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Hi I was wandering if anyone has participated in this program. From what i hear is that you take some classes with the med students and if you mantain at least 3.5 GPA your pretty much guaranteed an acceptance from TCOM. THanks
 
wow I didn't hear about that! 😱
Now that is cool ......but I don't get it...what courses r we supposed to do with med students...is it like some pre-med courses?

Nev
 
I haven't been through it and no SDNers have mentioned completing the program that I know of. I really don't know too much about it. However, here's some links I ran into awhile ago:

Program Description--it's pretty detailed w/ general descriptions and the timeline. Also, there's an opportunity to earn an MS in Clinical Research Management during your first year if you get accepted to TCOM:
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/gsbs/disciplines.cfm#postbac

Admissions/Application:
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/gsbs/Admissions.cfm
 
I went through the post-bacc program...sort of. I took all the classes in the post-bacc curriculum & then did research for an M.S. degree while applying to med school. So even though I didn't go to TCOM once I was finished, I know a lot about the program & how it works. Feel free to hit me up with any questions.
 
Is it a good idea to go into the TCOM's SMP, if you're really looking to go to an allopathic medical school? Do you know anyone who's gotten accepted to allopathic schools, particularly in texas, if they've done the SMP at TCOM?
 
bravotwozero said:
Is it a good idea to go into the TCOM's SMP, if you're really looking to go to an allopathic medical school? Do you know anyone who's gotten accepted to allopathic schools, particularly in texas, if they've done the SMP at TCOM?
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I have been interested in the TCOM program for a few months. I have chated with a couple of SDN members who went through it and are M1 or M2's now. They both seemed to have really like it and felt that it helped them get accepted. It is set up like their masters in clinical science. If you get accepted into the following years medical school class then you can finish the masters in year two. If not accepted then the masters takes about 18 months total start to finish. I'm not sure that it makes since to go to this program if you want to go allopathic. You have to rank TCOM as your number one choice on the Texas medical school application. If you don't mind a lag year then you could finsh the program and rank allo schools ahead of TCOM. I'm sure that no adcom is going to complain that you have a masters degree. For myself I prefer osteopatic over allo and the cost of this program is very cheap even for out of staters compared to the other programs Finch, GWU, BU. You will need the GRE or MCAT and you will have already needed to take one of them because they have a rather early application deadline. So you might want to check out the details. If allo is paramount then I would just go to the tulane program for a year and then apply to Texas schools.
 
transcutaneous oxymetry? whaaaa?
 
NorthTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine. TCOM for short. transcutaneous oxymetry? whaaaa? Your funny
 
which program at Tulane? MS in genetics or MS in cellular and molecular biology?

I'm leaning towards allo, and had considered the TCOM program, but didn't want to put myself in a situation where I would have to attend TCOM. Do people in the program apply to other TX schools? The other SMP programs are not an option for me, I am not rolling in the dough. . .lol! 🙂
 
DocKW

I believe we are thinking of the same program at Tulane. Here is the url. (http://cell.tulane.edu/graduate.htm) The reason that I mentioned the Tulane program is because it isn't to far from Dallas/Fortworth ie TCOM. Compared to Finch or the other east cost programs. Also it is less expensive. 14k for the one year program compared to 35k at Finch. TCOM is much less expensive even for non-residents. As I mentioned in my last post if you don't want ostepathic then I'm not sure that TCOM is the right program. You can do their post-bach without applying during the program creating a glide year. It is structured so that you don't have a glide year. They also require you to rank them (TCOM) first on your Texas medical school application. You might want to consider doing a masters at the many other allo schools in Texas they are all cheap some offer assistantships and stipends even at the Masters level. Here is a link for all the Texas medical schools ( http://www.texmed.org/lis/msi.asp) Just look at their biomedical science divisions and you will find tons of masters options. They all have great programs that will help you add to your medical school application. I would just apply to a masters at your top choice Texas medcial school ace the program and you should have a leg up in applying to allo med schools.
 
That's not a bad idea, but are there other 1 year master's programs in Texas besides TCOM?
 
Bravotwozero

I have tried to find them but could not! TCOM is the only one that I found in Texas. I should say this with on caveat! I only looked for a masters in the hard sciences. I'm sure you could find a MPH or something similar that could be done in one year. The other question is why only Texas? Their are lots of programs around the country. I only know about twenty but Phil Anthropist mentioned that he knows of over forty.
 
I went through post-bacc but still went to an allo school as did several other people in the class. You're supposed to rank TCOM first, but it isn't necessary. 1 or 2 people in the program even dropped out on Feb. 2 after they matched, but that's kind of shady.

As far as I could find, the clinical research & biotech degrees at TCOM are the shortest in Texas. Everything else is 2 years. As long as you don't screw around there's no reason you can't finish the program in less than 15 months. I went in to the program in August 2002 & defended my thesis in November 2003 (& I'm lazy) so you can get it done in a hurry if you're motivated.
 
arsenal--

Do many students apply to school during the 1st year of the program? I intend to submit my application in the summer before the program started.

Also, do you feel the coursework prepared you for medical school? Thanks! 🙂
 
DocKW said:
arsenal--

Do many students apply to school during the 1st year of the program? I intend to submit my application in the summer before the program started.

Also, do you feel the coursework prepared you for medical school? Thanks! 🙂
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DockW,
You are actually SUPPOSED to apply to med school during your 1st year. Before you begin the program in August, all of your apps should be submitted to TMDSAS & you should be waiting on interviews. Then on Feb 1st you can see if you matched anywhere, if you did great, if not you wait until May & try to keep up that 3.5 so you can start TCOM in July.
The program definitely helped prepare me for med school, my 1st semester I was lazy & never studied until the week before exams & my grades were good. Most of my class studies at least 5 hours a day...so I definitely have an advantage.
Sorry for the late reply, I'll try to be quicker with the rest. You can always PM me for a faster response.
 
arsenalgunner said:
I went through post-bacc but still went to an allo school as did several other people in the class. You're supposed to rank TCOM first, but it isn't necessary. 1 or 2 people in the program even dropped out on Feb. 2 after they matched, but that's kind of shady.

As far as I could find, the clinical research & biotech degrees at TCOM are the shortest in Texas. Everything else is 2 years. As long as you don't screw around there's no reason you can't finish the program in less than 15 months. I went in to the program in August 2002 & defended my thesis in November 2003 (& I'm lazy) so you can get it done in a hurry if you're motivated.
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Do all their programs require a thesis?
 
Okoc7 said:
Do all their programs require a thesis?
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Their medsci is a non thesis masters. I'm not too sure about the biotech and clinical, but I know during our class quite a few transferred over to clinical research if they hadn't heard from any med schools. From what people told me, I don't think clinical research has a thesis since they had to take an additional class or 2 and then proceed to their internship.
 
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