General

Empowering students

LMSA Southwest strives to provide students with the resources they need to excel in their field of study as well as provide opportunities to give back to their communities and network with other Latinx students and physicians. Please see the pages for medical and pre-medical students for specific information!

Mentorship

LMSA National has compiled a list of physicians in diverse specialties who are enthusiastic about mentorship. Please reach out to them directly; they are expecting you! Make sure you take a close look at the "Any Special Requests?" column to see who they are interested in mentoring (e.g. premeds vs medical students).

Community Education

LMSA Southwest regional board members noticed that there was a deficit of information in Spanish to educate the community about the coronavirus pandemic. We hosted this talk with Dr. Shapiro of AltaMed to highlight some of the common myths or misconceptions about COVID-19. We hope it is useful to you and invite you to share it with your community! 
​The #EsoEsLoNuestro campaign, developed by the Medical Organization for Latino Advancement (MOLA) hopes to encourage the Latinx community to wear facemasks in a manner that is culturally sensitive and relevant in the hopes of decreasing the rising COVID-19 numbers in our community. Please watch and share in your social networks so that we can protect our friends, families, and communities.

Pre-medical Students

Applying to Medical School

 Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) is a special program created by the Texas Legislature to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education.

Please follow these links to find more information about applying to medical schools within our region.
Texas A&M Early Assurance Programs
Rice University to Baylor College of Medicine
​Baylor University to Baylor College of Medicine 
​Vaqueros MD Early Assurance Program (Valley HS students to UTRGV Med) 
​UTRGV EMSAP-Early Medical School Acceptance Program 
Early Acceptance: TTU-HSC School of Medicine 
Combined BA/MD program with UNM College of Arts & Sciences and the UNM School of Medicine 
​BS/DO program with Arkansas State University and New York Institute of Technology 
​University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Undergrad Pre-health Program 
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus BA/BS-MD Program 
​Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Masters Program 
​Regis University Master's in Biomedical Science with Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine 
Xavier University and Baylor College of Medicine Collaborative Medical Track Program

MCAT Prep-Course Scholarship

MCAT-prep.com offers a number of options for MCAT test preparation, including free resources such as a free MCAT practice test, free summaries for the sciences (Biochemistry, Physics, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry), as well as paid programs with as many as 20 full-length MCAT practice tests.
They have develop a partnerships with LMSA SW for underrepresented groups in medicine through the Gold Standard Minority Outreach Program, as part of our extensive Corporate and Social Responsibility Initiative. Under this program, they sponsor student  organizations with MCAT prep materials as well as students who have been approved by the AAMC for fee reduction. They have additionally offered us 3 free 3-month long MCAT prep courses that will be raffled at our regional conference!
To get more information, please send a summary of your case or information about your student group/club to:  learn@mcat-prep.com

Medical Students

LMSA URM Residency Hub

​The Latino Medical Student Association has created an exciting new resource ("LMSA URM Residency Hub") for all Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) residency applicants to learn more about residency programs that share our passion for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). On the national LMSA website you can view information from programs in various specialties and find virtual event calendars for each specialty. Learn about residency programs' diversity mission, DEI initiatives, tips for applicants, and contact information for advisors!