Application Workshop

1. Application Workshop Dr. Scott Wright Executive Director Texas Health Education Service

3. Receive, Process, and Transmit applications for admission • TMDSAS simplifies the application process for both the applicants and the participating schools. We provide one standardized application, relieving students of the need to complete a separate application for each of the participating schools. • The TMDSAS participating schools benefit by receiving uniform information on all applicants and by designing the questions on the application. What we do

4. Centralized application service All Public Medical Schools (10) All dental Schools (3) Veterinary School (1) Only information Clearinghouse What is TMDSAS?

5. Application Process Overview

6. The three phases of the application process

7. TMDSAS – Support in 3 Phases • Pre-Application Phase • Help applicants and re-applicants prepare • Work to improve the service to the applicants and to the schools • Coursework advising • Post-Application Phase • Track admissions decisions • Residency and coursework appeals • Continue to collect supporting documents (test scores, Letters of evaluation, transcripts) • Conduct medical school match • Update Grades • Validate Coursework to transcript • Application Phase • Process and Transmit nearly 8000 Applications • Texas residency appeals • Coursework appeals • Verify Coursework • Collect and review Supporting documents

8. Pre-Application Phase Tips • Read • Download the handbook and read entirely (including policies section) • APPLY Magazine • www.TMDSAS.com • Compile • Transcripts • CV (Employment, research, leadership, healthcare, community service) • Listen • Podcasts (especially episode #6: 10 Things to Start Your App) • Your advisors (they know what’s up!) • Engage • Social media! @TMDSASSupport

9. TMDSAS Podcast Latest episodes available at tmdsas.com/podcast, or on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts • Over 20,000 listens worldwide! • Interviews with admissions deans and officers • Discussions with advisors • Coming soon • Exploring different career pathways of practicing MDs/DOs • Core Competencies in the admissions process • Preparing for EY2020

11. Application Phase Tips • Be Professional • Take a good photo! • Speak with TMDSAS and school reps with respect • Phone and email communication! • Be Thorough • Don’t RUSH! • Proof Read Everything • NO major changes • Go section by section with app handbook • Have docs ready • Transcripts • EY 2020 Application Handbook • CV • Residency docs • Check for TMDSAS messages in portal and/or email

12. Application Phase – Supporting Docs • Transcripts • With transcript request form • From every school attended • Including dual credit from high school • After each term attended • Letters of Evaluation • HP Committee Packet • “Release info to schools” • Individual Letters • Notify TMDSAS of changes • Extra Letter • Test Scores • MCAT: Release scores to TMDSAS • MCAT: Ensure name, DOB, AAMC ID, and test date match • DAT: release scores to dental schools • Update test dates in application

13. WARNING! Before Submission • Print and Proofread Entire Application • Look for grammatical mistakes • Placeholders • Verify dates are correct • TMDSAS will make no changes for you • Required for Processing • Application submission • Fee • Residency documentation • Spring grades

14. Post-Application Phase Tips • Monitor Status • Supporting documents – applicant’s responsibility • Transcripts and evaluation letters • Reflected on status page once received – do not call for status. • Update Application • Contact info, planned coursework, test dates, evaluators • Complete Secondary Applications • Immediately after submission • Required for: • UT Southwestern • TAMU College of Medicine • Texas Tech Lubbock School of Medicine • Texas Tech El Paso School of Medicine • UNT Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine • TAMU College of Dentistry • TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine

15. Post-Application Phase Tips • Medical Admissions • Admissions committee – each school has their own • Be patient, it’s a long process! • The match – don’t forget your preferences! • On Campus Interviews • SHOW UP! • Accept all invitations • Be polite and courteous • Dental Schools Admissions • Multiple offers can be given • Withdraw from others once decision is made • Choose final school by end of FEB

16. TMDSAS Mobile App • Apple and Android platforms • Free to download • Various functions • Check application status • View calculated GPAs • Check receipt of transcripts and letters • Make match rank entry • Update phone and address info • Send messages to TMDSAS staff

17. EY 2020 Application Cycle Dates • Medical Schools Admissions • Sept 15: Early decision programs • Oct 15: Non-Texas residents and special programs announced • Oct 15 – Dec 31: Pre-match offer period for Texas residents • Dental School Admissions • Dec 1: Offers begin • Feb: choose final school by end of month • App Dates • Opens: May 1 • Closes: October 1 • On Campus Interviews • July – January • The Match Process • January 17: Applicants submit medical school preferences in rank order • January 24: Medical schools submit applicant preferences in rank order • Feb 3: Match results announced • Feb 1 – June: Rolling admissions from alternate lists

18. Some random data

19. Applicants by Submit Date

20. Interviews by Submit Date

21. For Non-Traditional Applicants • Non-Traditional Applicants represent an average 25% of the TMDSAS applicant pool • Almost 1600 applicants in EY 2019 • Applicant stats: Average Overall GPA: 3.42 BCPM: 3.32 Average MCAT: 501.9 Average DAT AA: 18.8 PA: 19.1

22. For Non-Traditional Applicants • Matched/admitted stats (n=98) in EY 2019: Average Overall GPA: 3.69 BCPM: 3.68 Average MCAT: 510.4 DP/AC <25 oGPA: 3.82 BCPM: 3.77 MCAT: 512.3

23. Info Update Facebook Communities (Advisors welcome!) TMDSAS Hub for all applicants(https://www.facebook.com/groups/TMDSASHub/) TMDSAS Non-Traditional Applicants(https://www.facebook.com/groups/TMDSASNontraditional/) Main group has >400 members 8 Regional Groups: San Antonio Austin Houston Dallas/Fort Worth Lubbock Rio Grande Valley El Paso Brazos Valley Don’t have Facebook? Register for our email digest at: https://goo.gl/forms/gfFrBvnnQCrqYTtv1.

24. Core Competencies in the Admissions Process

25. Core Competencies • https://www.aamc.org/admissions/dataandresearch/477182/corecompetencies.html

26. Interpersonal • Service Orientation • Demonstrates a desire to help others and sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings; • Demonstrates a desire to alleviate others’ distress; • Recognizes and acts on his/her responsibilities to society locally, nationally, and globally. • Social Skills • Demonstrates an awareness of others’ needs, goals, feelings, and the ways that social and behavioral cues affect peoples’ interactions and behaviors; • Adjusts behaviors appropriately in response to these cues; treats others with respect. • Cultural Competence • Demonstrates knowledge of socio-cultural factors that affect interactions and behaviors; • Shows an appreciation and respect for multiple dimensions of diversity; recognizes and acts on the obligation to inform one’s own judgment; engages diverse and competing perspectives as a resource for learning, citizenship, and work; recognizes and appropriately addresses bias in themselves and others; interacts effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.

27. Interpersonal • Teamwork • Works collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals; • Shares information and knowledge with others and provides feedback; • Puts team goals ahead of individual goals. • Oral Communication • Effectively conveys information to others using spoken words and sentences; • Listens effectively; • Recognizes potential communication barriers and adjusts approach or clarifies information as needed.

28. Intrapersonal • Ethical Responsibility to Self and Others • Behaves in an honest and ethical manner; • Cultivates personal and academic integrity; • Adheres to ethical principles and follows rules and procedures; resists peer pressure to engage in unethical behavior and encourages others to behave in honest and ethical ways; • Develops and demonstrates ethical and moral reasoning. • Reliability and Dependability • Consistently fulfills obligations in a timely and satisfactory manner; • Takes responsibility for personal actions and performance.

29. Intrapersonal • Resilience and Adaptability • Demonstrates tolerance of stressful or changing environments or situations and adapts effectively to them; • Is persistent, even under difficult situations; recovers from setbacks. • Capacity for Improvement • Sets goals for continuous improvement and for learning new concepts and skills; • Engages in reflective practice for improvement; • Solicits and responds appropriately to feedback.

30. Thinking and Reasoning • Critical Thinking • Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. • Quantitative Reasoning • Applies quantitative reasoning and appropriate mathematics to describe or explain phenomena in the natural world. • Scientific Inquiry • Applies knowledge of the scientific process to integrate and synthesize information, solve problems and formulate research questions and hypotheses; • Is facile in the language of the sciences and uses it to participate in the discourse of science and explain how scientific knowledge is discovered and validated. • Written Communication • Effectively conveys information to others using written words and sentences.

31. Science • Living Systems • Applies knowledge and skill in the natural sciences to solve problems related to molecular and macro systems including biomolecules, molecules, cells, and organs. • Human Behavior • Applies knowledge of the self, others, and social systems to solve problems related to the psychological, socio-cultural, and biological factors that influence health and well-being.

32. Dr. Scott Wright Executive Director Email: swright@tmdsas.com 512-499-4785 Twitter: @TMDSASSupport