Cadet to Medicine
This Cadet to Medicine Early Assurance program is designed to accelerate the process for Corps of Cadets who are committed to pursuing medical school by introducing them to experiences and opportunities to prepare them for a career in military medicine. This program is open to all second-year Corps of Cadets students who meet the minimum selection requirements and are highly encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
CRITERIA TO APPLY
To qualify for the application process students must have expressed an interest in medicine as a career, and be a U.S. citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.
THE APPLICATION
Opens September 1 - November 1
At the time of application, applicant must have:
- Important: The application must be filed on line through the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine's Admissions Management Portal (AMP)
- When creating an application account for the Early Assurance Program please select 'Create Early Assurance Program Account'
- Must use an @tamu.edu or @tarleton.edu email address to create an EAP account
- After submission of completed application items, applicants may check the status of their items by logging into the portal and selecting the 'Status' link for review. It is incumbent upon the student to check for outstanding items and ensure they are submitted by the deadline
Please contact med-eap@tamu.edu with any questions during the application process.
Letters of Recommendation
- Two individual letters of recommendation on approved departmental letterhead are required
- One letter must be from a teaching faculty member. This is a professor, instructor, lecturer, etc. whose class you've taken
- One letter must come from the Hollingsworth Center For Ethical Leadership
- Letters must be on official letterhead and addressed to Mr. Fernando Vasquez, Assistant Dean of Admissions.
Transcripts
Unofficial transcripts are required to make the application complete. These can be uploaded to the application portal.
SELECTION TIMELINE
After applications have been evaluated, the selection committee will choose a selected number of applicants to forward in the process and conduct interviews. From this pool, the final applicants will be chosen. Students are chosen for their intellectual capacity, motivation for medicine as a career, service orientation and ethical responsibility to self and others. .
Current Second-year TAMU Student
- Sept 1: Application opens (8 a.m.)
- November 1: Application closes (5 p.m.)
- November: Applications screened and Interview Invitations sent
- December: Virtual Interviews will be held and Acceptance/Alternate/Denial notifications sent
C2M PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- Satisfying requirements for a military commission at graduation.
- Satisfying with a "B" grade, or higher, the Vashisht College of Medicine's undergraduate course requirements (47 semester hours). See below.
- Achieving a cumulative 3.50 GPA and 3.50 BCPM GPA (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics) by the time of enrollment into medical school at the end of each semester.
- Score at least a 60% percentile MCAT Comprehensive Score with not less than a 55% percentile in each of the subsections. Two attempts are allowed.
- Participating in a Pathway to Medicine Seminar Course specifically designed to uncover the intricacies of the medical school application and interview processes, and exploring the lessons, medical school curriculum, and issues that describe medicine as a practice and a career (Spring semester).
- Participating in advising sessions with the Vashisht College of Medicine's Director of Admissions and Early Admissions Programs.
- Participating in mentoring sessions with Vashisht College of Medicine medical students.
- Active participation in MCAT preparation
- Clinical Experiences - shadowing experiences in a private practice or hospital setting (at least 5 hours per month or a minimum of 30 hours per year).
- Community Service Activities - participating in non-healthcare community service (at least 5 hours per month or a minimum average of 30 hours per year).
- Complete baccalaureate degree from Texas A&M University within a four or five year degree plan
- Applying only to the Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine.
* A complete list will be provided in the Acceptance Acknowledgement Agreement Form.
Students accepted to the C2M Program must also apply to the Vashisht College of Medicine by the end of their junior year through the TMDSAS no later than September 1. The EAP gives the student the opportunity to secure an acceptance from the Vashisht College of Medicine as early as October 15. The guidelines for application via EAP include:
- Applying only to the Vashisht College of Medicine through the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS ) by August 1 of the year of application.
- Submit the Vashisht College of Medicine's Secondary Application and all required supplemental information by September 1.
- Attending only the Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine if offered a place under EAP. If a student applies to other medical schools, the acceptance is rescinded and is responsible to repay cost of Kaplan MCAT Prep course.
Requirements for Early Assurance
These requirements are for students to remain in the undergraduate early assurance program and must be completed upon matriculation into the Vashisht College of Medicine.
By the time of enrollment in medical school, C2M students must fulfill the following:
Satisfy the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine's undergraduate prerequisite course requirements:
- Grade of B or higher
- 47 semester hours*
* A maximum of 15 hours of AP credit may be applied to the 47 hours of prerequisite coursework with prior written approval - Earn a cumulative 3.5 overall grade point average (GPA) and 3.5 BCPM (biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics) overall GPA
- Must maintain a minimum semester GPA of 3.5 or higher (excluding summer)
- Score a minimum of a 60 percentile MCAT score with no less than a 55 percentile in each subsection
- One retake of the MCAT is allowed if the minimum percentile is not achieved on the first attempt
- The intricacies of the medical school application process
- Medical school curriculum
- Issues that describe medicine as a practice and a career
*Seminar course is not for credit and is by invitation only
- Advising sessions with the EAP Program Manager and Coordinator
- MCAT preparation
- OPSA Workshop to be eligible for their Letters of Recommendation services
- Shadowing, volunteering or employment in a clinical/healthcare setting with direct patient contact
- A minimum of 30 hours per year
- Participate in non-healthcare community service
- A minimum average of 30 hours per year
Complete your degree plan as prescribed and within the standard acceptable time frameAfter admission to the C2M program, complete all coursework toward degree at Texas A&M University
- Must commit to applying for the Health Professions Scholarship Program
- Commit solely to the Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
APPLICATION DATES AND DEADLINES
- September 1: Application opens (8 a.m. CST)
- November 1: Application closes (5 p.m. CST & all supporting documents due. No late submissions will be accepted)
- Applications will be reviewed once the deadline closes
- Interview invitations will be sent out during November
- Virtual interviews will take place at the beginning of December
- Upon conclusion of the interviews, the Admissions Committee will make their selection
- Acceptance/Alternate/Denial notifications sent late December to early January
- *Dates are subject to change without notice
Contact Us
If you're interested and want to learn more, we'd love to hear from you.
We're here to help you explore your future as an Aggie doctor!
Guillermo Canedo, M.S.
Program Manager – Early Assurance Pathway Programs and Recruitment
May Vega, MA, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator – Early Assurance Pathways Programs and Recruitment