Office of Admissions
For Application Information, Prerequisites, Statistics & Policies
ADMISSIONS NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS:
- Alternate List Status Update (02/25/08)
- Check Your TTUHSC SOM Match Status Here
- Texas Tech SOM 2008 Reapplicant File Review Program
- TTUHSC SOM Admissions Annual Report Published (03/18/08)
- Current statistics UPDATED (03/18/08)
- TTUHSC Criminal Background Checks for Students, Residents, Trainees, and Residents, EY 2007
- Standards for Curricular Completion (02/19/07)
Admissions Office Mailing Address
What About Texas Tech?
A real-world medical education awaits aspiring physicians at Texas Tech School of Medicine. Changes in the health care system have created a demand for new types of physicians. Managed care and other reforms have created a need for physicians with new skills. Our medical school curriculum addresses these needs. The goal of the School of Medicine is to promote excellence in the clinical, scientific, and humanistic skills of our graduates and to instill the competence and compassion that distinguishes outstanding physicians. In addition, Texas Tech has initiated a unique program - the combined MD/MBA degree plan where students can receive both degrees in four years.
Since the medical school graduated its first class in 1974, it has produced over 2600 physicians. Texas Tech University School of Medicine is an institution on rise in virtually all areas of the health sciences and this is particularly true for the School of Medicine. The applicant pool is very competitive to fill a medical class size of 140, a number recently increased from 130.
Specific course requirements have been kept to a minimum to allow and encourage the student to have a broad and well-rounded education. The four-year curriculum provides a broad introduction to medical knowledge while developing the student's analytical and problem-solving skills. Students will have an opportunity for clinical experiences starting in the first week year through formal class work and mentoring by practicing physicians.
Research opportunities are available in the summer after the first year and through the Research Honors Program in which the student devotes a full year to research between the second and third years.
In an effort to recruit a highly qualified and diverse student body, which reflects the demographics of the West Texas region, race/ethnicity as well as socioeconomically disadvantaged background are among the many factors considered in the admission process.
TTUHSC SOM Alternate List Status Available on 02/29/08
02/25/08
The TTUHSC School of Medicine Alternate List will be available HERE starting Friday, February 29, at 3:00pm (CST). In order to retrieve your alternate list status, you will need your Secondary Application Login credentials.
If you are an out-of-state applicant, then please keep in mind that consideration of your file is made seperate from the Texas resident match/alternate lists that are posted on this site. There is a seperate list for non-residents maintained in the admissions office. Please contact the Office of Admissions if you have any questions or concerns.
TTUHSC SOM Match Status Available Here
01/30/08
The TTUHSC School of Medicine Match List will be available HERE starting Thursday, January 31, at 6:00pm (CST). In order to retrieve your match status, you will need your Secondary Application Login credentials.
TTUHSC SOM 2008 Reapplicant File Review Program
12/20/07
We are pleased to announce the formalization of a service that advisors in the admissions office have been doing for quite a long time. With the arrival of "Match Day" many student discover that they were not selected for admission by a medical school. This doesn't mean that prospective medical students should give up. Many applicants have to re-apply in order to get in.
If you are planning on being a reapplicant, and would like to know how you can improve your application your Texas Tech SOM, please contact the Admissions Office (806) 743-2297 to set up an appointment with an advisor to review your file during our formal reapplicant advisement period, February 18 - April 14. Good luck!
TTUHSC SOM Annual Report (2006-2007) Published
03/18/08
The TTUHSC SOM Office of Admissions Annual Statistical Report has been published. If you would like to have a copy mailed to you, please contact the Office of Admissions. We have copies available in the Admissions Office as well. If you are interested in medical school statistics, please also check out our Statistics web page.
Address
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine - Office of Admissions 2B116
3601 4th St.
Lubbock, Texas 79430
Phone: (806) 743-2297
Fax: (806) 743-2725
Office Hours:
M-F 8:00am - 12:00pm
1:00pm - 5:00pm CST
