Applying to Health Professions Programs

To begin medical school in the fall of 2024, the application process begins in the spring of 2023. Official dates have not yet been released but this page will be updated as application services notify us of this cycle’s schedule.

early April 2023 – AMCAS 2024 resources for applicants become available

May 2, 2023 – AMCAS & TMDSAS open

May 4, 2023 – AACOMAS opens & submission begins

May 16, 2023 – Submission & transmission of TMDSAS to schools begins

May 30, 2023 – AMCAS submission begins

June 15, 2023 – Transmission of AACOMAS data to med schools begins

June 30, 2023 – Transmission of AMCAS data to med schools begins

Sept. – Oct. 2023 – AACOMAS Academic Update #1

Dec. 2023 – Feb. 2024 – AACOMAS Academic Update #2

mid-February 2024 – TMDSAS school ranking preference deadline (Texas Match)

early March 2024 – Texas Match results announced and rolling admission begins

Mar. – Apr. 2024 – AACOMAS Academic Update #3

The Health Pros Career Community hosted a winter break series for students who intend to apply to medical school this summer. “Med School Mondays” shared information and strategies via short videos to help you get a headstart on your materials so you are less stressed in May and able to submit a timely application. View all the topics in the Med School Mondays Stream channel.

Weekly topics include:

Monday, January 4 – Thursday, January 7: Overview of AMCAS & the Application Year

Monday, January 11 – Thursday, January 14: Understanding Holistic Review

Monday, January 18 – Thursday, January 21: Powerful Personal Statements

Monday, January 25 – Thursday, January 28: Activities & Meaningful Experiences

Monday, February 1 – Thursday, February 4: Creating a Med School List That Fits

Situational Judgement Tests:

CASPer is a situational judgment test operated by Altus Assessments. The assessment is used by a number of health professions programs to help assess applicants for non-academic attributes or people skills. CASPer presents the test-taker with real-world scenarios and may ask what the individual would do in that dilemma and why they chose that response. Human raters then score the responses for competencies like collaboration, empathy, self-awareness, ethics, problem solving, and professionalism. Learn more about CASPer in this video. You can also view the 2022-23 Applicant webinar for more information. Since the 2023 cycle, CASPer has used a combination of both typed and captured video responses.

Some programs are also using CASPer Snapshot, a video response tool. Snapshot is an additional opportunity for you to demonstrate your oral communication skills and non-academic competencies in a virtual interview format. Read more here.

Finally, CASPer Duet is a tool that compares what an applicant wants in a graduate health professions program with what a program itself offers and values. Applicants select program characteristics that are most important to them and a score is generated for programs to see how closely an applicant’s preferences align with their own characteristics, values, priorities, and offerings. Learn about Duet.

CASPer offers a fee assistance program for students who qualify for fee assistance/waivers from their designated CAS.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has developed it’s own situational judgment test, known as the PREview exam. PREview assesses the professional competencies for entering medical students by asking you to rate the effectiveness of various responses in different medical school scenarios. Your score is determined on the basis of how closely your answers align with medical school students and faculty. You do not need any healthcare knowledge in order to understand the scenarios or rate the responses.

Registration for PREview for the 2025 cycle is already open but not all schools require the assessment. Participating medical schools are listed in the “Additional Required Assessments” MSAR report available for download on the AAMC site. Check the PREview Exam hub for updates, testing calendar, fees and prep materials.

Examinees approved to receive AAMC Fee Assistance Program benefits will pay $0 for the first PREview registration and will receive a 50% discount for subsequent registrations. See details on the AAMC PREview page.

Additional Applicant Resources:

Allopathic Medical Schools

• Understanding the medical school application process
• AMCAS
• AAMC Fee Assistance Program (FAP)
• Medical School Admissions Requirements (MSAR)
• MSAR Reports for Applicants and Advisors

Osteopathic Medical Schools

• How to apply to osteopathic medical college
• AACOMAS
• Application Fee Waiver
• Choose DO Explorer

Texas Medical Schools

• Application Guide
• TMDSAS
• TMDSAS Office Hours Live Q&A and recordings
• Texas schools are listed in the MSAR. TMDSAS does not grant fee waivers.

Check Handshake for spring semester applicant seminars on various aspects of the application, including SJTs.