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Long School of Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Allopathic Medical Schools Public Non-Profit

🩺 School Overview

Tuition (In State): $14,500

Tuition (Out of State): $28,907

Accreditation Status: Full

Acceptance Rate: N/A

Total Enrollment: 230

Degrees: MD

Founding Year: 1959

Accreditation Year: 1968

Website: https://www.uthscsa.edu

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📄 Application Information

Applications Received: N/A

Interviews Granted: N/A

Admitted: N/A

Average MCAT: 513

Average GPA: 3.65

Male: N/A

Female: N/A

Underrepresented:N/A

Interview Feedback Summary

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 23% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did well.

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About the School

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio serves San Antonio and the 50,000 square-mile area of South Texas. It extends to campuses in the metropolitan border communities of Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. More than 2,700 students a year train in an environment that involves more than 100 affiliated hospitals, clinics and health care facilities in South Texas

Curriculum

The Clinical Integration Course is an interdisciplinary course that extends through both semesters of the first year. This course integrates knowledge learned in the basic sciences with the clinical setting of patient examination and diagnosis. During the first month of the academic program, this will be the only course of the medical curriculum. Students will learn the basic skills of obtaining a patient history and performing a physical exam. The student will also have the opportunity to learn other basic skills such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, sterile operating room technique, suturing, and phlebotomy, and will be introduced to such subjects as doctor-patient relationships, patient confidentiality, and medical ethics.

Facilities

The Health Science Center has more than 2 million square feet of education, research, treatment, and administrative facilities. The University employs approximately 5,000 faculty & staff, with a budget of approximately $350 million. Many institutions in San Antonio serve as excellent resources for programs of the Health Science Center, providing training opportunities and laboratory space. These include facilities of the Bexar County Hospital District, Audie Murphy Division/ South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center, School of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Southwest Research Institute, and Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research.

SDN Insights

Our analysis of UTHSCSA:

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Student Loan Burden: $226,765

A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at UTHSCSA, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $226,765. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.

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Cost of Living: Equal to National Average

The cost of living at UTHSCSA is approximately equal to the average cost of living at medical schools nationwide. While planning your finances, you can expect typical expenses comparable to most medical institutions.

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Environment: Urban

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Why no Tier Rankings?

Although we could tier rank, over the past 25 years we've found no compelling benefit for ranking schools. Students are most successful when they prioritize personal and academic fit over school rank.