While I napped, I received an offer to interview at UIWSOM in San Antonio, TX. The University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine is one of the newer osteopathic medical schools in the nation, having accepted their first class of students in 2017. It's housed on an old Air Force base in San Antonio and there are some interesting elements to the curriculum. For example, when the summer term starts, students spend the first 8 or 12 weeks earning their EMT-Basic certificate and engaging in underserved care in and around San Antonio, TX. Another interesting feature of the school is their affiliation with Baptist Health; Baptist is providing scholarship funding to UIWSOM students in exchange for service.
I didn't think that I would hear from UIW due to my MCAT being on the lower side, but I did hear that the school has an explicit mission to recruit URM students, particularly African American males. Eboni and I talked about it and we decided it won't hurt to attend the interview and hear what they are talking about; we've heard through the grapevine that they may have some special URM Scholarship offers so its worth listning to them to see what they say. I'm still waiting to see if the VA-HPSP will come through as far as funding my education at ATSU-SOMA so, seeing what UIWSOM is talking about is worth it. Going to see if I can schedule the interview for next Friday
P.S. - I think that this interview invite also shows that despite how crazy COVID has made things, there is still a chance for people to interview and earn a seat in a medical school. If you are reading this and haven't yet heard from anyone, don't fold up the card table just yet. Schools are still contacting folks to interview and still offering acceptances! Yours could be just around teh corner!
