Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP)

Preparing for the Exciting Field of Medicine

The EMSAP is designed to provide a rigorous undergraduate educational experience to assure that students receive the academic preparation required to pursue a medical education.  Upon acceptance to EMSAP, students also receive conditional acceptance to the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).  Final matriculation into UTMB is dependent upon successful completion of all EMSAP requirements and graduation from one of the six partnership schools:

• Prairie View A&M University
• Texas A&M International University
• Texas Southern University
• The University of Texas at Brownsville
• The University of Texas at El Paso
• The University of Texas — Pan American at Edinburg

The UTMB School of Medicine has partnership agreements with these six universities for the purpose of identifying 30 high school students who will matriculate into each of the universities. Students are required to maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 and are also required to earn a total MCAT score of at least 24. Currently, there are 96 students in the pipeline. The students will participate in a summer enrichment program on the UTMB campus for the purpose of providing academic and pre-professional enrichment activities, as well as clinical exposure to the medical profession.

Program Description

• During the academic school year, students will attend classes as pre-medical Biology or Chemistry majors
• Standard course work will be augmented through distance learning sessions and/or seminars to strengthen medical school preparation
• Academic advising and mentoring will be provided
• Exposure to the clinical practice of medicine and medical research will be experienced on the UTMB campus

Application Requirements

• Graduating high school seniors applying to one of the partner schools
• Texas resident with U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status
• Above average high school academic performance and standardized test scores:

-   High School Average of 90 or above

-   SAT 1200 or ACT 20 or above

• 3 letters of recommendation
• Motivation for a career as a physician
• Additional evidence of exceptional achievement
• Interview with UTMB faculty and staff

Application

Applications and instructions can be downloaded by going to our website at http://www.utmb.edu/emsap.

Application Deadline

The application should be postmarked by January 31, 2008. All other application materials should be postmarked by February 14, 2008.

For more information, contact:

Lisa Cain, Ph.D.

Director, Medical School Enrichment Programs

(409) 772-1212

ldcain@utmb.edu