Primary Care Pathway Program

TCOM-Rural Osteopathic Medical Education Pathway Programs

The TCOM-Rural Osteopathic Medical Education (ROME) Pathway Programs are designed to nurture local students to become local doctors for rural, medically underserved, and health profession shortage areas in Texas. According to data from Texas 2036 and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), 224 out of 254 Texas counties have health care shortages of primary care providers.

The Primary Care Pathway Program provides students with the opportunity to complete medical school in a seven-year “2+1+4” plan.

The ROME program at UNT Health is an innovative educational program designed to prepare students for life and practice in a rural and underserved community. The curriculum includes academic activities and clinical experiences beginning the second semester of year one and continuing throughout all four years of predoctoral medical education.

TCOM has two pathway programs for Midland College and Weatherford College. You can learn more about each pathway program below.

Weatherford CollegeMidland College

 

TCOM 3+4 Pathway Programs

TCOM/UNT

UNT Denton and UNT Health Fort Worth-TCOM provide an accelerated pathway allowing exceptionally qualified students to earn both a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in just seven years.

Program requirements include:

  • Have been a first-time-in-college student admitted to UNT for the fall term immediately following high school graduation or be enrolled in the Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science
  • Be a Texas resident
  • Have complete the SAT or ACT
  • Complete a minimum of 90 semester credit hours of UNT’s undergrad curriculum and maintain continuous enrollment at UNT during the long terms
  • Earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher in all six semesters at UNT; maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher in all BCPM courses (“BCPM” is defined as any course with a prefix of BIOL, BIOC, CHEM, PHYS, or MATH); maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher

Click the link for the full list of requirements, information on this program, and other UNT Health Accelerated Programs.

TCOM/UNT Dallas

UNT Dallas and UNT Health Fort Worth-TCOM provide a pathway for students with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in public health to TCOM through a 3 + 4 pathway. 

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for initial and continued participation in the 3+4 Pathway Program, a student must

  • Have been a first-time-in-college student admitted to UNTD for the fall term immediately following
    high school graduation;
  • Have submitted to the UNTD Public Health Advisor all documents relevant to the 3+4 Pathway
    Program in Public Health; be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident by the time of medical school application;
  • Be a Texas resident as defined by Rule §21.24 of the Texas Administrative Code;
  • Have completed the SAT or ACT.
  • Successfully complete a minimum of 14 semester credit hours (SCH) of the 3+4 Pathway
  • Undergraduate Curriculum each fall and spring semester (or otherwise indicated on the UNTD degree plan), for 6 consecutive semesters; Alternatively, may satisfy the minimum requirement with a total of 30 semester credit hours (SCH) over a fall, spring, and summer semester within the same academic year.

View the full list of requirements.