Engineering to Medicine

PROGRAM OPTIONS

Option A: Before entry into TAMU
(Incoming Freshman Texas A&M Student)

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Please Note:   All Early Assurance Programs apart from the E2EnMed program are temporarily suspended for the 2022-2023 or until further notice.

The program will select up to 5 students per year from a pool of National Merit Scholars (semi-finalist or finalist) and/or the School Board Hispanic Scholars, African-American, Native-American and/or Rural Recognition who are seeking enrollment to Texas A&M University and a degree from the School of Engineering.

*For 2021, this program will NOT require the SAT and/or ACT along with the National Merit Scholars (semi-finalist or finalist) or the College Board National Hispanic Scholars, African-American, Native-American and/or Rural Recognition.

• The application will open December 1 of any given year
• The application period will close on February 1 of any given year
• Screen only those applicants who have expressed interest in medicine as a career; are U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (preference will be given to Texas residents) and have achieved
  • A minimum cumulative High School Overall GPA of 3.50 (unweighted).
  • Rank in the top 10% of graduating class (recommended)
  • Score a minimum 1300 SAT (Verbal/Math) or 30 ACT
• The second round of reviews will require interviews of the candidates meeting the above criteria and factor into deliberation the following important attributes: ability to communicate and interact, capacity for improvement, service orientation, motivation for medicine as a career, and maturity, stability and tolerance. Interviews may occur in early February.
• The selection of students will be a joint process including faculty of the TAMU School of Medicine Admissions Committee and the TAMU School of Engineering.

Option B: After one year of TAMU college coursework 
(Current Texas A&M Student)

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

The program will select up to 5 students per year from a pool of School of Engineering degree seeking students after their first year at Texas A&M University.

• The application period will open on October 1 and closes on December 1 of each year.
• Screen only those applicants who have expressed interest in medicine as a career; are U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (preference will be given to Texas residents); and have achieved
  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 at the end of the first year of attendance at TAMU (or at least 24 credit hours).
• Complete Biology I and II and Chemistry I and II with lab with a B or better.
• The second round of reviews will require interviews of the candidates meeting the above criteria and will factor into deliberation the following important attributes: ability to communicate and interact, capacity for improvement, service orientation, motivation for medicine as a career, and maturity, stability and tolerance. Interviews may occur in November.
• The selection of students will be a joint process including faculty of the TAMU School of Medicine Admissions Committee and the TAMU School of Engineering.
• Transfer student are ineligible.

How to Apply

High School Senior or a second year student with a 3.5 or better GPA.
To qualify for the application process students must have expressed interest in medicine as a career, be a U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Resident (preference will be given to Texas residents). (Please refer to Program Options for Incoming Freshman or College Student)

THE APPLICATION

• See program options for application dates.
• Important: The application must be filed online through the School of Medicine's Admissions Processing.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

• Two individual letters of recommendation are required. One of those letters has to be from a science professor/teacher.
• Letters must be on official letterhead and addressed to Mr. Fernando Vasquez and uploaded by the letter writer to the admissions processing system.

TRANSCRIPTS

Unofficial transcripts are required to make the application complete.  These can be uploaded to the admissions processing system.

REQUIRED FORM - HIGH SCHOOL OPTION ONLY

The following form must be completed, scanned and signed and uploaded with attention to the registrar through admissions processing. Please provide the high school registrars' office a copy of the form to submit.

• Validation of High School Academic Record (PDF)

APPLICATION & 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. The selection is based on a joint process of the College of Medicine and the School of Engineering. Students are chosen for their intellectual capacity, motivation for medicine as a career, service orientation and ethical responsibility to self and others.

Deadlines for Option A: Before entry into TAMU (Incoming Freshman Texas A&M Student)- Suspended for 2022

• December 1: Application opens (8 a.m.)
• February 1: Application closes (5 p.m. & all supporting documents due)
• February 14-18: Applications screened
• February 21: Interview invitation and rejected emails sent
• March 7-9: Virtual Interviews will be held at the College of Medicine
• March 25: Admissions Committee deliberations
• By April 1: Acceptance/Alternate/Denial notifications sent

Option B: Current second-year Texas A&M Student

• October 1: Application opens (8 a.m.)
• December 1: Application closes (5 p.m. & all supporting documents due)
• December 9-15: Applications screened
• December 19: Interview Invitations sent
• January 30-February 1: Virtual Interviews will be held at the College of Medicine
• February 10: Admissions Committee deliberations
• By March 3: Acceptance/Alternate/Denial notifications sent

*Dates are subject to change.

REQUIREMENTS

The requirements below are for:

• Option A: Before entry into TAMU (Incoming Freshman Texas A&M Student)
• Option B: After one year of TAMU college coursework (Current Texas A&M Student)

By the time of enrollment in medical school, E2M students must fulfill the following:

• Satisfy the College of Medicine's undergraduate course requirements:
  • B grade or higher
  • 47 semester hours
• Earn a cumulative 3.5 OGPA and 3.5 BCPM GPA (biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics)
• Score a minimum of an 80%tile MCAT score with no less than a 67%tile in each subsection.
  • One retake of the MCAT is allowed if the minimum percentile are not achieved on the first attempt
• Complete a non-credit seminar course specifically designed to uncover:
  • the intricacies of the medical school application and interview processes
  • medical school curriculum
  • issues that describe medicine as a practice and a career
• Participate in advising activities:
  • advising sessions with the School of Medicine's Admissions Office
  • mentoring sessions with School of Medicine engineering medical students
  • MCAT preparation
• Research through the 12-week School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
• Gain clinical experience:
  • shadowing, volunteering or employment in a hospital or private clinical practice
  • at least five to 10 hours per month for three years or minimum of 60 hours per year
• Perform community service:
  • participate in non-healthcare community service
  • at least five to 10 hours per month for three years or minimum average of 60 hours per year
• Complete the engineering degree plan as prescribed and within the standard acceptable time frame
• Complete all coursework toward degree at Texas A&M University
• Commit solely to the Texas A&M School of Medicine