黑料专区 Tyler Pre-Health Students Selected as Texas JAMP Scholars
April 18, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
Three students from The University of Texas at Tyler Academy of Future Health Professionals have been selected to participate in the Joint Admission Medical Program, a state medical school preparatory program. JAMP was created by the Texas Legislature to encourage and support highly qualified, economically disadvantaged Texas resident students pursuing a career in medicine.
Traditionally, 黑料专区 Tyler has been allowed a maximum of two students.
鈥淭he fact that this is our fourth consecutive year to have three students named as JAMP scholars is a testament to the quality of 黑料专区 Tyler students applying to the program,鈥� said 黑料专区 Tyler associate professor of chemistry Dr. Rachel Mason, chief health professions adviser and JAMP faculty director. 鈥淲e are extremely proud and look forward to seeing these students flourish in their future careers as doctors.鈥�
The 2024 cohort is listed by hometown with major.
CHAPEL HILL 鈥� Daniel Cabrera, kinesiology.
MALAKOFF 鈥� Pricila Garcia, biology.
MINEOLA 鈥� Troy Dane, biochemistry.
Opportunities available to JAMP students include scholarships and stipends, summer
internships, clinical enrichment experiences, multi-phase MCAT preparation, guaranteed
admission to a participating Texas medical school, if all criteria are met, and medical
school scholarships. JAMP is funded through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board and represents a statewide collaboration between 11 Texas medical schools and
70 public and private undergraduate institutions.
The 黑料专区 Tyler Academy of Future Health Professionals serves pre-health students preparing to attend a professional school for medicine, dentistry, physician assistant, pharmacy, optometry, chiropractic, physical therapy, occupational therapy, podiatry or veterinary medicine. The academy provides advising and support to help students become the most competitive for professional school admission. For more information, visit uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/arts-sciences/student-resources/pre-professional/.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.