JAMP

The Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) is a special program created by the Texas Legislature to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged Texas resident students who are pursuing a medical education. Funded through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, JAMP is a unique partnership between all 9 Texas medical schools and 67 public and private four-year undergraduate institutions, including Texas A&M University.

Meeting with an Advisor

Learn about advising opportunities here.

What can JAMP do for you?

Program Benefits

Guaranteed admission to one of the 13 Texas medical schools after college
Scholarships of $1,000 per semester beginning sophomore year
Paid summer internships with medical schools (two summers with two different medical schools)
Mentoring programs from the medical schools as well as at the collegiate level
Medical school scholarships

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Eligibility Requirements

Be a Texas Resident
Be an American citizen or permanent US resident alien
Provide documentation and history as an economically disadvantaged applicant. The definition of economically disadvantaged is financial eligibility for Pell grant or an SAI Range -1500 to 7000 or Pell Eligible, calculated from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA).
Complete 27 semester hours your freshman year. No more than 3 hours of AP credit can be counted towards the 27 hours. Both Introductory Chemistry courses must be taken (Chem 119 and Chem 120).

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Registering with Professional School Advising Students are required to contact our office if they wish to apply to JAMP. We prefer to find these students early in their freshmen year to not only advise and assist them throughout the fall and spring semesters, but also to share information that will help them become a stronger candidate.

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When do I apply?

When to apply to JAMP depends on the admission track you choose. Below are the criteria for each one.

To apply through the Early Admission Track, you must:

Be enrolled full time your first semester of college
Have completed at least 27 semester hours of college during your senior year in high school
Have successfully completed Introductory Chemistry I and II
Plan to graduate in three years

**These applicants will apply the summer before their freshman year in college.**

To apply through the Regular Admission Track, you must:

Be enrolled full time your second year of college
Have completed at least 27 semester hours of college immediately following high school graduation
Have successfully completed CHEM 119 and CHEM 120

**These applicants will apply the summer before their sophomore year in college.**

Most students choose the Regular Admission Track

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PUMAS PUMAS stands for Prospective Undergraduate Medical Aggie Students and is the JAMP affiliate organization of Texas A&M.

How PUMAS benefits pre-JAMP students: Each meeting is designed to help pre-JAMPers not only became a strong candidate for JAMP, but for med schools as well. Current JAMP students will talk about their experiences in the program, the importance of shadowing and volunteering, and what TAMU classes to take. They also discuss MCAT preparation, interview techniques, and explain how the internships work (just to name a few). These students have “been there and done that” and they share all the do’s and don'ts during these meetings.
We highly encourage any student who is interested in JAMP to attend these monthly meetings.

How PUMAS benefits current JAMP students: Our current JAMP students attend all the PUMAS meetings, and by doing so they not only serve as mentors for the new pre-JAMP students, they are also gaining leadership, interviewing, and interpersonal skills that make them a stronger candidate for med school. #accordionGroup5 { display: none; }

JAMP Medical Schools

Osteopathic Medical Schools (DO degree)

Sam Houston State School of Osteopathic Medicine - Huntsville

Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM),
University of North Texas Health Science Center - Fort Worth

Allopathic Medical Schools (MD degree)

Baylor College of Medicine - Houston

McGovern Medical School - Houston

Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Lubbock

TTUHSC: Paul Foster School of Medicine - El Paso

University of Houston Medical School - Houston

University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School - Austin

University of Texas, Long School of Medicine - San Antonio

University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg

University of Texas Southwestern Medical - Dallas

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Have Questions?

Anne Blum '82, Ph.D.
Associate Managing Director, Professional School Advising
979-847-8938
ablum@tamu.edu