Office of Special Programs

Welcome to the Office of Special Programs web page.  The mission of the Office of Special Programs is the recruitment, matriculation, retention, and graduation of economically and educationally disadvantaged as well as underrepresented minority medical students.  These programs provide high school, undergraduate, post baccalaureate, and medical students with an array of opportunities to increase their academic success.  This office has established partnerships with a number of Texas colleges and universities to assist with the recruitment of students with an interest in the medical field.  Through this website, students interested in medical school may obtain information and applications to the many summer programs which are sponsored by this office.  This office supports academic excellence, diversity in medical education and promotes the importance of service and leadership for mankind.  These programs are supported by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and by the National Institutes of Health.