Passing the Torch: Strengthening JAMP’s Role in Texas Healthcare
The JAMP community extends its heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Felix Morales for his dedicated service as the JAMP Executive Chair over the past two years.
Part of the Match process for Texas resident medical applicants requires that you
rank your schools based on your attendance preference. How you rank schools will determine
likely outcomes on Match Day, March 3rd.
Use this article to understand what the School Rank Preference is, when and where
to rank your schools, and review the guidance provided to best rank your schools (especially
if you have a Pre-Match Offer).
Note: Only medical applicants who are Texas residents will participate in the Match
process and rank their schools.
You can enter your Match preferences as early as August 1st at 8:00 a.m. CST, when the medical interview season starts.
You can rank all schools where you have interviewed within the TMDSAS Application Portal, based on your attendance preference. The deadline for the Match ranking is Friday, February 17th, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. CST.
Medical schools will submit their ranked lists of the applicants they have interviewed
to TMDSAS. TMDSAS then matches applicants with their highest preference school in
which they were also in the match range for the school's list. The results are announced on Match Day, March 3rd at 8:00 a.m. CST.
By the Rank Preference Deadline: February 17th at 5 p.m. CST
After the Rank Preference Deadline
Match Day: March 3rd at 8 a.m. CST
You matched to your 3rd ranked school. All other schools ranked below are automatically withdrawn. No need to contact the schools about your withdrawal.
After Match Day
Log into the TMDSAS Application Portal. Once you log in, click on the [School Rank
Preference] link under [Pending Actions] on the right-hand side of the page.
You will only see this link once a school has updated your status to "Interviewed"
on their end. If you don’t see this link, the medical school(s) haven’t updated your status.
If a school doesn’t show up on your [School Preference Rank] page, then your school
hasn’t updated your status to "Interviewed." TMDSAS does not make any updates or changes to your status.
Only the medical schools can update statuses and have procedures for when to make updates. Allow a few weeks after your interview before contacting the school about updating your status.
As you complete interviews, new unranked schools will appear in the list below. Make sure to check back for new schools to rank. You can change your preferences up until Friday, February 17, 2023 at 5 p.m. CST when rankings are locked in.
Schools will appear on your list as soon as their admissions offices update this system.
There may be a delay between the time you have your interview and the time the system
is updated.
TMDSAS is NOT involved in this process and does not control when schools update your status on
their end to appear on the page.
Below are the schools where you have interviewed and maintained an active application.
You can rank the schools in order of your attendance preference. The school ranked #1 would be your top choice school.
Your preferences are used in the Match process to match you to your highest ranked
school (if that school ranks you accordingly). Schools do NOT see your rankings, and your school rankings do NOT prevent you from
receiving interviews or acceptance offers at other schools.
Once you’ve entered your rankings, select the ‘Save & Submit Your Preferences’ button, which is essentially your ‘Save’ button, to save your school rankings as
many times as you wish. You can change your preferences up until Friday, February
17th, 2023 at 5 p.m. CST.
Be sure to take a screenshot of your rankings for your reference. Once the deadline passes, this page will no longer be accessible.
This video runs through scenarios that could occur on the TMDSAS Match Day, depending on how you rank your schools on the [School Rank Preference] page. It also includes examples of when Pre-Match offers come into play.
Additionally, you might want to consider other factors that can help you create the best rank list:
You’re interested in women’s healthcare. You might want to consider schools that engage with their community, have community clinics, serve BIPOC communities, and provide services targeted towards women. What activities they have so that you can work in the areas you would like to pursue in the health professions? All schools offer unique opportunities and different missions and values. Refer to your notes from past interviews and ask yourself these questions in future interviews. Pay attention to which schools align with you and your values in order to determine how to best rank these schools.
Watch this video to get an idea of other considerations when selecting your rankings.
Still unsure how this process works? Watch the TMDSAS Office Hour: Medical Acceptances with TMDSAS Director Enrique Jasso to learn more about this process and see the FAQs from applicants who are also going through this process, just like you.
Good luck!
The JAMP community extends its heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Felix Morales for his dedicated service as the JAMP Executive Chair over the past two years.
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