2020-2021 TCU & UNTHSC

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hannahbobanna said:
I have a question about the pre-reqs listed. I have not taken a dedicated course for genetics or physio. Do we need these to be accepted? Can we complete these courses if we have been offered an acceptance?

I took a Bio I class that covered genetics and human anatomy that had an introduction to physio, can we count these?
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Regarding when you need prerequisites to be completed, here's what they say from their FAQ:

"Applicants can apply prior to having all courses completed; however, any outstanding courses must be completed and graded prior to the start of medical school. The final official transcript with graded coursework must be received no later than June 1 prior the start of medical school in July."

Now for your particular two courses, I don't know for sure, but I think they probably want a dedicated genetics course and a dedicated physiology course. I know their website says they'll accept a two-part combined anatomy and physiology course (I'm assuming both semesters). I recommend emailing them directly about this since that's the best way to confirm if the school will accept your courses or not.
 
hannahbobanna said:
Thanks for your response 🙂 After looking at the syllabus I don't think these courses would count. Is it worth applying if we do not have these two classes? Since I have already graduated I am trying to think through the best way to navigate this
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Is there a way you can take a genetics course and physiology course at a local university before June 1st, 2021? As long as you finish it before then TCU should accept them. It wouldn't be a full-on postbacc but just a couple postbacc courses for you.
 
hannahbobanna said:
Yes I can probably do that with the local school or my undergrad extension program. Do we have to indicate these plans on this app now? or can we leave it blank until we see if they want to interview us?
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On the secondary application, you do have to indicate which of your courses meet each of their prerequisites. If you're missing a course, you need to select the option for future prerequisite and list the details there.
 
@SOM Admissions do you have info on this years class statistics? Things like # of interviews/acceptances
 
Zebra88 said:
@SOM Admissions do you have info on this years class statistics? Things like # of interviews/acceptances
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Application submissions at the Fort Worth M.D. school have almost tripled in less than two years | Burnett School of Medicine at TCU | Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (July 21, 2020) – The 60 students who officially became the Class of 2024 recently at the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine competed with more than 4,300 candidates to win those prized spots. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, applications for the third class already are exceeding...
mdschool.tcu.edu mdschool.tcu.edu
 
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So what's the point of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy? Do we want to demonstrate that we are empathetic and thus choose the most extreme empathetic options? Or should we kind of balance our answers (i.e. empathy is important, but it is not the most important aspect of treatment)? I have no idea how to go about the test.
 
BilboBaggyPants said:
So what's the point of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy? Do we want to demonstrate that we are empathetic and thus choose the most extreme empathetic options? Or should we kind of balance our answers (i.e. empathy is important, but it is not the most important aspect of treatment)? I have no idea how to go about the test.
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I don’t think it’s something that you should answer based on what they want to hear. It’s more trying to gauge some more non academic aspects of your personality and how they fit with a career in medicine. You should answer them truthfully
 
Hello folks, question about pre-reqs. I have not taken a formal class in genetics, but covered many genetics topics in my cell bio course. Has anybody had any luck substituting any course for the genetics pre-req? Interested in the school and hoping I can meet the requirements :/
 
veggiepremed said:
Hello folks, question about pre-reqs. I have not taken a formal class in genetics, but covered many genetics topics in my cell bio course. Has anybody had any luck substituting any course for the genetics pre-req? Interested in the school and hoping I can meet the requirements :/
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A regular genetics class and a regular physiology class are firm requirements from what I have seen from TCU/UNTHSC.
 
veggiepremed said:
Hello folks, question about pre-reqs. I have not taken a formal class in genetics, but covered many genetics topics in my cell bio course. Has anybody had any luck substituting any course for the genetics pre-req? Interested in the school and hoping I can meet the requirements :/
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Please email our office directly at [email protected] for prerequisite questions. Thank you!
 
veggiepremed said:
Hello folks, question about pre-reqs. I have not taken a formal class in genetics, but covered many genetics topics in my cell bio course. Has anybody had any luck substituting any course for the genetics pre-req? Interested in the school and hoping I can meet the requirements :/
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they didn't accept any of my bios course that I sent to them for the genetics requirement 🙁 so I think you need to let them know by a certain deadline what you are planning to do in order to fulfill the coursework - I'll probably have to take an additional class in my grad school or a community college class!
 
Anybody take physiology online? I need to take a phys class to fulfill the requirement and hoping to find one online, preferably at a lower-cost community college. Problem is most are split into A&P 1 & 2.
 
MisterMukwa said:
Anybody take physiology online? I need to take a phys class to fulfill the requirement and hoping to find one online, preferably at a lower-cost community college. Problem is most are split into A&P 1 & 2.
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My community college is offering their 3 quarter A&P series online, but I don't know of any CC's doing just Physio.
 
MisterMukwa said:
Anybody take physiology online? I need to take a phys class to fulfill the requirement and hoping to find one online, preferably at a lower-cost community college. Problem is most are split into A&P 1 & 2.
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My former CC offers Physio by itself but it has anatomy (and chem) as a prerequisite. I took it online midway thru when the pandemic hit. If ur interested, I can PM you info
 
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