Pre-Med Fellows

Eligibility and Criteria

The program will select students from a pool of degree seeking students after completing their first year at Texas A&M University or Prairire View A&M University. 

• The application period will open on September 1 and close on November 1 of each year
• Interviews are offered to applicants who have expressed an 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 overall GPA of 3.5 and a BCPPM GPA of 3.5 at the time of application
  • Complete Biology I and II with lab, Chemistry I and II with lab, with a grade of B or better in each course
    *Can be in the process of taking Bio or Chem II at time of application
• Interviews will assess the following important attributes:
  
  • Ability to communicate and interact
  • Capacity for improvement
  • Service orientation
  • Motivation for medicine as a career
  • Maturity, stability, and tolerance
• Transfer students are not eligible

Selection Process and Candidate Evaluation

• After evaluating applications, the selection committee will conduct interviews with a chosen pool of candidates.
• Final selections are based on intellectual capacity, motivation for medicine, commitment to selfless service, and ethical responsibility.
• Results will be announced after all interviews are completed.

Comprehensive Requirements for PMF Early Assurance Program

Current Texas A&M Student

• Key Qualifications :
  • U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents {preference for Texas residents)
  • Current second-year/sophomore Texas A&M University College Station or Prairie View A&M University degree-seeking students
  • Transfer students are ineligible
• Academic Requirements:
  • Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA at time of application
  • Complete Biology I and II with lab (grade of B or better)
  • Complete Chemistry I and II with lab (grade of B or better)
    *Can be enrolled in Bio OR Chem II at time of application

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, PMF 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 50 percentile MCAT score with no less than a 40 percentile in each subsection.
  • One retake of the MCAT is allowed if the minimum percentile is not achieved on
    the first attempt
• Complete a mandatory seminar course in the Spring specifically designed to uncover:
  • 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.
• Participate in advising activities:
  • Advising sessions with the EAP Program Manager and Coordinator
  • MCAT preparation
  • OPSA Workshop to be eligible for their Letters of Recommendation services
• Gain clinical experience:
  • Shadowing, volunteering or employment in a clinical/healthcare setting with direct patient contact
  • At least five hours per month or a minimum of 60 hours per year
• Perform community service:
  • Participate in non-healthcare community service
  • At least five per month or a minimum average of 60 hours per year
• Complete your degree plan as prescribed and within the standard acceptable time frame
• After admission to the PMF program, complete all coursework toward degree at Texas A&M University or home institution
• Commit solely to the Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine

How 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 Appliication

• 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 Programplease select 'Create Early Assurance Program Account'
• Must use an @tamu.edu or@pvamu.edu email address to create an EAP account
• After submission of completed application items, applicants may checkthe 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 Service Academy faculty member. This is a professor, instructor, lecturer, etc. whose class you've taken.
• Letters must be on official letterhead and addressed to Mr. Fernando Vasquez, Assistant Dean of Admissions. All letters must be submitted through the application portal.

Transcripts

Unofficial transcripts are required to make the application complete. All transcripts must be submitted through the application portal.

Application Dates and Deadlines

• September 1: Application opens (8 a.m.)
• 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

Application & Selection Timeline

After applications have been evaluated, the selection committee will choose a select 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, selfless service, and ethical responsibility to self and others.

Selections will be announced after all interviews are completed.

Important: Acceptance to the MA2M Early Assurance Program requires attending a mandatory seminar the Spring following the application cycle.

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

med-eap@tamu.edu