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Dr. Carson Schneck, Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, instructs students in the Gross Anatomy course. One of the first of its kind, Gross Anatomy at Temple is unique because there are no large group lectures; all material is presented in the gross laboratory and small group conferences. Known for our culture diversity, collaboration and innovation, Temple University School of Medicine was Pennsylvania's first coeducational medical school (founded Sept. 16, 1901). Temple University University Children's Medical Center, constructed in 1998, serves Philadelphia and the surrounding region. It is an institution that focuses on developing outreach and educational programs to address public health issues critical to the communities we serve.

Medical School Office of Admissions

Entering Profile - 2010

 

Number of applications:  9,624

Number interviewed: 988

Number matriculated: 177

Average age: 24

Average sci GPA: 3.62

Average overall GPA: 3.67

Average MCAT:  31.22

  • 55% Pennsylvania residents

  • 45% non-Pennsylvania residents from 16 different states

  • 45% women

  • 19% under-represented in medicine

  • 59% did something between college and medical school

Matriculants represent 91 different undergraduate colleges and universities with at least 3 students matriculating from each of the following schools:  Temple University (16), University of Pittsburgh (12), Penn State (8), University of Florida (6), UCLA (5), UC Berkeley (4), UC San Diego (4), University of Pennsylvania (4), Washington University in St. Louis (4), Barnard College (3), Columbia University (3), Cornell University (3), Duke University (3), Johns Hopkins University (3), Lehigh University (3), St. Joseph’s University (3) and University of Maryland – College Park (3) . To see a list (pdf) of undergraduate institutions attended by matriculants to Temple entering in 2004 through 2007 click here.

 

Seventy-two percent were science majors and 28% were non-science majors.  Some entered with advanced degrees including master’s degrees in Accounting and Financial Management, Biomedical Engineering (2), Cellular and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Epidemiology, History, Information Systems, and Public Health in Developing Countries.

 

Sixteen percent of our matriculants were born outside of the US, including Armenia (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Canada (1), China (2), Columbia (1), Great Britain (1), Haiti (1), India (7), Iran (1), Israel (2), Korea (1), Lebanon (1), Liberia (1), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (1), Philippines (1), Russia (1), Sweden (1), Taiwan (1) and United Arab Emirates (1).  Of those born in the US, 58 were born in Pennsylvania.

 

Fifty-two percent of the matriculants speak a language other than English with 7 students listing another language as their primary language and English as their “other language.”  One student also listed American Sign Language.

 

Many students had opportunities to study abroad in places like Israel, Spain, South Africa, Spain, China, London, Australia, Costa Rica, Buenos Aires, Mexico.  The went on medical mission trips to Belize, Peru, Vietnam, Mexico, Costa Rica, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Panama, Honduras, and Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa.  Students also spent time working on projects in other countries including:

  • Intern at the Hadassah Medical Center on Mount Scopus
  • Semester at Sea in Latin America
  • Engineering World Health (EWH) Technician at hospital in Tanzania installing and repairing medical equipment
  • Shadowed physicians in Venezuela
  • Volunteer mission trip to the Dominican Republic
  • Musical service trip to Costa Rica performing and distributing instruments
  • Volunteer at a Palestinian refugee camp
  • Service mission trip to Honduras
  • Volunteer at an orphanage and a hospital in Egypt
  • Sailed the Caribbean for 2 ½ years
  • Public Health service trip to Egypt
  • Translator for medical mission trip to Dominican Republic
  • English teacher in Mongolia
  • Medical research project in Bangladesh
  • Volunteer at Orphanage in Mexico
  • Fulbright Scholar studying Public Health in Developing Countries through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London)
  • Research Associate in Brazil on maternal health and HIV projects
  • Anthropology Research in Tanzania
  • Volunteered with a nutritionist in Kenya
  • Independent research on tropical ecology in Costa Rica
  • Alternative spring break in Israel
  • Intern of Environmental Science at the French Embassy
  • Youth counselor for camp groups visiting Poland and Israel
  • HIV educator in South Africa
  • Participant in International Piano Masterclasses in Prague
  • English teacher in South Korea
  • Volunteer at school in Indonesia
  • English teacher in China and Germany
  • Internship in the Insects and Infectious Diseases Unite at the Pasteur Institute
  • English teacher in Guatemala

 

Students had a variety of service jobs prior to attending Temple - waiters, bartenders, lifeguards, working in coffee shops, sales associates and cashiers in clothing stores, department stores, bookstores, grocery stores and pharmacies.

 

Other interesting jobs included:   

  • Summer Research as a NASA MUST Scholar
  • Science teacher in Philadelphia public school
  • ESL teacher (a few did this)
  • UCLA Care Extender
  • HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholar
  • Research Technician at Kimmel Cancer Center
  • Rock climbing instructor
  • Wilderness First Responder Certification
  • Worked with a road crew, repairing and maintaining township roads
  • Research Assistant for the Healthcare Innovation & Technology Lab (HIT Lab)
  • Volunteer at community free clinic
  • Research specialist in Department of Ophthalmology at University of Illinois
  • Clinical Research Assistant at Naval Medical Center San Diego
  • Research Assistant at University of Pennsylvania
  • Medical Assistant in a dermatologist office
  • Research Assistant in Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania
  • Greens keeper at a country club
  • Paralegal at a law firm
  • Program manager in the Department of Public Health at the Cleveland Clinic
  • Dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet
  • Worked as a landscaper
  • Emergency Department scribe
  • Database coordinator for non-profit AFMDA
  • Chemical Engineer for Lubrizol
  • Force Support Officer in United States Air Force stationed in Afghanistan from July 2009 to January 2010
  • Pulitzer prize winning photojournalist
  • Lab technician at the Carnegie Institute of Washington
  • Biked from Baltimore to San Francisco through 4K for Cancer
  • Research Coordinator at in Department of Urology at Anaheim Memorial Center Hospital
  • Lab Technician at the Maryland Pathogen Research Institute at University of Maryland
  • Worked as an EMT
  • Lab Technician at University of Pittsburgh
  • Played in the Israel football league
  • Financial Analyst at IBM
  • Cryotherapy specialist for medical device company
  • Abington pre-med summer program
  • Medical Assistant at Allergy and Immunology practice
  • Paramedic for the fire department and an ambulance service
  • Clinical and research intern for a private Ophthalmology practice
  • Medical Assistant at a Pediatric practice
  • Research Assistant at Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Senior Production Underwriter for Zurich Financial Services
  • Research Technician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Strategy and Marketing Executive at AstraZeneca
  • Professional Guitarist
  • Research Coordinator in the Rheumatology Division at the Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Medical Assistant at Pain Management Clinic
  • Biotechnology Researcher at an algal biofuels company
  • Industry Specialist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Research Assistant in Pediatric Informatics at National Medical Center
  • Clinical Research Assistant on a longitudinal asthma study at Boston University
  • Research Assistant at Rosensteil Basic Medical Science Research Center at Brandeis University
  • Research Specialist in Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at University of Pennsylvania
  • Clinical Information Manger in Emergency Department of Nyack Hospital
  • Research Assistant in evolutionary genetics lab at University of Florida
  • Accountant for RSM McGladrey
  • Gold Medalist in Dragon Boat World Championship
  • Program Coordinator for Back on My Feet, a running program for homeless Philadelphians
  • Certified abuse counselor for a women’s shelter
  • Ballet instructor for synchronized ice skating team
  • Clinical Research Coordinator for the Autoimmune Disease Registry and Repository at the Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Research Assistant in Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Carpenter specializing in reconstruction, renovation, and remodeling
  • Donor Relations Officer for an international association of Christian ministries
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Research Assistant at the Scripps Research Institute
  • Pain Medicine and Education Coordinator in the Department of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College
  • Lab Technician in Department of Pathology at University of Florida
  • Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow at National Institute on Aging
  • Research Assistant at Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology at UNC Chapel Hill
  • Research Technician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Research Assistant in Department of Pharmacology at Temple University School of Medicine
  • Medical Lab Technician at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Laboratory Technician in the Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Research Technician at Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Semi-Professional tennis player
  • Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow with National Institute of Mental Health
  • Middle school teacher
  • Associate Marketing Coordinator for healthcare marketing firm Vox Medica, Inc.
  • Technical Associate in the Emergency Department at Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Editorial Assistant for 2 different book publishers in Manhattan
  • Technician at Hazelton Endoscopy Center
  • Manager of Quality Assurance/Operations at SNAP Technologies
  • Research Associate in the Translational Pathology Core Lab at UCLA

 

Students had a variety of experiences giving back as volunteers, interpreters, tutors, and mentors.  Many were involved as coaches for youth/high school sports and shared their artistic talents with others as instructors for dance, art, and theater. They also served others as a lifeguard, substitute teacher, Sunday school teacher, EMT, scout leaders, nursing home volunteer, Special Olympics volunteer, classroom aide, day care provider, magician, camp counselor, fitness instructor, dance instructor, and personal trainer.  

 

In addition to outstanding community service activities our students brought their talents to the athletic fields and arenas including fencing, soccer, diving, swimming, crew, basketball, water polo, rugby, cheerleading, field hockey, tennis.  They have also brought their artistic talent to the University marching bands and Orchestras as well as dance teams and singing groups (including Opera).  Their academic career was enriched as columnists at their school paper or contributors to student journals.  In college they were also orientation leaders, college radio hosts, actors, dancers, members of the stage crew, peer advisors, and student government representatives.

 

They have run in marathons and triathlons.  Student indicating interest in the martial arts includes Tae Kwon Do (3), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (2), and Mixed Martial Arts.

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