Admission in Advanced Standing

For students enrolled in an MD degree program at other medical colleges to be eligible for admission in advanced standing, the College of Medicine's policy is to consider only those individuals who:

• have been and are in good standing at their medical school
• have completed all their basic sciences in an LCME accredited medical college in the United States
• seek admission into the beginning of the clinical years (year three of our medical program)
• have maintained good academic standing
• are making normal curricular progress where they are enrolled and eligible for continuation there
• are residents of the state of Texas
• have well-founded personal reasons for wishing to transfer

Admission is on a competitive basis, and the number admitted depends on the availability of places, faculty, and facilities. There is no specific number of places set aside for advanced standing candidates.

General Requirements:

Eligible candidates must submit:

• a personal letter of some substance requesting transfer by December 1 of the year preceding enrollment, providing well-founded reasons for seeking transfer
• a letter of evaluation and support from the Associate Dean for Student Affairs (or a person in a comparable position) at the medical school in which candidate is enrolled by December 1 of the year preceding enrollment
• letters of evaluation from at least two members of the faculty in the basic sciences by December 1
• a completed application and filing fee of $60 by December 1 of the year of proposed enrollment
• official transcripts from all undergraduate colleges, graduate schools, and medical colleges attended by January 15
• official MCAT scores

For candidates to be considered for enrollment in advanced standing, they must have completed Step I of the USMLE  prior to enrollment in advanced standing and interviewed with three members of the Admissions Committee.  Candidates are likely to enroll if they meet the general requirements listed above, have satisfactorily completed the basic science course content as that required of first- and second-year medical students at the College of Medicine, completed a criminal background check with results deemed favorable and gained approval from the admissions committee.

Students Not Eligible For Admission In Advanced Standing:

• Individuals who have been dismissed or who have withdrawn from their medical colleges will not be eligible for admission in advanced standing.
• Individuals who have completed all their premedical or medical school work in a foreign country will not be considered for admission in advanced standing.
• Individuals who have completed their preclinical years at a medical school not accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) cannot be considered for admission in advanced standing.
• Individuals from related professions such as dentistry, or those who have completed the basic medical sciences in a graduate program, are not eligible for admission in advanced standing but may apply as first-year medical students.

Eligible candidates must apply to the College of Medicine through the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) in Austin, Texas. The application materials may be obtained only after the applicant has been notified of eligibility.

If you have any questions concerning admission, please address them to:

Associate Dean of Admissions

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

OR

Assistant Dean of Admissions and Diversity

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Office of Admissions
2401 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76508
254-724-4903
254-724-0244 FAX
E-Mail: admissions@medicine.tamhsc.edu