Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP)
EMSAP is a program developed to assist students from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in gaining early admission to medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. EMSAP also prepares the students for medical school while completing a bachelor's degree at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. The students should meet a list of requirements to be selected and remain in the program. Up to five students are selected per year.Click here for a PowerPoint presentation on EMSAP.
EMSAP Purpose
- Assist students for the Lower Rio Grande Valley in preparing for the medical School Curriculum
- Complete a bachelor's degree at UTB/TSC
- Gain admission to medical school at UTMB, Galveston
How do I become a EMSAP student?
- Meet with the Premed Advisor at UTB, contact information below
- Graduating high school seniors or students with a high school degree from a home-schooled program must apply prior to graduation, deadline January 31 of each year
- Have an 3.25 GPA science and overall (on a 4.0 scale)
- Have a SAT of 1200 or ACT of 19
- Be a Texas resident
Recent EMSAP Scholars Class of 2011
- Alejandra Delgado – St. Joseph, Brownsville, TX
- Humberto Mendoza - Hanna High School, Brownsville, TX
- Jesus Medina - Los Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos, TX
- Maria Hernandez - Los Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos, TX
- Maria Ramirez - Pace High School, Brownsville, TX