UH Fertitta

Average MCAT: 512
Average GPA: 3.84
Class size: 65
Tuition: $37,368 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Limited

University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Houston, TX · Public · MD

Deadlines

I have prior experience in primary care setting (general internal medicine physician, a general pediatrician, or a family medicine physician).

I have prior experience in a medical practice or social service for an underserved area:

I have prior experience in community or public health:

Why are you interested in the primary care field(s) and care of the community as a whole?

Fertitta says it out loud: applicants inclined toward primary care get priority. If you're sure you want surgery, this isn't your school. If you're open to primary care, your file needs evidence, not just interest, and the secondary's three yes/no questions ask for exactly that.
The secondary clock is 14 days from the email's time stamp, and the college makes no exceptions. Draft your primary care essay in the summer so the invitation doesn't catch you mid-exams.
The Class of 2026 matched at 100%, with 65% in primary care and 69% staying in Texas. Those numbers tell you what the school is built to produce. Say in your essay how you'd add to them.
Budget carefully. The first-year resident COA is $56,614, and new students no longer have Grad PLUS loans. The financial aid page says to check private and Texas Medical Association options if federal loans won't cover the gap.