Premedical Enrichment Program | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Premedical Enrichment Program

Application Opens | February 1, 2026
Application Deadline | March 14, 2026

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine will be hosting their annual Pre-Medical Enrichment Program (PEP) for current undergraduate students who are interested in primary care medicine and rural health medicine.

This program is designed to produce well-qualified and competitive medical school applicants. Participants will gain admissions insight and acquire the tools necessary to become a competitive applicant. Opportunities include but not limited to: 

  • Clinical and shadowing experiences
  • Anatomy
  • Professional development
  • Mock interviews

Applicants who are selected to participate in the Pre-Medical Enrichment Program will be notified early May or sooner through email. Program dates for PEP are scheduled for June 1, 2026 to June 18, 2026.

Information for Applicants

In order to be eligible to participate in PEP, you must:

  • Be a Texas resident and have attended a Texas high school
  • Have a minimum GPA of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale; must be able to provide an official or unofficial undergraduate transcript from each school you have attended to verify grades
  • Have a minimum SAT score of 1010 or a minimum ACT score of 20; must be able to provide documentation to verify score(s)
  • Have an interest in primary care medicine or rural health medicine
  • Provide at least three letters of evaluation, preferably from a current or past professor or faculty member
  • Must be a current undergraduate student

The application will ask information in the following:

  • Personal Information 
  • Education
  • Coursework
  • Most Significant Activities
  • Personal Awards
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • Volunteer Activities
  • Healthcare Activities
  • Employment
  • Essays
  • Supplemental Questions

Craft your best application!

Join Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine this spring for their annual Applicant Seminar. More information can be found here.

A group of TTUHSC Summer Enrichment students are standing in front of the Open Door building smiling

PEP students visiting the Open Door LBK

A group of TTUHSC Premedical Enrichment students standing in a room smiling at a banquet

PEP Students at their end of program banquet being recognized

A group of TTUHSC Premedical Enrichment students in grey scrubs standing around the Anatomical Sciences Monument on the TTUHSC Lubbock campus outside

PEP Participants after finishing their anatomy lectures and practicums

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School of Medicine Admissions
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