Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Admission
Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine Undergraduate Program
Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Application

The Facts

Texas Tech University is a rather large, public institution located in the town of Lubbock, Texas, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 16,000 students. The university's Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 530 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 24, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its wonderful research programs, as well as its emphasis on analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school offers joint degrees in the MD/MBA, and the MD/PhD in various areas of the medical sciences.

Admission to Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center School of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students that apply; last year, over 2,200 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 145 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 120 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 9.7 in Biology, 9.5 in Physics, and 9.5 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about 3.7. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application if they so choose.

The Health Sciences Center School of Medicine has about 527 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse academic and medical backgrounds. The school also boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 1:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the school are often accepted into some of the most prestigious residency programs in the nation, and most frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, family medicine, as well as ob/gyn.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including 12 weeks of internal medicine, 12 weeks of surgery, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 6 weeks of family medicine, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 6 weeks of psychiatry, 4 weeks of neurology, as well as 8 weeks of various selectives. Students complete their training at affiliated facilities including the University Covenant Health Center, Charter Plains Hospital, Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinics, as well as various facilities throughout the Northwest Texas Health Care System.

What's Good

"There is a very unique sense of community and belonging here. I'm really grateful for that."

"If you're an in state student, the school is an incredible deal."

"I really appreciate the extensive basic science curriculum. It puts you in a good place for starting the more extensive topics."

What's Bad

"There can be some competition here, often fueled by faculty favoritism."

"There isn't any on campus graduate housing, which is a bit of an inconvenience."

"Sometimes the administration is a bit difficult to get a hold of."

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