TMDSAS (MD, DO, DS School) EVALUATIONS
In reference to letters of evaluation, the Texas Medical and Dental Schools
Application Service (TMDSAS) instructions indicate that evaluations for
participating TMDSAS schools should be submitted directly to TMDSAS. We
encourage XU students to have medical, dental, etc. evaluations filed in the
Premedical Office so they can be transmitted as a packet of letters to TMDSAS.
XU students who will be applying to health professions schools via TMDSAS are
encouraged to get “medical school,” “dental school,” etc. letters of evaluation
(written by faculty who taught them on the undergraduate level) filed in the PM
Office. Most schools require the evals from the following faculty who taught you
in college: Two (2) BCPM (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math) and one (1)
non-BCPM. FYI for medical school: LSU-NO Medical School (an AMCAS
medical school) requires 3 evals from people who taught you BCPM lecture and 1
non-BCPM teacher. LSU-S Medical School (an AMCAS medical school)
currently requires that your evals not be dated prior to May 1st of the year you plan
on submitting AMCAS.
The required evals should come from people who actually TAUGHT you. You
are free to have additional evals filed in the PM Office (e.g. research mentor,
physician, volunteer coordinator, etc.). Please review the letters of evaluation
requirements for the medical schools you are interested in applying to make sure
you are securing the correct evaluations.
The Premedical Office uses an electronic letter submission service, Virtual
Evaluations (VE), to submit letters of evaluation to schools that participate in the
TMDSAS. Once TMDSAS opens in May, you will receive very specific
instructions from the Premedical Office, via email, as to how you should….
1) Complete the “Letters of Evaluation” section of TMDSAS, and
2) Submit your email request to have the collection of letters that you have on
file in the PM Office uploaded to the VE system.
It is IMPERATIVE that you read and retain Premedical Office emails,
particularly when TMDSAS opens in MAY to make sure you are on track
with getting a GOOD application in EARLY (and having your evaluations
poste din a timely fashion).
To get evaluations filed in the PM Office, you should do the following in
November of Junior Year:
1) ASK if teachers are WILLING to write medical, dental, etc. school evals on
your behalf
2) For those who agree, submit the a) completed Faculty Evaluation Cover
Form, b) revised PS, and c) revised PSE Form
3) Make sure you have a signed Evaluation Waiver Form on file in the PM
Office, waiving your right to see evals in your file
Again, TMDSAS applicants should have their
evaluations filed in the Premedical Office!!