Categorizing Your Activities in the TMDSAS Application
TMDSAS asks that each of your activities be entered in one category - here's how to do that.
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Activities cannot be edited after you submit your application. If anything changes, keep a log of these changes to share with the schools during your interviews. |
There is no limit to the amount of activities you can enter.
Current Activities are activities you are engaged in up to the application deadline. Activities with a start date before October 2022 must be entered under current activities, even if you have not started the activity by the time you plan to submit your application.
These activities need to be entered under Current Activities because their start date is before October 2022, and you can estimate the hours for those activities. Use the the following dates to enter current activities:
Planned Activities are activities you plan to engage in after the application deadline through the point of matriculation (August 2023). Activities with a start date after October 2022 must be entered under planned activities because their start date is after October 2022.
You will need to estimate the hours for those activities and enter these activities under Planned Activities. Use the the following dates to enter your activities:
If you currently participate in activities that you plan to continue beyond the application deadline, these are known as Ongoing Activities. You should enter these activities under Current and Planned Activities using the date breakdowns shown above to show your activity is continuous.
Example: President of school club senior year from August 2022 - May 2023.
In some instances, you may have engaged in an activity for short periods of time but over a long time span (e.g., volunteering at a summer camp). You may enter these activities in one of two ways:
Entering Your Activities
Each activity should only listed in one section of the Personal Biography section of the application. The only exceptions are:
You know your activities best, so use your best judgment in selecting which category corresponds to your activities based on what you would like to highlight from each activity.
Resources for entering your activities. |
The Anatomy of an Applicant from the AAMC shows how activities reflect the core competencies. See a sample set of activities and how you might enter them in your application.
Advisors/Pre-Dent/Pre-Health Experiences/Pre-Med/Pre-Vet/TMDSAS Categorizing Your Activities in the TMDSAS ApplicationTMDSAS asks that each of your activities be entered in one category - here's how to do that.
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NOTE: Unlike other application services, you do not need to enter the contact information in the activity descriptions.
Bring your questions to our weekly TMDSAS Office Hours sessions. Tune in live every Monday at 1 pm CT. |
List academic honors, awards, and other recognitions received since graduating from high school. (Veterinary applicants should list academic recognitions since beginning high school.)
List non-academic honors, awards, and other recognitions received since graduating from high school. (Veterinary applicants should list non-academic recognition since beginning high school.)
List any leadership roles or positions of responsibility held since graduating from high school. (Veterinary applicants should list activities since beginning high school.) Examples may include leadership roles in clubs/organizations, supervisory roles, etc. In the absence of these roles, you may list leadership qualities you have learned from other opportunities.
List all jobs (paid work experience) held since graduating from high school, including military Paid healthcare activities may be listed here in addition to the healthcare activities section.
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List any significant research activities (paid or volunteer) you have participated in since graduating high school. (Veterinary applicants should list activities since beginning high school.)
List all direct healthcare-related activities you have participated in since graduating high school. For example, these may include: shadowing, scribing, clinical research, serving or working as a patient care tech, a nurse, and any direct observation or participation in patient care in a clinic, hospital, or with a physician or dentist.
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Veterinary Applicants: |
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How healthcare activities have shifted due to COVID-19 impacts: |
List all experiences where >50% of your time was spent interacting with, or under the direct supervision of, a Qualifying employment goes here.
List any animal experiences not supervised by a veterinarian, or any other general animal experiences.
List any non-healthcare-related community service or volunteer activities you have participated in since graduating from high school. (Veterinary applicants should list activities since beginning high school.)
List any significant extracurricular, leisure activities, or hobbies you have participated in since graduating from high school. (Veterinary applicants should list activities since beginning high school.)
Here you will talk about which of your previously listed activities (from each of the [Activities] sections) were most meaningful and why.
Indicate future activities you plan on participating in between the application deadline and matriculation (August 2023).
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During a special Inside Health Education Courage Session Q&A, we asked an advisor about preparing for the application and how, exactly, applicants should take away meaning from their activities. Tune in here! |