Incarnate Word and osteopathic schools outside of Texas) Preparing for the MCAT? Get Involved! Visit www.aamc.org/mcat for information about the test Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Minority Club Exam Preparation Materials: (Alpha Delta) Medically Dedicated Students ExamKrackers Minority Association of Pre-Medical Kaplan Students (MAPS) Princeton Review Global Medical Brigades Hearts for the Homeless The MCAT will also cover Introduction to Sociology (SOCI 1510) UNT’s Volunteer Organizations and General Psychology (PSYC 1630 & 1650) Mapping the Pre-Medical Journey With the help of your advisor, use the prerequisite courses listed on the following page to create an individual plan for your pre-medical ambitions. Because circumstances can change and differ over time, this is an unofficial timeline and should be re-evaluated each semester. FALL ________ Hrs. SPRING _______ Hrs. SUMMER I Hrs. SUMMER II Hrs. FALL ________ Hrs. SPRING _______ Hrs. SUMMER I Hrs. SUMMER II Hrs. FALL ________ Hrs. SPRING _______ Hrs. Fall Timeline Spring Timeline Attend “What Should I Be Doing Now?” Seminar Attend HPAC Seminar Attend personal essay workshops HPAC Application due in March MCAT Preparation MCAT Prep/Take Exam (June or July) SUMMER: Apply to medical schools through TMDSAS, AMCAS, and/or AACOMAS. Interviews with medical schools are typically July through December. FALL ________ Hrs. SPRING _______ Hrs. Fall Timeline Spring Timeline Medical School Interviews January—Deadline for Submitting Match List to TMDSAS February—Match Date (Informed by TMDSAS) General Prerequisite Coursework for Texas Medical Schools A ‘C’ or better is required in all coursework Completion of a degree is STRONGLY recommended BIOL 1710 (3hrs) General Biology I BIOC 3621 (3hrs) Principles of Biochemistry* BIOL 1720 (3hrs) General Biology II Alternatives: BIOC 4540 and BIOC 4550 BIOL 1760 (2hrs) General Biology Lab Physics I for Science Majors (4 hrs)** BIOL Electives (6hrs) Physics II for Science Majors (4 hrs)** P Recommended: BIOL 2041/2042, BIOL 3800, ENGL 1310 (3hrs) College Writing I or BIOL 3510, or BIOL 3451 TECM 1700 (3hrs) Intro to Technical Writing CHEM 1410/1430 (4hrs) General Chemistry I ENGL 1320 (3hrs) College Writing II or CHEM 1420/1440 (4hrs) General Chemistry II TECM 2700 (3hrs) Technical Writing R CHEM 2370/3210 (4hrs) Organic Chemistry I MATH 1680 (3hrs) Elementary Probability and Statistics CHEM 2380/3220 (4hrs) Organic Chemistry II *Biochemistry is not required for all schools. See below for more information. **Medical Schools require Physics Courses for science majors. Please see your major advisor for E information on which physics are required for your degree. R +TCU/UNTHSC has different requirements, please see below: Additional Information by School Baylor College of Medicine Requirements include: 3-4 hours of Math (Calculus, Stats, or Physics) E Texas Tech HSC 3-4 hours of Writing (See website for approved courses) 12 hours of Humanities/Social Sciences Of the 14 hours of biology, 6 must be at the (See website for options) advanced level 6-8 hours of Organic Chemistry (lab is not required) Biochemistry is required and can be used toward the Biology or Chemistry requirement 3-4 hours of Biochemistry (lab is not required) Q 3-4 hours of Advanced Biology (lab is not required) UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine Highly recommended: BIOL 3510 and BIOL 3451 Biochemistry is not required, but recommended Recommended: Spanish Only requires 8 hours of Biology (more is encouraged) 6 hours of Philosophy or related Humanities coursework is Dell Medical School recommended; advanced behavioral science also preferred Requirements include: Statistics is not required, but 6 hours of coursework in U 11 hours of Biology (2 hours must be from labs) Math or Statistics is recommended Recommended: BIOL 3451 Recommended sciences (advanced): 8 hours of Physics 12 hours of Chemistry (See website for options) BIOL 3451, BIOL 4201, 3 hours of Biochemistry BIOL 2301/2311, BIOL 2302/2312, BIOL 4751 or 4752, BIOL 3510, BIOL 2041/2042 3 hours of English Composition I 3 hours of Statistics University of Houston College of Medicine Proposed to open Fall 2020 Paul L. Foster Course requirements to be listed in the near future Biochemistry is required, and can help satisfy either the Biology or Chemistry requirements UTHSC-Houston (McGovern) Recommended: 12 hours of Humanities, Social S Sciences, or Behavioral Sciences Biochemistry accepted towards 14hrs of BIOL (not required) Recommended advanced sciences: Only one year of Biology can be completed by AP credit BIOL 4201, BIOL 3451, and BIOL 3510 No Math course is required; familiarity with statistics and psychology preferred Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine UT Medical Branch Proposed to open Fall 2020 I Statistics or Calculus is accepted Course requirements to be listed in the near future Biochemistry is not required (but recommended) Recommended: BIOL 2301/2311, BIOL 2302/2312, TAMU Health Science Center BIOL 2041/2042, BIOL 4201, BIOL 3451, 8 of the 14 hours of Biology must be General Biology BIOL 3510, BIOC 3621 or BIOC 4540 or 4550 6 of the 14 hours of Biological sciences must be at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley T advanced level; Biochemistry is required, but 3 of the advanced Biology hours can be from Biochemistry Biochemistry course may be used towards the Biology or Chemistry requirements +Texas Christian University/UNTHSC School of Medicine Calculus does not meet Math Requirement Requirements include: 1 semester of Biochemistry (BIOC 3621 or 4540) UTHSC San Antonio (Long School of Medicine) E Biochemistry course may be used towards 1 semester of Genetics (BIOL 3451) the Biology or Chemistry requirements 1 semester of Physiology (BIOL 2301/2311 OR 2302/2312) 1 semester of Statistics (MATH 1680) UT Southwestern 1 semester of English Composition (ENGL 1310) 1 semester of Biochemistry is accepted towards the 2 semesters of Social and Behavioral Sciences Biology requirement (only if two semesters completed) S (See website for options) Recommended for BIOL elective: 2 semesters of Humanities (See website for options) BIOL 3451, BIOL 4201, BIOL 4055, *Please see advisor for specific coursework BIOL 2301/2311, BIOL 2302/2312, BIOL 4290, BIOL 2140, BIOL 2041/2042, BIOL 4091 1 semester of Biochemistry is required (see general gray box) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNTHSC) Math: 1 semester of Calculus OR Statistics 1 semester of Biochemistry is NOT required Only requires 4 hrs of General Chemistry Recommended for BIOL elective: BIOL 3510, BIOL 2301/2311, BIOL 2302/2312 *Program requirements may change without notice and vary with each school; you are still responsible for checking schools’ websites for admissions information. Please see your academic advisor to further explore the requirements of the school in which you are interested.* Webpages and Resources Health Professions Texas Medical Schools Student Development Baylor College of Medicine https://www.bcm.edu/ Certificate Dell Medical School http://www.utexas.edu/dell-medical-school Prepare for Medical School, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Earn an Undergraduate http://elpaso.ttuhsc.edu/fostersom/ Certificate! Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Website coming soon! Requirements: Texas A&M University Health Science Center http://tamhsc.edu/ 6 Courses Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNT HSC) http://web.unthsc.edu/ 50 Shadowing Hours Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 100 Community Service Hours http://www.ttuhsc.edu/ UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine 3 Professional Development Events http://www.uiw.edu/som/index.html University of Houston College of Medicine 1 Essay http://www.uh.edu/medicine/ UT Health Science Center—Houston Medical School For specific details, please visit https://www.uth.edu/ https://healthcareers.unt.edu/program/ UT Medical Branch —Galveston hp-student-dev-undergrad-cert