• Introduction: UT Southwestern Medical School believes that the attainment of a diverse medical school class is desirable and of educational benefit to all students, to the extent that diversity serves to promote a richer classroom learning environment and better prepares all of our students for an increasingly diverse workplace and society.
  
  
• Rationale: To promote diversity in the UT Southwestern medical student body
  
  
• Purpose: To provide new medical students the opportunity to participate in a challenging academic program designed to help develop skills needed to successfully enter into, and complete, our medical school curriculum
  
  
• Objectives:  To promote the participants'
  • Academic adjustment to the first year of medical school at UT Southwestern
  • Social adjustment to the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus community
  • Environmental adjustment to the UT Southwestern campus setting and the Dallas locale
    
    
• Participant Selection: Participation will be by invitation only. Students are selected by a committee based upon the following criteria:
  • Scores on the Medical College Admissions Test
  • Cumulative grade point average and/or science grade point average
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Rigor of undergraduate college curriculum
  • Years out of school prior to medical school application
  • English as a second language
  • Other circumstances, e.g., learning and/or medical disability 
    
    
• Duration: 7 weeks, from June 23 through August 8, 2008
  
  
• Components:
  • Curricular: SEP Curriculum Summary
    • Select Topics in Human Anatomy
    • Select Topics in Medical Biochemistry
    • Embryology
    • Select Topics in Membrane and Cardiovascular Physiology
    • Seminars
      • Learning Assessment
      • Learning Skills
      • Financial Management
      • Stress Management
      • Library Orientation
      • Individual Conferences
  • Extra-Curricular
    • Receptions and Luncheons
    • Sporting Events
    • Student Planned Activities
      
      
•    Participant Requirements include but are not limited to:
  • Doing all homework assignments in a timely manner
  • Attending all classes, labs, mandatory tutorial sessions and program sponsored social activities 
  • Reporting to all program sponsored curricular and extra-curricular activities in a punctual manner
  • Taking all course-related quizzes and tests
  • Participating in the evaluation of all program components/activities
  • Not being concurrently enrolled in any other summer program or course(s)
  • Not  being concurrently employed on a part-time or full-time basis
    
    
• Financial Support: Contingent upon full participation and the program requirements being met, each participant will receive assistance in the amount of $2000 (pre-tax) to help defray costs associated with living expenses.  
  
  
• Typical Day for SEP Student                                                                                                                       
• Sample SEP Calendar

Contact: Dr. Al Hesser

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